During the five years 1908-1912 48½% of the whole maize imported by the United Kingdom came from Argentina; or only a little less than the total quantity of that imported from the United States, Roumania, Russia, India, Natal, Canada, Bulgaria and the Cape of Good Hope.
In respect of the total issue of Capital in the United Kingdom during the first six months of 1914, Argentina ranked first (with £12,809,200 as against £12,244,100 which went to Russia) among the foreign countries for which such issues were destined; and third if British Possessions are included in the comparison.
1913
THE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH THE REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AMERICA IS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES COMPILED FROM AMERICAN OFFICIAL STATISTICS
| Imports — American Dollars | Exports — American Dollars | BALANCE OF TRADE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In favour of U.S.A. American Dollars | Against U.S.A. American Dollars | |||
| Argentine Republic | 26,863,732 | 52,894,834 | 26,031,102 | — |
| Uruguay | 2,450,697 | 7,522,145 | 5,071,448 | — |
| Guiana (British) | 105,933 | 1,813,745 | 1,707,812 | — |
| Bolivia | 350 | 940,744 | 940,394 | — |
| Guiana (French) | 86,386 | 337,714 | 251,328 | — |
| Paraguay | 58,285 | 187,867 | 129,582 | — |
| Falkland Islands | — | 725 | 725 | — |
| Brazil | 120,155,855 | 42,638,467 | — | 77,517,388 |
| Chile | 27,655,420 | 16,076,763 | — | 11,578,657 |
| Columbia | 15,992,321 | 7,397,696 | — | 8,594,625 |
| Venezuela | 10,852,331 | 5,737,118 | — | 5,115,213 |
| Peru | 9,666,579 | 7,341,903 | — | 2,324,676 |
| Ecuador | 3,037,689 | 2,553,785 | — | 483,904 |
| Guiana (Dutch) | 821,460 | 704,487 | — | 116,973 |
| 217,747,038 | 146,147,993 | 34,132,391 | 105,731,436 | |
VALUE OF MERCHANDISE EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1913, SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARGENTINE MARKET
| To the Argentine Republic | — | $52,894,834 |
| ” Brazil | $42,638,467 | |
| ” Uruguay | 7,522,145 | |
| ” Ecuador | 2,553,785 | |
| ” Paraguay | 187,867 | 52,902,264 |
| ” Chile | 16,076,763 | |
| ” Columbia | 7,397,696 | |
| ” Peru | 7,341,903 | |
| ” Venezuela | 5,737,118 | |
| ” Guiana (British) | 1,813,745 | |
| ” Bolivia | 940,744 | |
| ” Guiana (Dutch) | 704,487 | |
| ” Guiana (French) | 337,714 | |
| ” Falkland Islands | 725 | 40,350,895 |
| Total value of sales to South America. | Dollars | 146,147,993 |
The Argentine Republic received 36·2% of total.