Annales de la Sociedad Rural is the name of a monthly farming gazette, published by the Rural Society. Montevideo. The Siglo was first established in 1863, but suppressed by Government in the following year. It re-appeared in 1865, under M. Vaillant, and is now edited by Dr. Ramirez. It appears every morning; subscription $2 a month. Circulation, 2,000. The Tribuna was established by Colonel Bustamante in 1866, and is edited by Señor Tavolara. It is considered the official paper. It appears every morning; subscription, $2 a month. Circulation, 1,500. There is an evening edition called the Tribunita. The Telegrafo Maritimo is an old established shipping gazette, published every afternoon by D. Juan Buela. The Mercantil del Plata was established in 1868, and appears every morning. The Orden is a morning paper, edited by Sr. Gordillo. The Progreso is a small evening paper, also of recent date. The Eco de Cordoba is the only daily paper in the interior. .: Entre-Riosja The Uruguay published at Concepcion, is edited by Sr. Victorica. It is considered General Urquiza's official organ, and appears daily... Paraguay. The Semanario, official organ, appears weekly at Asuncion. There are numerous small, weekly papers published in the provincial towns, viz. at San Juan, (Mendoza, Salta, Tucuman, Corrientes, Paraná, Santa Fé, Salto, Paysandú, Colonia, &c. CHAP. XIV. MONEYS, WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND DISTANCES. BUENOS AYRES. " IN Buenos Ayres the basis of the currency is the paper dollar or «peso,» worth 2d. English, 25 «pesos» being equal to a hard dollar, such as used in North America. In all exchange operations, and the like, only specie is used, the sovereign being taken for $4 90c. silver, or for $122 paper. The gold coins of England, North America, France, Spain, and Brazil are a legal tender throughout the Republic, at the following rates: Paper. Sovereign, Twenty Francs, Chilian Condor, Twenty Milreis, United States Eagle, Doubloon, ... .... Silver. $4.90 $1224 In the upper provinces almost all transactions are carried on in Bolivian silver, the value of which slightly fluctuates at times. The Bolivian dollar averages about 3s. English, or twenty-one to the doubloon. It will be seen that a Spanish ton is 240 less than an English ton. The Spanish league is vulgarly taken to represent three miles, but it is fully three and a-quarter miles. The cuadra, in measuring land, is always 150 varas, but some of the provincial towns are built in cuadras or blocks of 100 or 120 varas. In calculating distances, twelve cuadras may be estimated as an English mile. The superficial cuadra covers about four acres, and is also called a «manzana: » there are 1,600 «manzanas» in a square league of land. A «suerte» of estancia usually measures one and a-half leagues long, by half a league wide, comprising 27,000,000 square varas: a square league of land contains 36,000,000 varas. MONTEVIDEO. Before the suspension of specie payments, 1867, the currency was fixed on the basis of a dollar worth 52d. English, or 4 per cent. more than the North American dollar. At present, October 1868, the currency is at a discount of 15 per cent.; but the former value of the currency, in relation with foreign currency, was The weights and measures are the same as in Buenos Ayres; but the cuadras in the city are only 100 varas square. The French metrical system is being gradually introduced, and building lots are sometimes sold by the metre, which is three inches longer than an English yard. In measuring land the cuadra is fixed at 100 varas, so that a league is said to be sixty cuadras long, and a superficial league to contain 3,600 manzanas: of course the league is exactly the same length as in Buenos Ayres. PARAGUAY. Before the war the currency of the country consisted partly of doubloons and partly paper dollars, all accounts being payable by law in half and half. The paper dollar, in 1864, was worth about half-a-crown English, or twenty-five to the doubloon; say 64 cents. silver. No foreign coin had Juting! circulation in the country. alea The table of weights is the same as in Buenos Ayres. The land measure is very different-... 1 League, equal to 5,000 Varas. 1 Manzana, equal to 1 Eng. acres. 881 do. |