The following shows the capital of the respective companies and length of lines:
| Mileage | Capital. | ||
| Open. | £ | ||
| Central Uruguay Railway, including Western Extension and | |||
| North Eastern of Uruguay Railway Co., Ltd. | 482 | 5,403,018 } | worked by |
| Central Uruguay Eastern Extension Co., Ltd. | 277 | 2,033,400 } | Central Uruguay |
| Central Uruguay Northern Extension Co., Ltd. | 182 | 1,627,150 } | Railway Co. |
| Midland Uruguay Railway Co., Ltd. | 229 | 2,378,462 | |
| North Western of Uruguay Railway Co., Ltd. | 111 | 1,435,517 | |
| Uruguay Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | 73 | 855,562 | |
| Uruguay East Coast Railway | 78 | 309,980 | |
| Total | 1,432 | 14,044,089 | |
The amount of interest, &c., paid on the above capital may be seen in the table on the following page, which is equal to rather over 41⁄5 per cent. on the whole capital of £13,444,089.
The railway system of Uruguay may be said to be represented by the following companies:
The Central Uruguay Railway and its allied lines.
The Midland Uruguay System, which joins that of the Central and forms a means of communication with the cities of Paysandú and Salto, with a branch to the town of Fray Bentos, now almost completed.
The North Western of Uruguay, continuing the railway from Salto to the frontier of Brazil at Cuareim.
In addition there are the short lines in the nature of branches—that of the Northern Uruguay Railway Company, branching from the North-Western system at Isla de Cabellos connecting with the frontier of Brazil at San Eugenio; and the Uruguay East Coast Railway from a junction with the North-Eastern Uruguay system at Olmos to Maldonado, a distance of seventy-eight miles.
| £ | Interest paid on Capital. | Per Cent. | £ |
| 2,000,000 | Central Uruguay Ordinary Stock | 5 | 100,000 |
| 400,000 | " " Preference Shares | 51⁄2 | 22,000 |
| 953,018 | " " Debenture Stock | 6 | 57,181 |
| 1,000,000 | " " Western Railway Extension Debenture | 4 | 40,000 |
| 250,000 | Central Uruguay 2nd Debenture Stock | 6 | 15,000 |
| 400,000 | North Eastern of Uruguay Preference Shares | 7 | 28,000 |
| 400,000 | North Eastern of Uruguay Ordinary Shares | 7 | 28,000 |
| 775,000 | Central Uruguay Railway Eastern Extension Ordinary Shares | 33⁄4 | 29,062 |
| 775,000 | Central Uruguay Railway Eastern Extension Preference Shares | 5 | 38,750 |
| 483,400 | Central Uruguay Railway Eastern Extension Debenture Stock | 5 | 24,170 |
| 1,000,000 | Central Uruguay Railway Northern Extension Ordinary Shares | 33⁄4 | 37,500 |
| 627,150 | Central Uruguay Railway Northern Extension Debenture Stock | 5 | 31,357 |
| 600,000 | Midland Uruguay Railway Ordinary Stock | nil | —— |
| 600,000 | Midland Uruguay Railway Prior Lien Debenture Stock | 5 | 300,000 |
| 1,179,462 | Midland Uruguay Railway Debenture Stock | 5 | 58,973 |
| 120,120 | North Western of Uruguay Ordinary Stock | nil | —— |
| 293,172 | North Western of Uruguay 2nd Preference Stock | nil | —— |
| 583,850 | North Western of Uruguay 1st Preference Stock | 2 | 11,677 |
| 400,000 | North Western of Uruguay 1st Debenture Stock | 6 | 24,000 |
| 38,375 | North Western of Uruguay 2nd Debenture Stock | 6 | 2,302 |
| 100,000 | Uruguay Northern Railway Ordinary Shares | nil | —— |
| 250,000 | Uruguay Northern Railway Preference Stock | 1 | 2,500 |
| 449,400 | Uruguay Northern Railway Debenture Stock | 31⁄2 | 15,729 |
| 56,162 | Uruguay Northern Railway Prior Lien Debenture Stock | 5 | 2,808 |
| 125,000 | Uruguay East Coast Railway Ordinary Shares | nil | —— |
| 184,980 | Uruguay East Coast Railway Debenture Stock | nil | —— |
| ——— | ————————— | ——— | ——— |
| £14,044,089 | £599,009 |