638,424 Hides, salted $2,553,696 780,097 Hides, dry 2,340,291 60,904 Hides 91,356 100,583 Skins of Sheep 201,706 111,801 (arrobas) Tallow 223,602 4,444 (tons) Bones 31,108 2,690 (arrobas) Mares Oil 4,035 26,462 (arrobas) Hair 79,386 946,955 Horns 28,408.5 96,540 (arrobas) Wool 144,810 3,341 (dozens) Skins of Sheep 6,682 8,019 (quintals) Garras 8,019 1,109 (tons) Ashes 8,872 18,198 (arrobas) Fat 36,396 424 (dozens) Skins of Nonatos 848 938 Ditto Nutria 2,345 513,641 (quintals) Meat 1,540,923 121 (barrels) Tripe, salted 726 150 (barrels) Meat 1,200 2,065 (boxes) Candles 6,195 170 (dozens) Tongues 170 470 Mules 9,400 2,380 (lbs.) Ostrich Feathers 892.4 ------------ Value of Exports $7,321,066.1 Value of Imports on which duty was paid $9,237,696 ------------- How much this extensive trade has increased since the establishment of the independence of Monte Video, will be seen from the following statement of the increase of British shipping from 1830 to 1842:-- BRITISH SHIPPING. Years. Ships. Tonnage. Men. 1830 41 7480 425 1831 36 6418 387 1832 30 5577 324 1833 51 9377 541 1834 65 12339 664 1835 54 10571 573 1836 58 11121 628 1837 63 12874 708 1838 100 20800 1143 1839 103 21257 1147 1840 132 23821 1447 1841 159 34537 1788 Up to the 6th of September, 1842, 128 British vessels had arrived at Monte Video during that year. COMPARISON OF THE COMMERCE OF MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES. Number of merchant vessels arrived at the Ports of Monte Video and Buenos Ayres during the half-year ending June 30th, 1842:--