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GUATEMALA. 



foods, $159,592 ; wine, $134,159 ; liquors, $132,- work more than is necessary to supply their sim- 

 .29 ; iron goods, $94,845. The value of the ex- pie needs. To this same apathy and to the'for- 



ports was $13,247,089. The coffee of Guatemala, 

 represented in this total by $12.704,948, brings 

 double the price in the market of that of other 

 countries, being of so fine a quality that it is 



mer political disturbances in the country is due 

 the neglect of the mines of gold, silver, lead, cop- 

 per, iron, tin, and cinnabar that were once worked 

 under the direction of Jesuit missionaries, and 



ALCALDES OF UPPER GUATEMALA. 



used to flavor other sorts. The crop of 1891 is 

 estimated at 80,000,000 pounds. The cultivation 

 is capable of large extension, and plantations have 

 been enlarged considerably in recent years, yet 

 without a corresponding increase in the' product, 

 for the Indian laborers can not be induced to 



were a source of great revenue to the Church 

 and the state. Besides coffee, the chief exports 

 _at present are hides, rubber, sugar, bananas, 

 aguardiente, and cacao. The cacao of Guatemala 

 ranks among the best sorts. Mahogany and 

 other cabinet woods are abundant. 



