The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

APPENDIX. 491
SHIPPING OF LA PLATA (1892).
480 steamers of 838,250 tons; 132 sailing vessels of 130,150 tons ; 1,611 coasters of 100,480
tons. Total : 2.223 vessels of 1,068,880 tons.
Kxports of La Plata (1892), £1,100,000.
Shipping of Bahia Blanca (1892), 390 vessels of "4,645 tons.
Exchanges of Bahia Blanca (1§92), £1,712,000.
IMMIGRATION EETUKNS OF ARGENTINA.
Immigrants. Emigrants.
1889 289,000 40,700
1890 138,000 83,000
1891 73,000 91,000
Excess of immigration over emigration (1871-91), 1,096,000.
LIVE-STOCK OF ARGENTINA (1890).
Horses, 4,400,000 ; homed cattle, 22,050,000 ; sheep, 70,450,000.
LAND UNTDER CULTIVATION (1891).
Wheat, 3,000,000 acres ; maize, 2,100,000 acres; lucerne, 1,500,000 acres ; snndries, 915,000 acres
total, 7,515,000 acres.
FOREIGN TRADE OF ARGENTINA.
1SS7. 1S89. 1891.
Imports £23,400,000 £33,000,000 £13,400,000
Exports 17,000,000 24,500,000 19,250,000
Total exchanges £40,400,000 £57,500,000 £32,650,000
Imports from (1891). Espoits to.
Great Britain £5,660,000 £3,000,000
France 1,600,000 4,700,000
Germany 1,200,000 2,300,000
Belgium 1,300,000 3,300,000
United States 700,000 SIO^OOO
Uruguay 500,000 900,000
Italy 800,000 650,000
Spain 300,000 260,000
Brazil 290,000 1,800,000
SHIPPING OF ARGENTINA (1892).
Entered 9,948 vessels of 6,046,825 tons.
Cleared 9,184 ,, „ 5,840,025 „
Total , . 19,132 vessels of 11,886,850 tons.
Railways open (1892) : 7,676 miles ; in progress, 3,170 miles.
Telegraphs (1892) : 19,850 miles; despatches, 2,340,000.
Letters forwarded, 126,534,000.
PubUc schools (1891) . . 2,400 Attendance 195,000
Private „ „ . . 833 ,, 55,000
Total . . 3,233 Attendance 250,000
.Army (1891) : 15,600 men ; 1,784 oflScers.
Navy: ironclads, gunboats, torpedoes, &c., of 24,500 tons burden, with 150 guns, and about 1,500
sailors.
Revenue (1891), £10,870,000 ; expenditure, £18,000,000 ; deficit, £9,130,000.
Public debt (1892)
: National .... £26,000,000
Foreign 35,000,000
Total . . £61,000,000
National debt, with paper money, treasury bonds, and guaranteed interests . £100,000,000
Pro\-incial debts 28,000,000
Mnnicipal debts
Debt of Buenos Ayres
9,000,000
9,200,000
Total liabilities of Ai-gentina . £146,200,000
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