The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-10-18
TRADE WITH MEXICO
British Statistics Show How 1t l.
Shared by Nations of World.
United statzs Makes Rapid Strides
In noaopeIiziHE n Bulk Of Trade
--Great Britain Comes Next
and Then Germany.


The rapid growth of the trade OF
the United States with Mexico il
illustrated by the following state
ment BY the British consul in Mexico
copy of which has just reached ths
treasury bureau of statistics:
1t is very interesting to note the
fluctuations in the proportion thai
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 il
this trade represented very muck
larger proportion. but with the ad
vance of the railways this proportion
has decreased very materially. Or
the other hand, the proportion OF
merchandise imported from OF
through the United States has al
vaneed very cons iderabIy. In the
fiscal year 1sT2-3 It's value represent.
Ell 70 per cent. 81 ssss ttosai, --- ..;ll<s
in the year endeG December 81. 1900
this proportion has risen to 81 pei
cent
The value of the imports from thu
United Kingdom and her colonies il
the calendar year 800 was f2,217.111
as against e2.O72,lO3 in 1899, which,
though greater in value. shows a pro
portion of only II per cent, az
against 1s1s per cent. in 1899. The
value OF the imports from her col
onies shows that india sent over
& 5000. and Australia f6,720, whis
Canada shows but a value of $40
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
Mexicol, in the Mexican returns it il
more than probable that they are
entered as being of American produc
ton.
The imports from the United States
of America represent value Of &c.
767, O42. as against e5,5O2.O41 in 1899.
showing an increase of % per cent
over those of last year, and an adj
vance from 4sA to 51K per cent. OF
the total value of the imports.
The value of the imports from
France in 1900 was Glass, $50, az
against f1.294.e22 in 1899. which
shows a still further decrease in the
proportion they bear to the total
value of the imports. In 1899 their
value represented liz per cent.
while in the present year the proper.
ton is only 1917 per cent
An increase e253,467 or nearly
| 21 per cent, is visible in the value
of the imports from Germany during
| the present year. The value is re
spective!y 1,222,7s4 in 1899 and f1..
476,s30 in 1900, but Notwithstanding
| this advance in value, its proportion
to the total is but 11Hs per cent. as
compared with 1Oa4 per cent. in 1899
Spain's proportion of the trade OF
| Mexico fiuctuates between 4 and 81
per cent. in each year. In 1899 the
value of Spanish merchandise import
ed INTO this country was 6 COS, 209
representing 5h per cent. of the teta
value of the imports: while in tns
year 1900 the value was 6 596.I96s and
represents a proportion of but ~
per cent.
Other countries. principally Euro
pean NATIONS lin the following order:
Belgium, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Switzerland and Holland). make al
the greater portion of the value o
the imports under this head. which
show value of 4653.632, as agains'
553,256 in 1899. This increase, how
ever, does not increase its proportion
of ) per cent. TO the total w-fue o
| the imports.