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GUATEMALA
potatoes, 173,000 qiiiutals ; and beans, 159,000 quintal^;. Tlie exports ot timber (chiefly mahogany and cedar) in 1910 totalled 4,700,000 cubic feet. The department of Peten is rich in mahogany and dye Avoods, for Avhich there is a ready market in the United States, whither they are carried over- land through British Hon<.luras and Mexico. Cotton is grown in small quantities. On the high plateaux the area of the cattle-grounds (potreros) is about 758,640 acres. The agricultural production of the country in 1910 was valued at 428,825,081 pesos, of which 92,705,680 pesos were for coffee, 66,880,800 pesos for maize, 30,783,303 pesos for timber and 12,998,850 pesos for sugar. The number of horses in the Republic in 1899 was estimated at 50,343 ; cattle, 196,780 : sheep, 77,600 ; swine, 29,784.
Placer gold mines at Las Quebradas, near Yzabal, are worked successiully ; silver in the departments of Santa Rosa and Chiquimula ; and salt in the departments of Alta Vera Paz and Santa Rosa. An American company has recently obtained a concession to explore for mines over the whole Republic and has already commenced operations.
Commerce.
Value of the commerce (in gold pesos or dollars) :—
1907
1908 I 1909
Imports Exports
Dollars
7,316,574
10,174,486
Dollars
5,811,586 6,756,143
Dollars
5,251,317 10,079,219
3911
Dollars 4,265,300
Dollars
6,514,421 10,981,724
The values of the principal imports and exports in U.S. dollars for 1911 were: —
Imports
1911 ;
Exports ! 1911
i.
Dollars
Dollars
Cottons ....
1,848,050
Coffee .
7,282,748
Ironware, machinery, and
Rubber
159,621
coal
626,425 [
, Tiuibei .
158,178
Provisions, foodstufis, and
Hides .
325,260
liquors ....
419,817
, Banaua.s
. . . 526,711
Drugs
217,635
' Sujzar .
344,015
Woollens ....
277,600
Skins .
20,153
Linens . ...
272,266
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In 1911 the United States imports amounted to 2,696,144 dollars ; Germany, to 1,592,658 dollars ; United Kingdom, to 1,314,202 dollars; and France, to 286,050 dollars.
Total trade between Guatemala and the U,K. for 5 years : —
1907
1908
1909 1910
1911
Imports from Guatemala to U.K. Exiiuits to Guatemala from U.K.
&
259,824 3U6,SS6
194,731
229,898
213,390 246,017 220,746 ' 242,346
&
271,318
348,829