International Trade of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay
In point of fact Uruguay might well be proud of the statistics of her productivity; for, in reality, she has more cattle than and nearly as many sheep as the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires while her superficial area is only some two-thirds of that of that Province. Uruguay exports wool to the average value of some £4,000,000, hides £1,500,000, frozen and chilled meat £1,110,000, and animals on the hoof £230,000 annually. The value of its wheat exports for the five years ending 1910 has been stated at £730,000; flour £234,000, maize £82,000 and linseed £460,000 during the same period. As we have seen, the value of Uruguayan trade for the year 1913 was £23,900,000, and this figure, as well as those representing Cereal production and exports, are likely to be rapidly increased under normal conditions.
INCREASE OF ARGENTINE CEREAL EXPORTS IN TEN YEARS
| 1904. $ gold. | 1913. $ gold. |
|---|
| Wheat | 66,947,891 | 102,631,143 |
| Maize | 44,391,196 | 112,292,394 |
| Linseed | 28,359,923 | 49,910,201 |
| Oats | 541,973 | 20,447,278 |
| 140,240,983 | 285,281,016 |
INCREASE OF ARGENTINE MEAT EXPORTS IN TWENTY-NINE YEARS
| 1885. $ gold. | 1913. $ gold. |
|---|
| Live stock: cattle | 2,345,313 | 6,848,830 |
| ” ” sheep | 58,552 | 311,991 |
| Chilled and frozen beef | 1,680 | 36,622,889 |
| Frozen mutton | 75,323 | 3,674,206 |
| Sundry meats frozen | — | 910,311 |
| ” ”preserved | — | 1,257,391 |
| Extract of meat | — | 1,598,136 |
| Powdered meat | — | 1,097,566 |
| Preserved tongues | — | 131,952 |
| Condensed soup | — | 375,392 |
| Jerked beef | 4,204,077 | 658,097 |
| $ gold | 6,684,945 | 53,486,761 |
| =£ | 1,326,378 | 10,612,452 |
INCREASE OF TOTAL ARGENTINE EXPORTS IN TEN YEARS
| | $ gold. |
|---|
| 1904: | Total exports | 264,157,525 |
| 1913: | ” ” | 483,504,547 |
| Increase | 219,347,022 |