The increase in Uruguay's trade with foreign countries since 1862--Trade with foreign countries in 1908--Imports of articles destined for commercial purposes--Imports of articles destined for industrial purposes--Ports to which Uruguayan wool was chiefly exported during 1908--Values of imports from foreign countries--Values of exports to foreign countries--Values of goods handled by the various ports since 1909--Proportion of cultivated soil compared with the area of departments--Live stock census of the Republic in 1900, showing the amounts owned by Uruguayan and foreign proprietors--The distribution of live stock in the various departments--Principal articles exported from Uruguay to the United Kingdom in 1909--Principal articles exported from the United Kingdom to Uruguay in 1909--Uruguay's Budget--Distribution of expenditure among the various departments--Services provided for by special revenues--Principal sources from which the revenues are derived--The development of the State Bank during the years 1897-1909--Balance-sheet--Cereal production in tons--Cereal harvest for the year 1908-9--Cable, telegraph, and telephone systems--Postal service. TABLE SHOWING THE INCREASE IN URUGUAY'S TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES SINCE 1862 ------+-------------+-------------+------------+ Year. | Imports. | Exports. | Total. | ------+-------------+-------------+------------+ 1862 | $8,151,802 | $8,804,442 |$16,956,244 | 1864 | 8,384,167 | 6,334,706 | 14,718,873 | 1866 | 14,608,091 | 10,665,040 | 25,273,131 | 1867 | 17,657,918 | 12,077,795 | 29,735,713 | 1868 | 16,102,465 | 12,139,720 | 28,242,195 | 1869 | 16,830,078 | 13,930,827 | 30,760,705 | 1870 | 15,003,342 | 12,779,051 | 27,782,393 | 1871 | 14,864,247 | 13,334,224 | 28,198,471 | 1872 | 18,859,794 | 15,489,532 | 34,349,256 | 1873 | 21,075,446 | 16,301,772 | 37,377,218 | 1874 | 17,481,672 | 15,244,785 | 32,426,455 | 1875 | 12,431,408 | 12,693,610 | 25,125,018 | 1876 | 12,500,000 | 13,727,000 | 26,527,000 | 1877 | 15,045,846 | 15,899,405 | 30,945,251 | 1878 | 15,927,974 | 17,492,159 | 33,420,153 | 1879 | 15,949,303 | 16,645,961 | 32,595,864 | 1880 | 19,478,868 | 19,752,201 | 39,231,069 | 1881 | 17,918,884 | 20,229,512 | 38,148,396 | 1882 | 18,174,800 | 22,062,934 | 40,237,734 | 1883 | 20,322,311 | 25,221,664 | 35,543,975 | 1884 | 24,550,674 | 24,759,485 | 49,309,559 | 1885 | 25,275,476 | 25,253,036 | 50,528,512 | 1886 | 20,194,655 | 23,811,986 | 44,006,641 | 1887 | 24,615,944 | 18,671,996 | 43,287,940 | 1888 | 29,477,448 | 28,008,254 | 57,485,702 | 1889 | 36,823,863 | 25,954,107 | 62,777,970 | 1890 | 32,364,627 | 29,085,519 | 61,450,146 | 1891 | 18,978,420 | 26,998,270 | 45,976,690 | 1892 | 18,404,296 | 25,915,819 | 44,356,115 |