The daily gazette., 1877-08-18
7 ,nR n S'S 'cSolTSMERoE MN WTH
MEXICO. TIL


.nrsars from these tables, compiled
'g iGs otticial reports of the Bureau OF
i.tcs th at Washington, that our total
msrce with Mexico has gradually
,np % not greatly increased, the aver
~ ~ tv twenty years being SA, ,601 ,565,
tSa ~, iaSt ten Years SIT ,050,579 and for
,aSt suS Ave years sl8. 1852, ,0i3 per annum.
% increase. however, proves to be ex-.
rsIv in our imports from and foreign
& arts IN Mexico. The average of Our
nsstic exports shows q steady de-
rse from 81 1885, ,395, the average Tor
|rty wears, TO "a, 800, $50, the average
r%hs % iast ten years, anil $4,04l ,344, the
rage for the last five years.
he il not a favorable showing. 1t
pot sneak well for our business en-
dse that during the past twenty
= Of all the useful products Of our
Ostry improved appliances and skill,
hace been able to sell to this ahjoin-
nation, mum bering 43,470 inhabi-
accordlpg to their census of 1871,
an average amount of 81 ,835 1875 per
5um, or 5! cents per capita of the pop
ou Of that country; and IL is very far
being sati factory to see that that
buut is decreasing.
|nr Total average exports, domestic
forripu, to Mexico are but 64 cents
capits of its population, our imports
and our total commerce Sl.W per
IA while England has a total COM
|cp with Mexico, Central and South
Erica and the West India Islands of
per CAPITA. For the last FIVE years
lmpoIts from Mexico have averaged
BB,5)S per annum, while our total
Ort domestic aud foreign, have av>
ed but Is 09S, ,4l5, sho wing on aver
annual excess of imports over ex-
Of 20, ,465, ,l83.
r commerce with Mexico 10 transac-
uiuly through four Of our seaports.
the total imports and exports,
unting to $lS.7l3,925 for the fiscal
which ended June 80, 1876, $685.
vent through the port OF New York,
e.lS through San Francisco, 81
BIZ through Brazos de Santiago and
1896 through New Orleans. or the
lander, S579,6 $40 went through Paso
NMte, $52i,663 through Corpus
sti and 1867 TIA through Galveston;
ssD6275 going through all the other
! Of the United States. The transit
across our territory, however, is
bming Of Importance. The value of
chandise forwarded 10 Mexico, in
manner last year was 81 .129. 40. OF
bur exports to and imports from Mex
the amount forwarded and received
Rrs and other land vehicles was 81 :
7l3 This Is a point to be born in
b, for this overland trade in the not
ant future must be very largely in
lsed. The completion in February
Of railroad communication In Texas
be city Of San Antonia, has given
ss from all parts of the United
es BY railroad to point within $50
. Of the Rio Grande, and this will
in an important degree to stimulate
merc0 with Mexico by way of San
OLil and the towns of Eagle Pass,
edo and Preside del Norte on the
lcan border.
Is satisfactory, so far as it goes, to
Nv that OF our total commerce with
Fico Sl6,2l9, 1872, or "a per cent. of the
un' transported Dy sea, was carried
american vessels, and but 1916, ,430, or
tent. in foreign vessels. Unfor-
htely no other similar instance exists,
PDt perhaps in the case OF our COM
ce Win Luba.
VI6 regard to the imports into the
lA States from Mexico, which for the
Jsar ended Jane 80, 1876, amounted
total Of Sl2,5O5.753, perhaps the
notahie fact Is that Of TINS amount
I@.Sl4, or 30 per cent. was free of
".
zhl; fact, taken in connection with the
aaed and important list of articles
llted into Mexico free Of duty, under
provisions of the tariff which for
Years has been in force in that |
ntry would seem TO Indicate that the
!ahtlal difficulties which have hith-
impeded the due increase of our
Iefce with Mexico must pe looked
Elsewhere than in the existing tariff
,Nlioh OF the two countries. Our
yrs may as well bear this in mind
II tney read kilograms from the Rio