Exports from the Port of Arica during the Years 1872-4, the Bulk of the Articles being the Produce of the Republic of Bolivia. Minerals and precious metals. Softdollars. Softdollars. Barilla, copper 178,748 cwts. of 100 lbs. @ 18 3,217,464 ” tin 29,923 ” ” 16 478,768 Copper, in bars 1,078 ” ” 38 40,964 Tin, in bars 29,255 ” ” 30 877,650 Silver, pure 424,600 marks of 7·4 oz. ” 12½ 5,307,500 ” old plate 2,083 ” ” 10 20,830 ” money 5,265 cases ” 90 473,850 ” hard dollars ” 1,414,880 ” soft dollars ” 265,149 Gold, dust and grain 11,945 oz. ” 20 238,900 Ditto, coin 6,010 ” ” 20 120,200 General Merchandise. Chocolate, manufactured 67 cwts. of 100 lbs. ” 65 4,355 Cocoa, in nibs 50 ” ” 36 1,800 Coca 531 ” ” 60 31,860 Cochineal 750 lbs. ” ¾ 562 Coffee 943 cwts. of 100 lbs. ” 38 35,834 Cotton 1,856 ” ” 36 66,816 Elixir of coca 9 dozen ” 15 135 Guaraná 40 cwts. of 100 lbs. ” 15 600 Maté 153 ” ” 50 7,650 Olives 77 ” ” 18 1,386 Peruvian bark 28,835 ” ” 80 2,306,800 Ratania root 20 ” ” 60 1,200 Spirits Italia 139 dozen ” 18 2,502 Tobacco 226 cwts. of 100 lbs. ” 40 9,040 Hides, ox 15,136 ” 5 75,680 Skins, Chinchilla 7,179 dozen ” 25 179,475 ” Biscacha 16 ” ” 10 160 ” Vicuña 4,586 ” 1 4,586 ” Goat 2,532 ” ¾ 1,899 ” Sheep 150 dozen ” 10 1,500 Wool, Alpaca 17,807 cwts. of 100 lbs. ” 61 1,086,227 ” Vicuña 21 ” ” 80 1,680 ” Guanaco 1½ ” ” 70 105 ” Sheep 1,153 ” ” 29 33,437 $16,311,444 At 6½ per £ = £2,509,453 Average value of twelve months’ export £836,484