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embarrassment, inasmuch as it is now confronted with the serious loss 

 of manual labour represented by the stoppage of the yearly influx of some 

 60 000 Italian immigrants, and in view of the fact that the harvesting of 

 some 22 V* million acres of crops requires an army of about 135 000 la- 

 bourers. Attempts are now being made to direct the flow of emigrants 

 from other countries towards Argentina by such inducements as reductions 

 in the fares and the opening of special credits to defray the travelling- 

 expenses of the harvesters, but at present it remains doubtful whether it 

 will be possible to bring together the required number of suitable hands 

 to replace the Italians. 



In Uruguay the prospects just now are equally favourable. In this 

 Republic projected new railways, especially that which is to connect 

 Montevideo and Maldonado, will open up large tracts of fertile soil, and 

 owing to plentiful and timely rains the harvest also promises to be parti- 



Essential Oils: Imports into and Exports from the United States in the 

 first six months of 1911 and 1910 respectively. 







Imports 





Export 



s 







1911 



1910 



1911 



1910 









$ 



& 



1 



Peppermint Oil 



26 858 



13213 



January 



{ 



Duty-free 



151617 



134128 



January J 



Other indigenous oils 



34 908 



14 932 



Dutiable 



68315 



45491 



Foreign oils, duty-free 



936 



1830 













| 



„ „ dutiable 



1358 



2218 













| 



Peppermint Oil 



18 396 



9 602 



Februarvl 



Duty-free 



181 909 



159 993 



FebruaryJ 



Other indigenous oils 



50 532 



28284 







Dutiable 



94 905 



47 262 



Foreign oils, duty-free 



3 273 



2 830 













I 



„ „ dutiable 



990 



965 













j 



Peppermint Oil 



8 666 



12 030 



March 



{ 



Duty-free 



234 644 



244 932 



1 



Other indigenous oils 



36 973 



23 425 



Dutiable 



91308 



78 047 



March { 



Foreign oils, duty-free 



4617 



3133 













j 



„ „ dutiable 



2 079 



4 225 













| 



Peppermint Oil 



10 435 



16 644 



April 



{ 



Duty-free 



146 147 



153449 



April j 



Other indigenous oils 



23 249 



28 651 



Dutiable 



68 704 



78 580 



Foreign oils, duty-free 



2 988 



1029 













[ 



„ „ dutiable 



4 676 



3505 













| 



Peppermint Oil 



4 044 



14393 



May 



{ 



Duty-free 



195 620 



109 649 



| 



Other indigenous oils 



22127 



44159 



Dutiable 



65498 



72359 



May J 



Foreign oils, duty-free 



6 577 



2913 















„ „ dutiable 



3 739 



2 494 













| 



Peppermint Oil 



7218 



12 461 





{ 



Duty-free 



90 963 



136 987 





Other indigenous oils 



23459 



22187 



June 



Dutiable 



45 109 



50102 



June I 



Foreign oils, duty-free 



9138 



2 592 













( 



„ „ dutiable 



6198 



1869 



Total value of Imports in the 1st ha if f 1911 $ 1434 739 



„ „ „ „ „ 1st „ „ 1910 „ 1310 979 



Total value of Exports in the l*t half of 1911 $ 313 434 

 , ., „ „ 1 st „ „ 1910 „ 269 584. 



