INDEX.

1.-THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONGRESS..
II-COFFEE, ITS ORIGIN AND PROPAGATION. ITS INTRODUCTION AND CULTIVATION IN
COSTA RICA.
III-ARGENTINE REPUBLIC..

Budget for 1905-Port movements, May, 1904-Port movements, first six months of
1901-Exports, first seven months of 1904-Coal deposits in the Republic-First
railroad to Chaco, in the province of Santiago del Estero-Bill for the conversion
of the internal debt-Exports from Rosario, June, 1904-Exports from La Plata,
first seven months of 1904-Report on live stock and kindred industries-Tariff
modifications.

IV. BOLIVIA..

Message of President Pando-Cabinet of President Montes.

V.-BRAZIL

Coffee movement, July, 1904-Sugar and cotton entries at Pernambuco-Arbitra-
tion convention between Brazil and Peru-Budget estimate for 1905-Custom-
house receipts, June and July, 1904-Increase of trade with the Argentine
Republic-Statistics of the State of São Paulo-Movement of the port of Pernam-
buco, July, 1904-Exports of sugar, 1903-Exports, 1902 and 1903-Concession for
railroad construction in Santa Catharina-Production of Pará rubber.

VI.-CHILE..

New insurance law-Approval of the Transandine Railway contract-Railway from Yates to the Argentine Republic.

VII.-COLOMBIA

Tariff modifications.

VIII-COSTA RICA..

Trade with Great Britain in 1903.

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111

111

116

127

132

141

143

144

Election of President Cabrera-Further study of the bell-weevil exterminator.

Message of President Diaz-Foreign commerce, May, 1904-Operations of the mail service, July, 1904-Rate of exchange for October-Concession for the construction of a railroad from the Federal District through the State of Mexico to the city of Puebla—Amended custom-house ordinances.

XV. NICARAGUA

Customs tariff.

XVI. PERU

Sketch of the new President-Foreign commerce in 1903-Call for a contest of industrial writers in 1905-Abolition of the board of fluvial highways-Special boundary commission-Proposed railway construction-Electric railroad enter

prise-Natural-science museum.

XVII-SALVADOR...

The importation of specie-Tariff modifications. XVIII-UNITED STATES

Trade with Latin America-Consular trade reports-Foreign_commerce, August, 1904-Trade relations with Latin America from 1870 to 1904-Importation of tropical fruits-Sisal culture in Porto Rico-Financial statement for September, 1904Shipbuilding statistics, first

Immigration statistics-Petro of 1904-Production of iron ores in 1903-

XIX.-URUGUAY..

XX.-VENEZUELA

production.

168

199

206

213

232

Customs receipts at Montevideo, 1904-Customs receipts, first six months of 1904.

233

Tariff modifications-Customs classification of kalsomine, calcarium, lithium,
and ednoré.

XXI-COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN GERMANY AND LATIN AMERICA, 1903..
XXII-WORLD'S MERCHANT MARINE

INDICE.

I.-REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

Pagina.

Orçamento para 1905-Movimento dos portos em Maio de 1904-Movimento dos portos em Junho e no 1o semestre de 1904-Industria da farinha de trigo na RepublicaSituação da industria assucareira-Exportação pelo porto de Rosario em Junho de 1904-Projecto para a conversão da divida publica.

II.-CHILE

Situação economica.

III. COSTA RICA..

IV.-CURA

V.-ESTADOS UNIDOS.

263

270

271

272

Commercio com a Grå Bretanha em 1903.

Estatisticas commerciaes-Estimativa da colheita de assucar.

273

Commercio com os paizes latino-Americanos-Commercio exterior em Agosto de 1904-
Importação de productos tropicaes-Cultura da agave em Porto Rico.

VI.-HAITI......

276

Commercio do algodão.

VII.-MEXICO..

276

Mensagem do Presidente Díaz-Commercio exterior em Maio de 1904-Operações do serviço dos correios para Julho de 1904-Extensão de facilidades de transporteReforma da lei das alfrandegas.

