The Republic of Costa Rica

by Gustavo Niederlein

	Gold.
Coffee, 11,089,523 kgs., valued at	$4,318,285 90
Bananas, 1,692,102 bunches, valued at	670,072 40
Woods, valued at	485,695 35
Coined and other metal, valued at	29,459 50
Re-exports and provisions, valued at	11,328 59
Various commodities	82,885 27
Total	$5,597,727 01

Imports by Countries for First Half of 1897.

	Gold.
Great Britain	$518,833 37
Germany	357,652 02
France	167,303 77
Spain	55,154 48
Cuba	20,543 78
Italy	83,070 50
Belgium	4,893 50
United States	871,646 91
South America	94,571 90
Santo Tomas	445 00
Nicaragua	10,739 90
Guatemala	288 06
Salvador	21,334 50
Postal packages	44,999 30
Merchandise in passengers goods	1,493 40
	$2,252,970 39
Additional for 3816 animals, valued at	74,743 60
Total	$2,327,713 99

The following list, which I owe to the amiability of the highly competent Director General of the National Department of Statistics, Hon. Manuel Aragon, shows the principal articles of import and their value in gold pesos by countries since 1893:

(Part 1 of 2)

	United States.				Great Britain.
	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.
Wheat flour	289,418	139,421	191,478	234,528	..	..	..	..
Wheat	21,418	27,768	31,354	35,925	..	..	..	..
Corn	42,818	50,486	2,001	2,039	..	..	..	..
Beans	29,416	9,056	3,818	8,777	..	..	..	..
Rice	57,429	4,561	34,182	42,233	..	3,109	1,785	..
Tobacco	6,437	..	..	1,472	..	..	50	..
Butter, lard	78,416	114,866	120,283	65,530	..	..	66	..
Beer	20,436	13,353	21,520	20,015	6,593	5,309	770	..
Wine	14,318	541	6,915	18,584	46,431	1,657	4,665	..
Drugs and medicines	37,469	26,187	8,107	12,718	52,395	18,916	7,910	..
Perfumes	5,693	1,196	862	1,064	5,385	462	332	..
Oil paints	..	1,326	2,898	2,886	9,353	1,838	2,760	..
Fence wire	28,416	13,264	18,378	33,065	47,769	245	948	..
Sacks for coffee	..	1,005	1,459	2,063	43,628	27,476	37,141	..
Furniture	6,409	11,359	21,328	15,310	6,823	1,601	2,977	..
Shoes	9,416	14,084	6,918	7,460	14,421	6,836	2,758	2,250
Hardware	30,268	27,116	931	159	23,462	..	7,461	967
Cashmeres	..	..	2,263	1,803	28,791	18,760	36,242	58,417
Implements	6,326	1,779	..	12,720	3,246	193	..	1,176
Machinery	19,816	19,086	45,237	52,352	49,762	6,226	961	13,952
Mercury	32,416	..	..	1,720	31,945	..	..	968
Cloth	..	..	..	202	37,626	9,161	6,606	7,409
Cotton goods	29,491	461	3,314	27,582	72,416	..	5,823	60,369
Mixed cotton and woolen	..	..	..	..	12,119	..	13,009	72,335
Prints	31,896	20,821	18,556	31,097	182,129	92,498	110,224	141,659
Fancy articles	23,418	..	..	..	4,236	..	..	..
Sugar	29,437	4,561	..	..	6,128	103	..	..
Cotton shirts	..	1,859	3,007	..	1,094	17,563	18,143	..
Preserv. meats	8,211	..	8,062	..	3,497	1,673	6,147	..
Coal	23,416	7,065	2,818	..	78,543	23,828	13,136	..
Ready-made Clothing	..	1,434	..	..	..	1,656	..	..
Cognac	2,896	137	246	..	9,461	219	..	..
Cotton drills	..	1,516	2,585	..	43,897	15,803	14,178	..
Preserv. Fruits	13,228	..	..	..	8,976	..	..	..
Railroad material	77,262	..	4,023	..	155,346	..	8,502	..
Galvan. iron	..	263	3,498	..	9,896	33,740	42,701	..
Ordinary soap	..	1,064	2,627	..	13,418	3,058	3,192	..
Fine jewelry	1,028	321	115	..	32,466	..	..	..
Cotton shirting	..	380	1,061	..	75,417	15,844	37,158	..
Chinaware	..	521	256	..	8,423	2,436	1,657	..
Machetes	..	4,472	6,525	..	5,202	6,069	6,029	..
Manta-cruda	19,416	16,932	41,437	..	14,617	20,508	15,098	..
Sewing machines	21,640	6,379	9,156	..	3,201	102	851	..
Cotton handkerchiefs	..	..	..	..	12,819	24,721	20,778	..
Sardines	..	..	..	..	8,619	1,263	..	..
Candles	..	1,965	923	..	35,709	29,963	23,891	..
Matches	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Cigars	..	206	..	..	..	..	..	..

