New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-05
Commerce with Mexico.

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70 TO the United States, has, at the
Plr N of the Manufactur Associa-
OV he Northwest, addressed that body
ID commercial needs Of Mexico and
ld tiles for uniting more closely the
IA cial relations between his country
Ia great Northwest. After the adj
a the Minister, Mr.. Skilton, late,
some years past, Consul General
United States to Mexico, added
NC formation which will be of inter-
nu he merchants and mariners of the
icy i City:
'nll 20 requires many Of your products,
EN- should she not have them? Hear,
She orders them now from Europe
and receives them by sailing yes
en- four or five months, or by steamer
is months at the earliest, and pays
nd TO IS per cent for placing there
~ bey for payment. Why should you
In bish your products of the same or
| VII, quality, in thirty days, by vessels
- draft and at lower prices, the cost
os location of the purchase money
neld ing reduced by receiving Mexican
emf other products in return, which
!. are better appreciated, perhaps,
itOc In in Europe.
nsh present large importing houses of
ont are such as have generally existed
-, " years, the oldest partners retir-
ala Europe or elsewhere upon acquir-
sen petent fortunes, and leaving their
d. Younger partners or clerks to fol-
U' the same channel. These houses
Brea for years their agents and cor
INST Tents in the various mannfaetur-
iness cities of Europe, from whom
We ordered, and now order, goods.
cri be difficult to induce such Mexi-
N yers to escape from this rut, unless
lights, as we'll as reduced prices,
div for their attention.
Lot time now occupied in ordering
as. or Mexico, for delivery at Vera
nd Tampico, and receiving the
P usually from three to four months,
hts ordering gnd duplicating orders,
d. the telegraph via Matamoras and
! leans, from fifteen to twenty days
BE. sufficient for the receipt OF goods
- Cruz, resulting in elimination of
hawke on funds, interest on money en-
etc. Or should buyers perfer to
Sc their goods with shipments to the
be- Estates, such shipments will natur-
increased, as well as the duties
10 the United States Treasury in
on IL hence thereof 1t is evident that
,ss nlts to the United States Treasury,
oo.. sch increased exports and imports,
0aS' many times greater than the sum
sday b to subsidize q line OF steamers,
Iollal their rate of ffeights can be re.
% q schedule from % to 40 per cent
Oepa that Of the European lines run
Ost Mexico.
WI alue of goods exported from Mexi-
be u .O nf US Is37 oeu not he. far fr tM
the boo; but attention should be
Hers the fact that considerable por-
aid exports consisted Of Mexican
wen
mou Oinage of gold, silver and copper
h in DO for the year 1877 was S2l, 347,-
The average annual coinage for
noi 100 years does not fall below
the 900.
)r inn hate the population approximately
III Is: 5000, 600 are natives (Indians),
ollal re Spaniards, 5000 are French,
b add Germans, 500 are Americans and
| he fEuglish.
"o ads constructed to the present
xpre7 as follows aud in total amount
|eturnA 400 English miles; from Vera
,on Mexico, Apizaco to Puebla, Next
y" luca, Vera Cruz to Medelin.
lhsnt aph lines in Mexico connect the
| ut fol Y cities and ports of the country,
g n our lines at Brownsville, and
VI about 10, 600 miles.
he . b Products of Mexico Gold, sill
BysteI ntiierouis lead, Quicksilver, ono
ha'q zinc, precious stones-rubles,
b res emeralds, fine opals, marble, ala
omit Oal and mineral oils, Ignite, coal,
petroleum, nRptha, litharge-
u St hree of the principal mineral pro-
ent
~ incipal agricultural products Of
Ee wheat, barley, maguey, beans,
Waslk0rn, cocoa, table vegetables, su-
nder. bon, oils, India rubber, vegetable
PMS of lines han bsnan us % cedar and and ma
red, tobacco, black beans, indigo,
ks arr fibre jalup, medicinal herbs.
imal products are horses, mules,
lstlnC sheep, goats, horned cattle,
inds Dol, silk, honey, horse hair.
,oso incipal manufactures established
pare for shifting, casimeres, hats,
here hirts, wax matches, carriages,
are, wool, cheap glass and porce-
- bar iron, some furniture, in
bls has pehng, wraps called "rebosas"
not bps" for men and women's wear,
nav nd harness, paper.
berries of Mexico are confined to
BILE use, and pearl and orchilla
We he latter being a sea plant OBJ
Q not am the western coast Of Lower
olIar and valuable as dye. N
has few navigable rivers. The
schO Tamesi, Tuxpan and Coatzicoal-
purp made extremely useful by sim
ooob Rng the bars at their mouths
Then this work shall have been
deaTd and the railroad built from
the Potosi to a point on the Tamesi
wee PGn wca wSlS mas Oeen sb Ds
OAlCkBO u1hD uldCtuISS eau sul u
I the q direct to the interior of Mexico,
free ping the commission at Vera
lhe payment of heavy freights
OF BY the Mexico and Vera Cruz
doing Company. Mexico wants more
bova and is disposed to be liberal to
40 sking such Investments.
r. Uudvation OF coffee in Mexico is q
re init hich is at this moment only in
b, and can be indefinitely ex-
Aun The value of its expectation to
ThNd States, from 1872, has aver
have 300 per annum. For the year
ever, it reached the amount Of
y, VIM 40. The field is large one,
II calc tally suited to persons in the