Gold. Merchandise entered at custom houses $4,226,925 05 Merchandise sent by post 61,622 93 Baggage of marine passengers 6,095 84 Baggage of overland passengers 5,000 00 Woods 21,481 98 Animals 423,069 23 Coined money 4,623 59 ------------- Total $4,748,818 62 _Total Exports for 1896._ 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: