The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-21
TRADE WITH MEXICO
British Statistics Show How It Is
Shared by Nations of World.
United states Makes Rapid strides
I'm Monopolisins u Bulk of Trade
-Grent Britain Comes Next
and 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,
q copy Of which has just reached the
treasury bureau Of statistics:
It 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 ad-
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-
vanced very considerably. In the
fiscal year 1878 it's value represent
ed 20 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 ip
the calendar year 1900 was E2,217, III,
a. against a2,072, ,1O3 in 1899, which,
though greater in value, shows a pro-
portion of only II per cent. as
against 1sK per cent. in 1899. The
value of the imports from her col
onies shows that India sent over
G 900, and Australia G8,720, while
Canada shows but value Of G 1,640.
Although these figures, II compared
with the statistics published by the
government of the Dominion, would
show a difference, IL 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
Mexico). 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 a value of e6,-
767, ,042, as against a5,5O2,041 in 1899,
showing an increase of 20 per cent.
over those Of last year, and an ad-
vance from 4sA to 51h per cent. of
the total value Of the imports.
The value Of the imports from
France in 1900 was s1,3s3,s69, as
against G1.294,sse 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 10H per cent.
An increase ( s253,467, or nearly
e1 per cent, Is visible in the value
of the imports from Germany during
the present year. The value is re-
spectively e1,ea2,7s+ in 1899 and e1.-
AY6,830 in 1900, but notwithstanding
this advance in value, its proportion
to the total 10 but i1H per cent, as
compared with ioN per cent. in 1909.
Spain's proportion Of the trade of
Mexico fuotuates between I and bh
per cent. in each year. In 1899 the
value of Spanish merchandise import
ed into this country was e609,20s,
representing 5h per cent. Of the total
value Of the imports; while in the
year 1900 the value was e596,196, and
represents q proportion of but 4h
per cent.
Other countries, principally Euro
pean nations lin the following order:
Belgium, Italy, Austria Hungary,
Switzerland and Holland), make up
the greater portion of the value of
the imports under this head, which
show a value of e 653,632, as against
e553,25 in 1899. This increase, how
ever, does not increase its proportion
of per cent. to the total value of
the imports.