The New York herald., 1879-02-13
MEXICAN TRADE.
importance Attached to the Exhibit of
American Sample Goods.
III 0 w TO ID O I t.
Our Exports by One Line Of Steamers to
Gulf Ports Of Mexico.
I'M 7 UNCLE" IN ANAH UAC
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my UNCLE" IN ANAHUAC
cIrr OF MEXICO. Jan. 2s. 1879.

CITY or MEXICO, Jan. 2s, 1879.
Tho exhibition Of samples brought by members of
the American Industrial Deputstion. and which
inaugursted with much ceremony some short
tme ago by President Diaz. continues to attract
great deal of public attention and is daily visited By
the principal citizens Of the capital wel as by
those Of distant towns These samples have been
admitted free Of duty. by special permit of the
Mexican customs authorities and both varied and
interesting. The display made by H. A. Rogers. of
New York. in railroad and mining supplies and hard
meets with much favor. President Diaz spent
much time on the opening day examining the differ
articles OF this exhibit and expressed his pleasure
at seeing them introduced to tho Mexican people.
The silver plato ware, from the Aurora (I) Silver
Plate Manufacturing Company. also opened the Dyes
of recent purchasers Of such from European
manufacturers.
Among the principal exhibitors represented in the
American party the McKeesport Iron Works. of
Pittsburg. Pa; Clement sayer. Chicago, clothing;
J. +. Coyne, Chicago Western Manufacturer" gen.
eral agency; William Kelly. Chicago. chromos;
Edward Peters, st. Louis, saddlery; George Krum-
SICK st. Louis Anhcuser's becr; George s. Bowen &
Co.. Chicago, silvcrpated ware, dry goods and no.
tions; Deerc& Co., Moline. ILL., ploughs and cultiva-
tors; S. T. Merrill. Boloit, Wis, windmills; c. Ii.
Porter, winona. Mimi, -four; Holden Davis. Cincin-
natl. hams NJ. l.. Ott Wheeling. W. Va. nails; Hoff.
St. Louis. glassware. furniture and Iemp's beer;
Professor C. G. Wheeler. Chicago. maps. charts of
zoology and natural history.
All the exhibits arc tastefully arranged and make
quite ON imposing show.
HOW TRADE MAY BE ESTABLISHED.
Regarding the questions to whether Mexico
does or can do any trade with the United States
worth developing or creating. can only rotor you
to the remarks in my last communication relative to
the want Of commercial facilities in this country
which, as you know, must operate adversely TO any
promotion OF trade, no matter how willing the two
peoples may be to engage in it. Yet have been able
to collect the following statistics Of existing trade
which. have doubt. will be very interesting to
your readers, throwing. they do some little light
on the imports from the United States and the
amount of duties paid thereon to the Mexican
government. 1t is impossible for to classify
the goods imported, that bc better
done by reference to the tables in the
American commercial reports. These statistics
which send you are, however. quite authentic and
reliable SO far as they go. They demonstrate tho
present amount Of business done by single lihc of
steamers running to and from few Mexican ports
ON the Atlantic coast and show how that business
has increased since its establishment. Apart from
the Gulf steamship trade there must also be taken
into account that being done In sailing vessels from
American ports. Again. We must add that done on
the Pacific coast by the vessels Of. the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and by sailing vessels from
American ports. Finally the trade of our Southern
frontier must be considered the aggregate being tho
measure Of all tho imports Of American goods into
Mexico. BY the establishment OF American whole
sale and retail houses in oil the principal ports
and interior cities and towns of Mexico it is possible
tina. tho present trade can be largely increased
Pm fivnak l,,ra;v will
have to contend with system Of smuggling that is
one of tho most vexatous forms in which CONNER
cini difficulties present themselves in this country
or indeed in any country where high tariffs
countered However feel confident that the trade
between Mexico and the Unitci States can by good
management be increased to $20O00.000 in two or
three years by the establishment OF such houses
suggest in Mexico. These however, must be pro-
tected by tho against illegal levics of any
kind Guarantees must be given that American
merchants shall not be subject to forced loans any
other unconstitutional or unjust contributions.
The classes Of merchandise which will meet tho
readcst sale in Mexico cotton goods. hardware.
glassware. drugs. clothing. manufacturing and
mining machinery and agricultural implements. I
now refer to goods to be imported from tho United
States into Mexico. To pay tor these and avoid the
exhorbitant exchange on the United States Mexican
agricultural and mineral products can be exported to
our country.
Take, for example. the coffee of Cordova and ORR
zaba which il the chief product OF these regions.
Placing the value Of the present production at
slaoooo she crop can o be odn 1ncresscd s,, to 70
necessary. The peculiarly adaptable soil and
climate, altitude and condition Of atmos-
pbere necessary to the production Of this valu-
able crop possessed by area of narrow lin
its in the State OF Vera Cruz while in the States OF
| Jasco and Michoacan the lands yielding coffee
| crops from perennial trees may be measured by
scores of leagues.
IMPoRTs DY THE ALEXANDRA LINE.
By the following tables IL will be that during
the last years 425 765 packages OF goods Of all
kinds been imported from the United States by
tho Alexandra line of steamers touching ut various
Mexican Gulf ports. Upon these the duties paid
into the Treasury of Mexico have amounted TO
Q44. .3s3 Is