New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-07

Mexico to and fl om foreign countries:
Vera Cruz. SIG. l60.517 8
Tamplco. 1901, 760
Merida and Progreso estimated..... 2.oSo..ooo O
MiAAtitian. .......................... 10000
lOIal 8 81 962 I'll g.
, 1t will be observed that this statemeu,
!. contains no estimate for the foreign com
MERGE of the ports of the Rio Grande or the
custsmhouses Of the frontier.
But to the trade of the gulf ports NAV
be added the foreign travel movement to
and from Vera Cruz and other gulf ports
The latest report of the authorities of the
State Of Vera Cruz makes this annual travel
movement average 1855. This may be
safely raised for other ports to an aggregate
of 5000. As this, however, includes the
cOastwise movement, with that also destined
to the West Indies, Central and Southern
America, member of the deputation to
whom had been assigned the investigation
Of this travel movement with the United
States and tho north Of Europe reports
that it did not last year exceed 1000, though
it is obvious that with the increased facili.
ties of Intercourse offered by the United
States it may lle largely increased over our
| lines.
We have then the following data for the
support of steam line seni.m0nthIy be-
tween Vera Cruz and New Orleans:
| frelgnt assumed az Two per cent On say
one-fourth $3l. 1852 1T 85.............. l6o 900
PRESENT m3lt pay. 0O0
Fare Of $500 passengers, foreign and domes- '''
TIC u poO.. $50 900
Total. ................... $685., 900
To these probable receipts may be added
the re-expOrtation of European goods to the
Gulf ports of Mexico, now dispatched
almost exclusively from New York. bnt
certainly due to New Orleans with her
present and prospective facilities for that
service.
In this estimate of the values produced
for expectation, with the importation and
travel incident. we have not estimated that
increase OF either, contingent upon the
establishment OF more enlarged facilities
Tor production and commerce. 1t will be
proper. no wever, to refer somewhat To some
physical facts Connected with the further
development OF these wonderful resources.
The want of navigable rivers. and the
natural distractions to other transporta.
ton, has limited the commerce of Mexico
to the precious metals and the productions
near the coast. The great elevation of the
upper piateaus and valleys confine their
productions to the precious metals, cereal
and animal food, and manufactures As
these commodities are chiefly confined to |
domestic and interstate trade, there ia very
nttle ability or means to import FOREIGN
goods into this region. Foreign com nerce |
is therefore limited to such Injuries as will |
bear the cost of heavy import duties and |
expensive transportation into tho interior.
These commodities are therefore paid for
chiefly in the precious metals, which are
collected in the City of Mexico or conveyed
to the Pacific ports for expectation. The
upper and most pOpulOus portion of Cen.
tral Mexico depends greatly upon the
of the mining interest, and as
this has not recently been very productive
the citizens of Mexico and the upper
country complain of diminished business.
The annual values coined at the minis of
the several States amounts in the aggregate
to from $19,000,000 to 81, OOO, 900. The
decline in production is attributed to the
cost OF labor, supplies and transportation.
An official report transmitted to our gov
from the State of Guerrero, shows
IN extraordinary capacity for producing |
inc precious metals, as well as singular
,ta gnation III mining operations. In one
district, there are suspended, or in utter
iecay,' 206 silver mines. besides hundreds
u others in different parts of the same | I
state, and this suspension is common !
throughout the whole republic.
a member OF the deputation, to whom
ms subject was committed, states that the {
market values of shares in some of the &
eading mines have dropped from $4,000 to G
'ooo. 1t is also probable that the export
ffected the profit of their production r
1t is plainly the interest of the United
tates to hope for the increased activity of I
his great interest. Could the United
tates, by means of increased emigration | '
Mexico or otherwise. stimulate the in +
reased production of silver, and acquire q
y means of purchase or commerce any c
considerable amount, it might, by recoinage t
Ito the subsidiary coin OF the Union, pro. Il
tote greatly the resumption of specie pay e
rents. Taking into consideration the de- r
me IN the relative value of silver as to gold, T.
nth the diminished inducement to export Ii
ur smaller coins, the redemption of circu. c.
'tlcn IN silver coin a. government option t;
lght tend to solve tAe Ca-loDal anxiety in Il
gard TO the substitution of silver coin for G.
actlOnal currency. This subject is COM p
ended to consideration in the proper Il
larters, but as general proposition, what | e:
7er snail increase the production of tAe n
'ecious metals Al Mexico lust enhance a.
e commerce of every foreign nation that W
'a!s with that republic. The policy of P
acirg the United States mint at New Or v
ans in immediate capacity to execute ally p
'mands of such coinage or reco.lege is in | o.
is connection sufficiently obvious. tt
PROBABLE TRADE q
1t Ia, however, upon the q g-ircltural and VI
her products of che regions situated under -.
9 tropical climate of the coast and other s o.
ontler OF Mexico that foreign countries =,
III md the best inducements to cultivate -
mme rcial relations with that republic p
nile the central interior offers little ex- ~
rta6le value except the precious metals. "
ere Is wide zone surrounding the whole 90
pubic, within the limits OF which the y.
lei staples OF civilized use grow in ur- &c &c
hited abundance. Sugar coffee, tobacco, VI VI
e. an the tropical fruits. dye, medicinal &c
q furniture wood, with hides and other "
iterlais OF trade may De developed to aDy 81
tent. The precious metals are also ac- pI
ssiole through all parts of this region, OF
lis capacity Is assumed, because along the w
e OF the present railroads. and near to du
VACATION, all these staples are now uf1S]4S ~ III
i've development. Especial reference I TAI
y be made to the production of coffee an
. deputatlon had ample opportunity TO col
anime the quality and culture of this tn'
icle. They found that produced at and az
'und COrdova and Orizaba Of a high by
ndard, rating in our market with prime Coz
}, or even ABOVE il. The production ia NE
idly extending, and the capacity tor its
with seems only limited by the want of
ital aud labor IN some districts, and the prt
ire abse ace Of transportation facilities in Gig
ere. shC
hen we take into consideration that our Ger
rest present coffee field is nearly 5000 NE