(Part 2 of 2)

	Germany.				France.
	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.
Wheat Flour	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Wheat	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Corn	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Beans	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rice	7,128	29,998	14,622	..	..	..	28	..
Tobacco	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Butter, Lard	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Beer	58,934	46,189	63,034	..	8,101	..	..	..
Wine	25,418	3,527	7,730	..	73,648	21,174	24,792	..
Drugs and medicines	45,631	4,993	16,421	..	35,841	4,343	2,687	..
Perfumes	7,826	143	1,840	..	10,942	3,301	7,450	..
Oil paints	15,821	3,904	4,188	..	..	..	..	..
Fence wire	30,418	16,494	9,512	..	..	..	..	..
Sacks for coffee	17,620	9,414	10,049	..	..	..	..	..
Furniture	12,345	4,792	17,752	..	..	..	3,117	..
Shoes	12,427	11,793	5,598	5,106	8,492	1,403	2,546	2,290
Hardware	14,416	2,764	5,051	..	5,892	..	53	..
Cashmeres	92,416	28,027	58,902	49,632	139,818	12,600	8,286	10,318
Implements	17,721	363	..	1,478	..	..	..	267
Machinery	2,389	1,835	1,252	497	1,926	20	..	360
Mercury	38,893	3,103	..	3,777	47,328	6,439	..	3,661
Cloth	9,681	2,075	2,236	418	18,435	..	4,060	486
Cotton goods	12,401	10,230	5,374	47,070	7,281	464	..	2,590
Mixed cotton and woolen	8,419	4,368	..	..	1,049	..	..	202
Prints	131,416	1,983	8,035	9,912	32,768	..	743	945
Fancy articles	108,412	..	..	..	75,417	..	..	..
Sugar	7,128	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Cotton shirts	..	..	..	..	..	151	752	..
Preserv. meats	..	..	..	..	1,795	3,147	6,870	..
Coal	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ready-made Clothing	20,457	1,223	..	..	14,431	..	..	..
Cognac	13,419	2,137	2,676	..	87,468	14,973	23,801	..
Cotton drills	29,617	37,266	46,322	..	5,712	..	176	..
Preserv. Fruits	..	..	..	..	7,626	..	..	..
Railroad material	..	..	4,185	..	..	..	..	..
Galvan. iron	..	4,837	9,795	..	..	..	..	..
Ordinary soap	7,382	4,080	4,896	..	..	154	..	..
Fine jewelry	3,726	..	..	..	7,893	..	3,021	..
Cotton shirting	16,893	87	..	..	..	..	126	..
Chinaware	7,521	10,677	12,130	..	..	..	86	..
Machetes	4,289	5,620	6,539	..	..	..	..	..
Manta-cruda	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Sewing machines	5,028	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Cotton handkerchiefs	..	6,313	8,780	..	..	..	18	..
Sardines	5,262	5,675	7,241	..	5,102	..	2,378	..
Candles	8,645	13,719	7,348	..	..	243	746	..
Matches	14,527	12,335	17,970	..	..	..	..	..
Cigars	14,427	4,965	8,248	..	..	..	..	..

Among other countries Spain, including Cuba, imported in 1893, alcohol ($26,346), cigarettes ($11,418), cognac ($8976), liquors ($14,719), cotton cloth ($19,416), and wines ($126,417); in 1894, alcohol ($15,500), cigarettes ($7753), wines ($30,436); in 1895, alcohol ($81,000), cigarettes ($10,800), tobacco ($6288), wines ($46,957).

Colombia imported in 1893, alcohol ($7783), cacao ($4229), cattle ($115,847); in 1894, cacao ($9710); in 1895, cacao ($11,720), tobacco ($6959).