Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-26
TRADE WITH MEXICO. iNAvII
British Statistics Show How 1t Is
Shared by Nations Of World.
United States Makes Rapid strides
in MonopolizinE Bulk of Trnde
--Great Britnin Comes Next
nnd Then Germany.

The rapid growth of the trade of.
the United States with Mexico is.
illustrated by the following state.
ment by the British consul in Mexico,
a copy of which has just reached the.
treasury bureau of statistics: t
1t is very interesting to note the
fluctuations in the proportion that
each of the principal countries rep
resents in the total import trade of
Mexico. According to returns already
published, it is seen that in the year
1873 the United Kingdoms share in
this trade represented very much
larger proportion, but with the adj
vance of the railways this proportion
has decreased very materially. On
the other hand, the proportion of
merchandise imported from or
through The United States has ad-
vanccd very considern In the
fiscal year 1928 its value represent
cd 90 per cent. of the total, while
in the year ended December 81, 1900,
this proportion has risen to 81 per
cent.
The value of the imports from the
United Kingdom and her colonies in
the calendar year 1900 was G2,217, III,
as against e2,G72,103 in 1890, which,
though greater in value, shows pro-
portion of only II per cent, as
against 1SH per cent. in 1899. The
value of the imports from her col
onies shows that India sent over
e76,0O0, and Aus tralia G6,720, while
Canada shows but a value of C 1,640.
Although these figures, if compared
with the statistics published by the
government of the Dominion, would
show difference, it must be borne in
mind that, as all the imports from
Canada have to pass through the
United States (there being no direct
maritime service from Canada to
Mcxico), in the Mexican returns it is
more than probable that they are
entered as being of American produc-
ton.
The imports from the United States
of America represent value OF G6,-
767 7,042, as against e5,502,041 in 1899,
showing an increase of 90 per cent.
over those of last year, and an ad-
vance from 4sA to 51R per cent. of
the total value of the imports.
The value of the imports from
France in 1900 was G e1,3S3,s69, as
against G1,294,922 in 1899, which
shows still further decrease in the
proportion they bear to the total
value of the imports. In 1899 their
value represented 11h per cent.
while in the present year the proper
tion-is only 1919 per cent.
ARzincRsase~xf G253,467, or nearly
81 per CENT Is visible in the value
of the imports from Germany during
the present year. The value is re
spectively e1,222,7s4 in 1899 and 81,
476,63O in 1900, but Notwithstanding
! this advance in value, it's proportion
to the total is but 11h per cent, as
compared with 10A per cent. in 1890
Spain's proportion of the trade OF
Mexico fiuctuates between and 5K
per cent. in each year. In 1899 the
value of Spanish merchandise import
ed into this country was eooo,200
representing 81. per cent. of the tota
value of the imports; while in the
year 1900 the value was e5o6,196, anc
represents proportion of but Az
per cent.
Other countries, principally Euro
pean nations lin the following order
Belgium, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Switzerland and Holland), make VI
the greater portion of the value o
the imports under this head, which
show value of eG53,G32, as against
e 500, 1856 in 1899. This increase, how
| ever, does not increase its proportion
of per cent. to the total value o
the imports.