New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-19
COMMERCE WIFE MEXICO.

Tie Too Republics comes to US with a
number of advertisements from our mer.
chants addressed to the people of Mexico,
and especially with an advertisement o.
the Great Jackson railroad as the best
communication between Mexico and New
York. The same valuable journal assures
US that steam will be put on between New
Orleans and Vera Cruz within a few
months. Why, then, can not the atter-
ton of our merchants, now idle during
the summer months, study the advantages
Of this Mexican trade? Lines of Spanish
goods can be put in our stores; Western
provisions can be sent to Mexican ports.
Even line of schoorers as suggested by
Minister Williams can be put on to Central
America. The precious metals, now we
believe exportable from Mexico, duty free,
may adop. this short aud uninsured route
through our States. Passengers may pre-
fer the Virginia Springs and the mountains
Of Tennessee to the heat of the tropics or
the dangers Of our coast. Why do we
not call council of the merchants inter-
ested In this summer season trade? In a
short time the shotgun. canvass for Office
will commence, and the voice of COM
merce and Of common interest will be
inaudible in the .cIang Of the politicians.
There is one great obstacle to this en-
terprise. It is the same that has closed
the commerce Of Canada to American
merchants. There is a rate of federal
duties imposed on all commodities i'm
ported into American ports which arrests
our trade. There is besides an aggregate
of internal local charges on commerce
which destroys all inducement to export
to that country. 1t has been stated BY
an American consul reporting under a
former tariff, that these aggregate charges
equaled ninety-two per cent advalorem
on goods imported into the City of
Mexico. It has been stated to Us that a
barrel Of -four that cost six dollars in New
Orleans, must be sold for nineteen dollars
in the City of Mexico to justify shipment
Upon this point we would ask our con
temporary of the Tico Republics to publish
with the New Orleans prices the Mexican
city rates, that our merchants may see
the margin on certain leading articles of
commerce.
But there should be a revise of our
treaties with Mexico, and some such sys-
TEN Of reciprocity should be introduced
as is intended with regard to Canada.
Why should there not be a commission of
our merchants invited to Mexico and
Washington, as in the case Of the Canada
treaty? Our merchants should consider
this subject. There can be no reason for
a system so partial as shall admit the
products Of one country On the continent
free into America, and subjects the prod
ucts of another American State to almost
excluding duties.
We must not omit to express our disap-
pointment if the steam line to be put
on between New Orleans and Vera Cruz
shall be required to touch at any way
ports. The delay and detour of going by
Tampico will destroy the advantage OF
otr route by steamship and rail between
Vera Cruz and New York and Liverpool.
We will be glad to secure any connection
with Mexico, but it eau best be done by
putting on five days time between Vera
Cruz via New Orleans and New York, and
a time of sixteen days to Liverpool by
the same route. This, with the cooper