N'B RBPl'lil.K 



dniiig of any kind. The military 

 a.-adni.'y ha-.itl-.ut WlUH* OMM* : -.'I. 



it is a M-h 



the naval academy about 60 cadets are in train- 

 ing, and80men inagunnenrachooi. The nary 

 consists of 8 armored cruisers, S Moond-claa* 



mftwHt i- ,.f th, third ofaiiTi .:,,.:-. r-. ,, : ,i 



8 flrst-claa* ajvd 6 second-class torpedo bmtl, 



nf th,-ann..r.-,l.-ru>-rr..a, V.n.mi ' I', - 



cam.* * 



Of 14 



fruiu in drop, 27 ceoU; lard, 8 



rile. I* rr|.t, htfr. Thr dull Jl l-I.c 1 ull.Uf 



If considerably reduced, while coal and ooke 



|'lat*n. 

 as, and has a 



chines, with or without 



h.n.l.-r- ar. pajsll ?r.. 



The trade in jerked 

 Brazil. Cuba, and othe 



taut trade in 

 Kngkod, 



aj | 



. i'-.. 



upp guns in pairs in a barbette, be- 

 inoheft of armor on the aide*. The oruieer - 9 de 



a natural d 



a displacement 

 raught, and is 



Han made 91*9 



is armed wit it 



8- and 4'7-inch quick 



gunbuat "Aurora" steams 18'5 knota, aiul th. 



inch and 8 small quick-firing guns, can make 

 i with forced draught K< 



gium. To produce beef oatUe for the ne 



/. . . , 



lhoMdi of ptdtanfl bvtti hs)v ben uu- 

 ported. In no other country can cattle and 



count of the rich natural grajeae and the escep- 

 :. which animals can be fattened 

 in the open air in winter in wire-Ceneed in- 

 closurea. Pour-year-old graded at sen raised on 



rival 



were tent to Europe in 1896 to 

 ohase cruisen to be added to the nar> 



rvchrfctenea' 



fommem> and Production. Th. psjhM f 

 109 to gold, and of tne exports $92, 



- 

 thereof, 



Umber and wood 



of fattening cattle for export* 



iwrt of the enoUo cattle across the Andes to 



graded animals weighing about 

 pounds to Brazilian port*, and the ineet and 

 fattest steers to England. They haw Ml 

 brought as much within U.orfst a 

 aerioan corn-fed cattle. 



chtM much within U. or K a poosd M 

 h American corn-fed cattle, because thet 

 wilder and leas uniform in sue. age, and 

 it r. and because the graavfed meat, Umgh 



: . 



- 41- . . 



miiHaiM And Aninuu - * -^ v ^- f ,.. r ^__ p , 

 cultural |.r-lucU, $4,789.718 maiuifn 

 $-J/J.M.IW tonal pr.-du.-ts. *:;;-. i !; : .,:.,] 



i*. and $8^05,804 miscellaneous pn 

 The export of wool was 128.280 tons ; of sheep- 

 is. 25,589 tons; of wheat, 1,008,187 tons; of 

 us; of meat, 88,871 tons, 

 and silver amounted to 

 ta MAM Tiu- 





w*w fpf^p^ i 9 v v* 



Indian corn, 84,507 tons; of meat, 88,87 

 HM lap rta ai nU 



$4.;-..;>. nd C - 



>uiu-.'fth, trad,- in \Sfwmm 



GfWlBHUin 



lulr 



111 14.1*4 



das 



UJJIJ? 



together and pay *L a pound for 

 The alfalfa district. aboviMjOOO 

 square miles in extent has been taken up by 

 the English graziers. In other ins of the 

 country alfalfa can be grown only by the aid of 

 irrigation. The export of lire cattle and sheep 

 in 1894 waa officially valued at over 

 The imports of meat and lire Hook 

 land during the same year farlwiTtil 

 frozen sheep and 89.000 quarters of fro 

 besides 90.000 lire sheep and 28.000 

 fn.m the Arp-ntu,,- K,.|.iiblir. Thr j-n-lmtu-n 

 of wheat has greatly Wreaeiri. In 1888 the 

 crop wa* .%6.?rMKW l.u 

 maize also has bean 

 conside rable surplus \ 

 The trade return for 1894 



there is a 



from Qermany. Belfpum. Italy, and the 



hose from Great Bntain 



In 18!' i ,itl States con- 



tinued to increase, although those of other coun- 

 w tariff adopted bv the 

 1 ongreas in Fehruarr, 1895, is favor- 

 as on many products and manufac- 

 tures of this country. ' The new .hi tie* on some 

 irm wagons, 10 per eent. ad 

 valorem; binding-twine, 5 per cent; plows. 5 

 per cent. : mowing-machinee, 5 per cent. : rosin, 

 o per cent ; wood pulp. 3$ per cent ; canned 

 fruit or vocables. i:> 4 vnt> in |X>W DM kfl . 



vahu of imports $Mj800uDOD in fold, and that of 

 exports $101.700.0001 



Sai (ration. The number of 

 in foreign trade entered at 



infW* ~ 9^48. of UMfXflDO toos,of which 



of 710.100 tons, were sailing fin ill. Of the 

 Wr. 4^99, of 1.87<W tow were AT- 

 The British tonnage was 2.7SMOO 



There were 



of railnd in operation in 1894. in which $9.- 

 457.908 in cold were inveated. The receits in 



!-, 



,,.i la :. !. : 

 t4S107)S01 of the 

 lines, $88359.821; Unea 

 M; line* aided 



,: tal; 



built by 



by the 



