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me  state  that  in  1913  Costa  Rica  exported  $5,-200,000
  worth  of  bananas;  Panama,  $1,150,-000;
  Nicaragua,  $425,000;  Guatemala,  $825,-000;
  Honduras,  $1,400,000,  and  British  Honduras, ­
  $200,000.  And  this  trade  is  yet  in  its
infancy.  The  markets  of  Europe,  notably
Germany  and  England,  are  also  supplied  from
these  countries  and  within  twenty-five  years
the  demand  will  undoubtedly  double,  due  to
the  opening  of  the  Canal,  which  permits  the
dispatch  of  the  fruits  along  the  west  coast  of
South  America  in  modern  vessels.
Coffee  is  also  an  important  export.  In  1913
Costa  Rica  exported  $3,600,000  worth  of  coffee; ­
  Nicaragua  $1,780,000;  Guatemala  $12,-250,000;
  and  Salvador  $7,900,000.
Gold  and  silver  amounting  to  $6000  was
exported  from  Panama  last  year;  $875,000
from  Costa  Rica;  $900,000  from  Nicaragua;
$900,000  from  Honduras,  and  $r,600,000  from
Salvador.
These  with  hides  and  skins,  cocoanuts,  ivory
nuts,  cabinet  and  other  woods,  rubber,  balsam,