CHILE 
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“moneda corriente” or the paper money. 
Chile has for a long time talked of chang 
ing its currency and making it staple. The 
sooner this is done the better for the country. 
Such a movement has been greatly retarded by 
men who have made money due to the fluctua 
tions in currency. 
Both the English and Germans have large 
interests here, and as a consequence do the 
bulk of the exporting and importing business 
with Chile. Imports in 1913 were $122,075,- 
994 as against $139,878,201 of exports. India 
shipped to Chile $3,500,000 worth of jute bags 
for nitrate in 1913, and stands seventh in the 
list of countries sending goods here, the United 
States being third with $16,806,341 to its 
credit as against England’s $38,616,886 and 
Germany’s $33,189,070. 
Commercial travelers are not required to 
pay a license. The authorities are very lib 
eral about admitting samples. 
The following cities are worth visiting for 
trade purposes: