Germany in Central America: Competitive Imperialism, 1821-1929

Appendix: Tables

Appendix: Tables • Table 1. Guatemalan and Costa Rican Imports from Germany, 1839-1872 Year Guatemalan Imports Costa Rican Imports ($/pesos)a (0/0 of total) ($/pesos)a (0/0 of total) 1839 13,717 2.26 1840 13,767 1.43 1842 19,349 2.95 1843 5,000 1.18 1844 9,968 1.62 1846 6,108 0.92 1847 30,409 3.65 1850 8,983 0.97 1851 58,218 3.68 1852 36,928 3.78 1853 96,164 11.00 65,000 4.48 1854 18,864 2.28 1855 67,132 5.57 1856 46,851 4.40 173,830 18.30 1857 65,355 5.78 1858 26,059 2.13 100,000 10.00 1859 62,994 4.14 1860 108,548 7.26 1861 80,546 7.90 1862 69,798 6.39 1863 47,749 6.57 1864 28,543 2.02 1865 82,678 5.01 1866 118,968 7.00 1867 110,994 7.05 1868 148,035 8.89 1870 102,031 5.34 1871 209,637 8.72 1872 352,185 15.52 SOURCES: Bremen, Bureau fur bremische Statistik, Jahrbuch fur die amtliche Statistik des Bremischen Staats (Bremen: von Halem, 1862-[annual]); Hamburg, Tabellarische iibersicht des Hamburg Handels (Hamburg: F. H. Nestler, 1851-1874); Guatemalan and Costa Rican archival materials, Memoria, and newspapers; British and U.S. consular reports. aUntil the 1890s, the dollar and the peso were of approximately equal value. 2 14 • Appendix Table 2. Guatemalan and Costa Rican Exports to Germany, 1856-1872 Year Guatemalan Imports Costa Rican Imports ($/pesost (% of total) ($/pesos)a (% of total) 1856 10,925 1.30 1857 32,161 2.46 47,240 3.67 1858 21,581 1.10 159,195 16.51 1859 10,165 0.74 1860 20,506 1.26 1865 147,445 8.35 1866 58,194 3.46 1867 105,215 5.27 144,825 6.10 1868 290,568 13.25 1869 183,084 7.33 1870 597,095 24.97 1871 561,820 20.45 1872 528,489 19.54 SOURCES: Bremen, Jahrbuch fur die amtliche Statistik des Bremischen Staats; Hamburg, Tabellarische iibersicht des Hamburg Handels; Guatemalan and Costa Rican archival materials, Memoria, and newspapers; British and u.S. consular reports. aUntil the 18905, the dollar and the peso were of approximately equal value. Appendix • 2 15 Table 3. Bremen and Hamburg Imports from and Exports to Central America, 1847-1899 Bremen Hamburg Year 1847 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 Imports from Cent. Amer. 3,668M 4,554M 7,698M 89,765M 117,075M 45,202M 190,452M 199,842M 228,038M 664,519m 551,031m 1,028,623m 440,455m 716,063m 1,723,685m 2,223,027m 1,882,364m 3,055,944m 1,994,717m 2,638,017m 4,641,782m Exports to Cent. Amer. 4,855pa 5,354M 20,204M 5,566M 1,587M 500M 3,657M 28M 42,373M 26,230M 21,670M 85,601M 55,904M 109,070M 93,291M 172,937M 188,468m 188,647m 117,080m 87,752m 21,370m 263,509m 592,666m 545,851m 224,685m 284,430m 508,266m 164,782m Imports from Cent. Amer. 50,441,610m 43,118,200m 47,679,460m 38,470,190m 35,248,620m Exports to Cent. Amer. 79,500m b 108,580m 140,490m 168,820m 189,850m 560,220m 484,510m 768,620m 311,500m 527,280m 849,340m 285,360m 304,690m 427,760m 456,740m 432,410m 1,221,830m 138,260m 2,090,320m 1,566,400m 3,300,600m 16,511,210m 15,451,780m 13,002,400m 8,153,610m 6,766,240m NOTE: p =pesos or dollars; M =gold marks; m =Kurant marks. SOURCES: Bremen, Jahrbuch fur die amtliche Statistik des Bremischen Staats; Hamburg, Tabellarische Ubersicht des Hamburg Handels; Karl Sapper, Mittelamerikanische Reisen und Studien aus den Jahren 1888 bis 1900 (Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1902), 426-27. aUntil the 1890s, the dollar and the peso were of approximately equal value. bMost likely paper marks or equivalent values (in bills of credit, for example). 2 1 6 • Appendix Table 4. Bremen Exports to and Imports from Central America, 1847-1900 (in marks) Exports to...