VIII.-VENEZUELA...........

Codigo de commercio.

IX.-COMMERCIO ENTRE ALLEMANHA E A AMERICA LATINA EM 1903.

X.-O CONGRESSO GEOGRAPHICO INTERNACIONAL.

XI.-PRODUCÇÃO MUNDIAL Do Ouro e da PRATA EM 1903

288

289

292

292

TABLE DES MATIÈRES.

I.-RÉPUBLIQUE ARGENTINE

Modifications douanières-l'Industrie meunière de la République-Condition de l'industrie de la fabrication du sucre-Mouvements de port en mai 1904-Mouvements de ports pour juin et le premier semestre de l'année 1904.

II.-BRÉSIL

Recettes douanières pour le mois de juin et le premier semestre de l'année 1904Recettes douanières, juillet 1904-Augmentation du commerce avec la République Argentine-Prévisions budgétaires pour l'année 1905-Entrées de sucre et de coton à Pernambuco-Exportations de caoutchouc de la région de l'Amazone en 1903-4. III.-COLOMBIE........

Modifications douanières.

IV.-RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE

Modifications douanières.

V.-ETATS-UNIS....................

Commerce avec l'Amérique Latine.

VI.-Η ΑΥΤΙ.....

Commerce du coton.

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295

302

304

305

307

307

VII.-MEXIQUE..

308

Augmentation des moyens de transport par vapeurs.

VIII-NICARAGUA......

309

Loi douanière du 15 novembre 1902, entrée en vigueur le 15 août 1903 (décret du 15
juin 1903).

IX.-SALVADOR..
X.-URUGUAY

341

347

Recettes douanières, premier semestre de l'année 1904-Recettes douanières à Mon-
tévidéo, 1904.

XI. VENEZUELA

348

Code commercial à l'usage des compagnies étrangères.
XII.-RELATIONS COMMERCIALES ENTRE L'ALLEMAGNE ET L'AMÉRIQUE-LATINE EN 1903..
XIII-PRODUCTION D'OR ET D'ARGENT DANS LE MONDE ENTIER POUR L'ANNÉE 1903

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HONORARY CORRESPONDING MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

Countries.

Names.

Residence.

Argentine Republic.. Señor Dr. Don Estanislao S. Zeballos................

Dominican Republic. Señor Don José Gabriel García ».

Ecuador....

Guatemala...

Buenos Ayres.

La Paz.

Pará.

Florianopolis.

Santiago.

Bogotá.

San José.

... Santo Domingo.

Señor Don Francisco Andrade Marín................

Señor Don Antonio Batres Jáuregui............

Señor Don Rafael Montúfar

Quito.

Guatemala City.

Guatemala City.

Port au Prince.
Tegucigalpa.

City of Mexico.
City of Mexico.
City of Mexico.

Managua.

Asunción.

Lima.

San Salvador.

Montevideo.

Caracas.

Señor Don Francisco de Paula Alamo....... Caracas.

a Honorary corresponding member of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain.

b Corresponding member of the Academia Nacional de la Historia de Venezuela.

Argentine Republic
Brazil

CHARGÉS D'AFFAIRES.

.Señor DON CARLOS E. ZAVALÍA,
1032 Connecticut avenue, Washington, D. C.
Mr. ALFREDO DE M. GOMES FERREIRA,
1411 Hopkins street, Washington, D. C.
Señor Don EDUARDO PEREZ TRIANA,
Colombian Consulate General, New York City.
.Mr. HENRY G. K. HEATH,

Colombia....
Dominican Republic ...

Ernador.....
Venezuela

31-33 Broadway, New York City.

Señor Dr. SERAFIN S. WITHER,
Señor Don AUGUSTO F. PULIDO.

11 Broadway, New York City.

2007 O street.

CONSULS-GENERAL.

Señor Dr. Don SALVODOR Córdova,

Honduras

4 Stone street, New York.

DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS:

WILLIAM WOODVILLE ROCKHILL.