The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-17
OUR MEXICAN TRADE.
New ORLEANS March

New ORLEANS. March 16, 1875
:. Editor Democrat-,.As. judging by recent pub
lished accounts in Northern papers, both mer-
chants and manufacturers there are awaking to
the Importance of cultivating q larger trade
Of this city might stir themselves and try what
they also can DO in that direction. New York
has already large and increasing trade with
that country. chiefly through the port of Vera
Cruz, and much that is shipped from New York
can be furnished as cheap and probably In
some instances even cheaper. from this port.
York, it does. seem as though New Orleans
should have the bulk of our trade with that
country, which is annually assuming larger
from what it is at present have not the shadow
Of q doubt, II the merchants of this city would
investigate and cultivate It,
with that county both as shipper on my own
account and as purchasing agent for others. !
will give few of the leading articles in some Of
In dry goods prints. bleached cottons OF light
texture. hickory stripes. denims., eottonades
and all similar goods. tweeds. and all descrip-
for clothing. mems and children's cotton socks
and ladles col1o on, hose OF cheap quality, mus
tories of that country chiefly make heavy ar
ticle which is chiefly in demand, spool cotton
cotton handkerchiefs. etc.
In hardware. axes nails. tacks, door fasten-
fngs coffee, mills, locks of all descriptions
counter scales; shovels straw cutters. with
many QUIET hTLlcleS VI HARDWARE, aRflCHHufa
II FPurnitur r ali descriptions but more
especially chairs, both wood and cane seat.
Drugs and medicines of all kinds. as used in
this country and in Europe. Large quantities
of the suphate of copper is used in the mining
districts in the treatment or reduction of silver
ores.
Miscellaneous-Coal oil. of which there is q
large consumption, coal oil lamps and wicking
alcohol. wrapping paper. wooden tubs and
buckets, brooms, and many other articles oil
wooden ware. stationery, fancy goods, notions
toys. etc.
For mining powder and fuse there is large
Apples (good keepers). dried fruits of all
kinds. potatoes, onions. and other vegetables
at certain. seasons; tea, cheap wines of this
many other articles il nearly all descriptions
of goods.
AS corroborative of the foregoing give some
extracts from Senior Iamacora's speech deliv-
cred recently before the New York Chamber OF
Commerce. and In which he aludes also to the
many articles to be imported from his country
Said gentleman Is the confidential agent of the
Mexican government He said:
THE shop windows of New York were filled
MS he had been amazed to discover. with articles
Of manufacture which his own country should
have, but had not; while side by side were pro-
ducts which were naturally those of his own
land, but which had been imported here from
other countries. 1t would take q long
time to enumerate the articles which Mexico
where. and those which we could furnish that
country better and lower In price than she was
now procuring. On his return home last year
he had taken with him no less than three boxes
of catalogues of articles which he regarded as
desirable for Mexican importation" etc. H.