| Tons. | |
| 434 sailing vessels, with | 275,184 |
| 658 steamers, with | 1,154,477 |
| —— | ———— |
| 1,092 vessels, with | 1,429,661 |
From the Rivers—Coasting Trade.
| Tons. | |
| 1,680 sailing vessels, with | 85,542 |
| 1,261 steamers, with | 1,217,106 |
| —— | ———— |
| 2,941 vessels, with | 1,302,648 |
Which gives a total of 4,033 vessels, with 2,732,309 tons, for the year 1891.
The nationality of the vessels which entered the port of Montevideo was:
| Flags | Sailors | Tons | Steamers | Tons. |
| Germany | 21 | 14.136 | 112 | 183.450 |
| Argentine Rep | 1 | 192 | 5 | 515 |
| Austria | 7 | 4.673 | .. | ..... |
| Brazil | 4 | 1.041 | 42 | 30.721 |
| Belgium | .. | ..... | 20 | 33.668 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1.842 | .. | ..... |
| Spain | 73 | 21.463 | 15 | 30.577 |
| Chile | .. | ..... | 1 | 22 |
| France | 1 | 565 | 97 | 236.963 |
| Holland | 9 | 5.490 | 1 | 2.267 |
| England | 103 | 85.818 | 258 | 456.690 |
| Italy | 58 | 35.129 | 97 | 174.812 |
| North America | 19 | 10.720 | 2 | 3.081 |
| Uruguay Rep. | 1 | 247 | 8 | 1.711 |
| Russia | 4 | 3.921 | .. | ..... |
| Sweden | 123 | 89.947 | .. | ..... |
| —— | ——— | — | —— | |
| Total | 434 | 275.184 | 658 | 1.154.477 |
The vessels coasting were:
| Ships. | Tons. | |
| With the national flag | 1,551 | 99,538 |
| With foreign flag | 1,390 | 1,203,110 |
| —— | ———— | |
| 2,941 | 1,302,648 |
Goods.
According to the statistics the goods moved in the harbor of Montevideo during the last five years are calculated thus: