£ Equivalent in sterling 16,406,475 ----------
-----+---------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-------- Year.| Wheat. |Linseed.| Oats. |Barley.|Birdseed.| Maize. -----+---------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-------- | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | | | | | | 1900 | 187,553 | 1,009 | 33 | 424 | 518 | 77,093 1901 | 99,719 | 2,313 | 68 | 438 | 709 | 141,647 1902 | 206,936 | 8,757 | 115 | 1,016 | 1,103 | 128,539 1903 | 142,611 | 20,767 | 149 | 658 | 323 | 134,335 1905 | 205,888 | 14,046 | 525 | 588 | 1,745 | 121,862 1906 | 124,344 | 10,782 | 543 | 786 | 1,908 | 81,956 1907 | 186,884 | 21,930 | 1,752 | 1,576 | 1,638 | 13,613 1908 | 202,208 | 18,372 | 3,467 | 1,889 | 223 | -- 1909 | 233,910 | 13,259 | 6,710 | 3,072 | 119 | 169,464 -----+---------+--------+-------+-------+---------+--------
------------+------------+-----------+------------ |Amount Sown.| Area |Total Yield. | |Cultivated.| ------------+------------+-----------+------------ | Kilos. | Hectares. | Kilos. | | | Wheat | 18,915,529 | 276,787 | 233,910,034 Linseed | 592,959 | 18,341 | 13,259,821 Oats | 458,156 | 6,891 | 6,710,645 Barley | 238,089 | 3,487 | 3,072,202 Canary seed | 5,319 | 141 | 119,130 Maize | 2,534,739 | 203,268 | 169,464,099 ------------+------------+-----------+------------
CABLE, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE SYSTEMS IN URUGUAY
MILES. Western Telegraph Company 470 River Plate Telegraph Company 180 Telegraph and Telephone Company of the River Plate 205 National Government cable 10 ------ Total 865
MILES. National Government Telegraphs 1,740 Oriental Telegraph Company 1,030 River Plate Telegraph Company 328 Telegraph and Telephone Company of the River Plate 300 ------ Total 3,398
MILES. Central Uruguay Railway Company 2,138 Midland Railway Company 198 Northern Railway Company 71 North Western Railway Company 112 Eastern Railway Company 32 Local companies 39 ------ Total 2,590
MILES. Montevideo Telephone Company (British) 10,845 The Co-operative Telephone Company (Uruguayan) 4,375 National Government lines for police service 2,188 ------ Total 17,408
MILES. Cables (Telegraphs) 865 Public service 3,398 Railway service 2,590 Telephones 17,408 ------ Total 24,261
The Revenue from the Postal Services for the year 1909 amounts to £132,307, and the expenditure as authorised by the Government £106,085.