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declared for the United States during the year ending June 30, 1889, for the whole Republic amounted to $1,913,819, but the consul at San Salvador does not designate the ports of shipment. From former reports-a few years back—we can, to a certain extent, place the trade, viz:

Acajutla.-Population, about 5,000. Imports from the United States, $240,000; exports to the United States, $817,000.

Sonsonate. Population, 10,000. Exports to the United States, $674,000; imports from the United States, $200,000.

San Salvador.-Population, 24,000. Exports to the United States, say, $500,000; imports from the United States, $160,000.

HONDURAS.

Amapala would seem to be the only port on the Pacific. Population, 1,500. Total exports, $1,265,000; exports to the United States, $1,128,000. The total exports of Honduras amount to $2,332,000, of which $1,956,000 go to the United States. The total imports of Honduras may be estimated at $1,200,000, of which more than one-half is from the United States. It can therefore be calculated that more than one-half the foreign trade of Honduras is conducted through the port of Amapala.

NICARAGUA.

The Pacific ports of Nicaragua in which we have consular representatives are Corinto and San Juan del Sur.

Corinto.-Population, 5,125. Exports to the United States, $340,000. San Juan del Sur.-Population, 4,720. Imports from the United States, not reported; exports to the United States (1889), $38,000.

The trade of the United States with Nicaragua in 1888 was as follows: Imports from Nicaragua, $1,473,000; exports to Nicaragua, $861,000. Taking these figures as a basis, it would seem that somewhat more than one-fourth the total trade of Nicaragua is conducted through the ports of Corinto and San Juan del Sur.

COSTA RICA.

The total foreign trade of Costa Rica is estimated as follows: Imports, $3,716,000; exports $4,081,000. Imports into the United States from Costa Rica, $1,609,000; exports from the United States to Costa Rica, $1,064,000. Puntas Arenas is the only Pacific port where we have a consular representative.

During the six months ended September 30, 1889, the exports from the United States into Puntas Arenas amounted to $440,000, or nearly double the exports declared for the same time at Port Limon, on the Atlantic side of the Republic, the only other port at which we have a

consular representative. It will thus be seen that the greater portion of the trade of Costa Rica with the United States is conducted through Puntas Arenas.

COLOMBIA.

The foreign trade of the Republic of Colombia may be estimated as follows: Imports, $22,000,000; exports, $15,000,000.

Statement showing the trade of England, France, and the United States, with Colombia in 1881 and 1888.

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The great falling off in the exports to England and France is noteworthy. The increase in the nine years in the exports from France to Colombia (over $2,000,000) is made up principally of foreign goods shipped via France and Germany.

Our minister at Bogota estimates the foreign trade of Colombia for 1887 at the following figures: Imports, $8,714,000. This does not include the imports at the free ports of Panama and Colon, which are embraced in the trade statistics of foreign countries with Colombia. It is therefore apparent that more than one-half the foreign trade of Colombia is transacted through Panama and Colon. The greater portion of this, however, is transit trade.

The minister of the United States at Bogota estimates Colombia exports, Panama and Colon not included, at $9,015,000 for the year 1888. thus leaving $6,000,000 to be cleared from the two free ports.

Panama seems to be the only port on the Pacific at which we have a consular representative. Population, 35,000. Exports declared from the United States in 1889, $227,282. This represents Colombia products, and does not include the transit goods over the Isthmus for the United States.

Buenaventura, at which we formerly had a consular agent, is a Pacific port. The tonnage entering and clearing thereat is about 100,000 annually, nearly all steam.

ECUADOR.

The total foreign trade of Ecuador through the several ports of the Republic is as follows:

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It will be seen that nearly the whole trade of the Republic is conducted through the port of Guayaquil.

Guayaquil.-Population, 22,000. Exports declared from the United States in 1889, $765,000.

Total imports into the United States from Ecuador in 1888, $1,120,000; exports from the United States to Ecuador in 1888, $900,000.

Bahia de Caraquez.-Exports to the United States in 1889, $45,000.

PERU.

In the absence of definite official statistics, the trade of Peru may be estimated as follows: Imports, $17,000,000; exports, $22,000,000. The trade of England, France, and the United States with Peru, in 1888, was as follows:

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Callao.-Population, 34,000. Imports in 1886, from Europe and the United States, $1,543,000; exports to same, $1,300,000. Imports from the United States in 1886, $203,000; exports to United States, $50,000.

CHILI.

Foreign trade of Chili in 1888: Imports, $55,400,000; exports, $66,700,000. Imports from the United States, $2,978,000; exports to the United States, $1,910,000.

Foreign trade of Chili, in 1885, by ports, from Chilian official returns.

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The total imports into Chili in 1885 amounted to $38,500,000; and the exports to $48,760,000. The trade of 1888 shows an increase, as compared with 1885, of nearly $17,000,000 in imports, and of nearly $18,000,000 in exports.

According to our customs returns, our trade with Chili in 1888 was: Imports from Chili, $2,896,000; exports to Chili, $2,430,000.

England.-Imports from Chili, $14,132,000; exports to Chili, $10,

400,000.

France.-Imports from Chili, $3,454,000; exports to Chili, $3,394,000. Iquique.-Exports to the United States for six months of 1889,

$1,741,000.

Arica.-Exports to the United States, first quarter of 1889 (tin bars),

$1,500.

Valparaiso.-Exports to the United States in 1886, $665,000.

PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RATES FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK TO ALL THE PORTS ON THE PACIFIC.

There is one leading American line of steamers running between New York, San Francisco, and intermediate points, namely: The Pacific Mail Steam-ship Company's steamers, which leave New York on the 1st, 10th, and 20th of each month for Aspinwall. Freight and passengers are sent thence by the Panama Railroad to Panama, thence up the coast to San Francisco, and down the coast to Valparaiso, connecting at Panama with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamers, and the South American Steamship Company's steamers, and the steamers of other steam-ship lines, which leave Panama at regular periods for the southwest coast of South America, calling at the ports hereinafter named.

The rates of cabin passage from New York to these ports are as follows:

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The rates of cabin passage from San Francisco south to Panama are as follows:

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While the passage from San Francisco to New York is $80.

The rates of freight charged by the Pacific Mail Steam-ship Company from San Francisco to Mexican, Central American, and South American ports are as follows:

The average price of freight charged on agricultural implements, machinery, cotton goods, flour, fruit, furniture, groceries, hardware, iron, leather, and liquors from San Francisco south to Mazatlan is $8 per ton; to San Blas, Manzanillo, and Acapulco the average on all class of freights is about $12; to Port Angel, Salina Cruz, Tonala, and San Benito freight is about $15 a ton, while other articles shipped to these points in Mexico are charged more or less according to the character and value of the goods. To Central America the freight by the Pacific Mail Steam-ship line on the same goods above described to Ocos, Champerico, San José de Guatemala, Acajulta, La Libertad, and La Union is from $15 to $27 a ton, depending on the character and value of the goods.

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