The Washington times., 1901-07-04
THE MEXICAN BEVERAGE.
WhPt PuIquc Is and How 1t Is Man
ufucfured.

Among American tourists and travellers
IN Mexico. pulque, described in the die
tionary as a refreshing drink, with
slightly intoxicating qualities, much used
by the Mexicans and extracted from the
maguey or Agave Americana" is not hela
in very high esteem. 1t is regarded oy
them as a nUxious beverage, the locai
popularity of which is almost IneNPllca-
BILE
Millions Of gallons of pulque are 4Iulh drums
in year and though travelling AiIei
leans have adapted themselves anu -
tastes for beverages to bitter peti ia
land. heady beer in Germany. ca -
I-r,.nce and italy SChnappS IN ftollai!s.i
and even vodka in Russia, no CailuiS Ca
American has yet been found 10 oeleiiN;
much less extol, the palstaoie quaii'S q
Recent reports from Mexico indicate
that tie national drink OF the cactus ~ -
,,ul,fic is losing some of its popularity eNSh
igTaorp tho Mexicans and Is being super
seeded by lager beer -, r,,,.
T-her,. are Two large breweries IN the OltE
of Mexico and several others are Delhs
TuiIt In chihuahua there Is "A nllilloll-IILoi- Ill
lar bre very. In Sonora large bIe"tI9 I, I.a'
added TO its plant and in Jalapa anu OlL. -.
z.ada. in the State Of Vera cruz, anu "a "a
Puebla there are also large breWerles, lIlu ~
companies for others are now p'i'7 ''
ganized in Mexico. f,,,
one reason. perhaps, for the increasing
raODuIaritv of lager beer in Mexico y 20 ~
found i'm the fact that English capital Tor
investment in breweries Is very edsH9
procured and the share taken IN the COM
Ynercial affairs of Mexico BY EusllsiiiNt,ti
IS large Moreover. there IS now a cOiisio-
cradle German population IN some OF lle
large Mexican cities made up OF met-
chants and traders, and where the Ger
man population Is large the delh4uu lOi
beer is always steady. and where the Ger
man population of a city IS rot only lafs
but also wealthy, the demand Tor the pesI
quality of beer is permanent -
-f.s.sYl a.
beer Quite extensively. as the establish
ment Of new breweries indicates, out II Is
probab Bile that there Will be an enlaIEeu
market for American beer in Mexico ne
trade relations between Mexico ana the
United States are good.
While the commerce between t-heiallu
and Mexico, both in imports and exports
has shown no substantial increase IN re
cent wears the trade with the Jnlleu
States has been steadily increasing amer
Jean beer is shipped to Mexico without
detrimsnt to its quality, IN a brleI tlhle
and at comparatively small expense. II
can moreC yer be sent to the points OF diS'
tributiou direct by railway, not as IN the
case with English or German beer. paruN
by shin and partly 10y rail entaithE extra
exDeusc in handling The capacity OF
American brewcrieS Is constantly grow
ing and the competition among the brew
cries is such that a new nelShboIiHE mar
ket is very desirable
The same causes which have added so
largely 10 the popularity OF lager Deer IN
the United States may reasonably be eN-
peCted 10 operate in like manner ll MeNl-
co The traa SJTA reports Tor the year
ending last July show the exports OF
American malt liquors 10 have been 47'-
O0l gallons in kegs. and 10000 dozen bot
ties of the value of $50 plQ.-FTOm HeEeT-
ages.