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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 



These figures show an increase of 146 per 

 cent, as compared with the census of 1836. 

 All the capitals bear the names of their re- 

 spective provinces, except that of Entre-Rios, 

 which is Concepcion (La Concepcion del Uru- 

 guay). The chief towns, with their population 

 in 1869, are contained in the following table : 



Capitals. Pop. 



C6rdoba 28,523 



San Luis 3,748 



Santiago 7,775 



Tucuman 17,438 



Salta 11,716 



Jujuy 3,072 



Capitals. Pop. 



Buenos Ayres 177,787 



Corrientes 10,670 



Concepcion 6,513 



Santa Fe 10,670 



Catamarca 5,718 



Meudoza 8,124 



La Rioja 4,489 



San Juan 8,353 TotzJ 304,596 



The current of immigration still flows unin- 

 terruptedly to the Argentine shores, and is ever 

 on the increase. The number of immigrants 

 in 1863 was 10,400; in 1864, 11,682; in 1865, 

 11,770; in 1866, 13,960; in 1867, 23,900; in 

 1868, 29,384; in 1869, almost 38,000; in 1870, 

 39,667; in 1871, 31,614; and the arrivals in 

 1872 showed still swelling numbers. The de- 

 crease in 1871 is attributed to the epidemic 

 which visited the republic in the early part of 

 the year. The principal centres of immigra- 

 tion are Buenos Ayres, Santa F6*, Entre-Rios, 

 Corrientes, Salta, and San Juan. The foreign 

 population in Buenos Ayres was set down in 

 1869 at 250,000, made up of the following 

 elements: Italians, 70,000; Basques, 40,000; 

 French, 30,000 ; Spaniards, 30,000 ; Irish, 

 30,000; English and Scotch, 10,000; Ger- 

 mans, 10,000 ; other nationalities, 30,000. The 

 Italians, who are the most numerous class of 

 foreigners, number at present in the province 

 of Buenos Ayres 60,000, upward of 40,000 of 

 whom (or about one- fourth of the entire popu- 

 lation) are in the city. The colonies in the 

 various parts of the country, and especially 

 those of Santa F<5, are in a very flourishing 

 condition. A bill was to be laid before Con- 

 gress for the creation of a land-office for the 

 sale and distribution of Government lands. 

 President, Domingo F. Sarmiento, elected 

 October 12, 1868, for six years; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Dr. A. Alsina ; Minister of the Interior, 

 Dr. H. Frias (June, 1872); of Foreign Affairs, 

 Dr. C. Tejedor; of Finance, L. L. Dominguez; 

 of Justice, Public Worship, and Public Instruc- 

 tion, N. Avellaneda; of War, Colonel K de 

 Gainza. The governors, etc., of the fourteen 

 provinces were as follows : 



Buenos Ayres ... . . . -j Dr f - M - Acos \ a CM^ 1872 > 



f ior o years). 



Minister of the Interior Dr. F. Pinedo. 



Minister of Finance F. B Madero 



Catamarca F. Galindes. 



Cordoba j. A. Alvarez. 



Corriewtes M. V. Gelabert. 



Entre-Rios L. Echague. 



Jnjny p. J. Portal. 



Mendoza L. Castellano. 



La Rioja A. Villamieva. 



Salta B. Zorrilla. 



San Jnan V. VHela 



San Luis J. R. Luzero y Sosa. 



Santa F6 Dr. S. de Iriondo. 



Santiago del Estero L. Frias. 



Tucuman p. Helguera. 



The following table shows the state of the 

 finances during the years 1870-'7l : 



REVENUE. 



Import duties $13,000,000 



Export duties 2,150,000 



Storage 500,000 



Stamp duties 280,000 



Postal service 120,000 



Telegraphs 80,000 



Sundries .*. 30,000 



Total $16,160,000 



EXPENDITURE. 



Floating debt $8,800,000 



Interest and amortization of the consolidated 



debt. . , 7,816,601 



Department of the Interior 1,757,492 



Foreign Department 121,172 



Finances 2,126,676 



Justice, Public Worship, and Public Instruc- 

 tion 1,084,735 



Army and Navy 5,103,362 



Total ... ... $26,810,038 



Deficit $10,650,038. 



FOREIGN DEBT OF 1871. 



British Loan of 1824, @ 6 per cent $4,144,910 



British Loan of 1824, @ 3 per cent 5,022,990 



Foreign debt -. 1,921,220 



British loan of 1868 11,552,730 



Debt to Brazil 1.321,120 



Loan negotiated in London, April 30, 1871, 

 with Murrieta & Co. @, 88^ (6 per cent, in- 

 terest and 2% per cent, amortization) 30,000,000 



Total foreign debt $53,962,970 



(Old debts 16,608,417 



Home debt . . . J . Loan from Wauklyn & Co., of 



| Buenos Ayres, June 10, 1871. 6,000,000 



Total national debt $76,571,387 



The national debt in 1871-'72 was $87,500,- 

 000; in 1862 it was but $15,000,000. 



Besides the national budget, each of the 

 fourteen provinces has its own special budget; 

 that of Buenos Ayres amounts annually to 

 $2,000,000. 



According to the various custom-house re- 

 turns, the total exports for the republic amount- 

 ed, in 1871, to $26,753,213; and the total 

 imports to $46,624,766. 



The exports and imports for Buenos Ayres 

 alone were as follows : 



EXPORTS. 



Hides $7,200,000 



Sheepskins and furs (nutria) 2,000,000 



Wool 5,900,000 



Horse-hair 600,000 



Tallow 5,900.000 



Jerked beef 1,000,000 



Animal products 500,000 



Ostrich-feathers 100,000 



Sundries 100,000 



Total $23,300,000 



IMPORTS. 



Great, Britain $11.500.000 



Belgium 1,270.000 



Brazil 2,680,000 



Chili 570,000 



France 12,270,000 



Holland 1,240,000 



Italy 1,510,000 



German States 1,300.000 



Spain 2.110,000 



United States 2,620,000 



Uruguay 1,250,000 



Other countries 690,000 



Total $39,010,000 



Total value of the exports and imports for 



Buenos Ayres $62.310,000 



Exports from other ports, $3,453,213 } ^ Ofi7 Q7q 



Imports from other ports, 7,614,766 > " 



Total commerce of the Argentine Republic 



in 1871. 



$73,377,979 



