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for two years, that the changes may be noted. Of the 
former staples, such as indigo and cochineal, the amount 
now exported is insignificant; the exportation of coffee fell 
off, owing to a short crop ; sugar was influenced by the 
low prices ruling in foreign markets. 
TABLE OF EXPORTS. 
1883. 
1884. 
Cwt. 
Price. 
Value. 
Cwt. 
Price. 
Value. 
Indigo. 
135.02 
$1.25 
$16,881.25 
62.67 
$1.25 
17,833.75 
Sugar and muscovado . 
44,927.27 
.05 
223,136.35 
37,956.95 
.04 
151.827.80 
Bananas (bunches) . . 
29,699,00 
.40 
11,876.60 
54,633.00 
.55 
30,048.15 
Ores. 
160.80 
.20 
3,216.00 
26.60 
.20 
532.00 
Cacao . 
97.66 
.40 
3,905.40 
14.92 
.40 
596.80 
Coffee. 
404,069.39 
.12 
4,848,832.68 
371,306.44 
.12 
4,455,677.28 
Cochineal. 
184.01 
.50 
9,200.50 
8.12 
.50 
406.00 
Ox-hides. 
7,577.41 
.20 
151,548.20 
7,888 79 
.20 
157,775.80 
Deer-skins. 
230.83 
.40 
9,233.20 
248.12 
.40 
9,924.80 
White wax. 
22.34 
.50 
1,117.00 
India-rubber .... 
3,454.14 
.65 
224,519.10 
1,485.80 
.35 
52,003.00 
Timber (feet) .... 
258,504.00 
.04 
10,140.16 
352,006.00 
.04 
14,082.64 
Heifers. 
230.00 
25.00 
5,750.00 
Cows. 
89.00 
15.00 
1,355.00 
Woollen cloth .... 
211.54 
1.50 
31,731.00 
61.69 
1.50 
9,253.50 
Sarsaparilla. 
332.12 
.10 
3,321.20 
632.30 
.10 
6,323.00 
Suelos. 
96.06 
.40 
3,682.40 
63.31 
.40 
2,532.40 
Various articles . . . 
13,375.43 
6,272.21 
Current money . . . 
145,515.60 
.... 
32,852.00 
Totals. 
744,720.59 
$5,718,341.07 
1 826,666.26 
$4,937,941.13 
The business is divided between the three principal 
ports in the following proportion : — 
Imports. . 
Exports 
San Jose, 
jcwt. 
308,596.27 
170,615.90 
Champerico. 
cwt. 
62,789.62 
224,739.49 
Livingston. 
cwt. 
51,698.59 
31,134.12 
I have elsewhere written of the products that Guatemala 
might export, and I willingly turn from the commercial 
features of the country to those that affect the comfort 
and happiness of the inhabitants. A sufficient govern¬ 
ment is the first necessity. To sustain this the people 
