From the year 1882 to the year 1891, there was no export of live-stock. _II.--Cattle Industry, Saladeros._ 1882 $ 2,344,794 1883 2,185,125 1884 1,781,766 1885 4,365,929 1886 2,714,172 1887 1,519,267 1888 2,322,854 1889 1,436,348 1890 2,003,739 1891 1,839,922 _III.--Rural Products._ From 1882 to 1885 there was no export. 1886 $ 6 1887 30 1888 17 1889 25 1890 ... 1891 24 _IV.--Various Goods._ 1882 $ 2,260 1883 2,036 1884 3,387 1885 4,661 1886 4,906 1887 3,558 1888 4,128 1889 4,939 1890 477 1891 9,412 Money. The coined money, imported and exported, has been during the last five years: Years. Import. Export. 1887 $3,500,440 $ 7,127,147 1888 7,497,586 7,614,147 1889 5,696,111 10,148,668 1890 7,733,806 7,515,048 1891 6,417,405 5,618,582 Navigation. The general navigation movement in the various ports of the Republic has become of great importance, owing to the commercial improvements and to the exemption from taxes granted by national legislation. The following table gives an idea of it: Years. Ships. Tonnage. 1875 20,394 3,116,161 1876 21,448 3,845,056 1877 22,102 4,370,721 1878 20,915 4,327,504 1879 22,272 4,595,040 1880 21,811 4,369,759 1881 23,053 4,435,860 1882 23,136 5,007,708 1883 22,837 5,422,538 1884 26,764 7,205,653 1885 29,731 8,590,543 1886 28,542 8,277,662 1887 29,994 9,423,337 1888 35,203 10,551,624 1889 35,582 12,444,462 1890 32,213 11,442,894 1891 27,207 9,482,644 During the last two years a diminution is observed, owed to the crisis and to the competition made by the Argentine ports--competition which will disappear when the work undertaken to improve Montevideo's port is complete, the project of which is already studied. During the year 1891 have entered the ports of the Republic: Tons. From abroad 1,092 ships, with 1,429,661 From the Rivers: Gen. coasting trade. 2,941 " " 1,302,648 Receptories 9,637 " " 2,009,951 --------- 4,742,260 The ships were: Tons. 7,099 steamers, with 4,157,905 6,571 sailing vessels, with 584,295 --------- 13,670 vessels, with 4,742,200 That is to say, 1,139 vessels with 395,183 tons per month, or 37 vessels with 13,006 tons per day.