The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-26
TRADE WITH MEXICO
British Statistics Show How 1t Is
Shared by Nations of World.
United states Makes Rapid strides
I'm MonopoIizinR a Bulk of Trade
treat 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 III Mexico.
a copy Of which has just reached the
treasury bureau Of statistics:
1t j. 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 10 returns already
published. il 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 Oh
the other hand. the proportion OF
merchandise imported from OF
/ through the United States has ad-
/ vanced very con>iderab bly,. In the
fiscal wear 1928 its value represent
| ed % per cent. of the total "hllt
| in the. year ended December 81. 1900
this proportion has risen to 81 pei
| cent.
The value of the imports from the
United Kingdom and her colonies II
the calendar wear 1900 was E2,2l1,lll
as against E2,O72, 103 in 1899. when
though greater in value. shows a pro
portion of only II per cent
against 1872 per cent in 1899. In
value Of the imports from her COZ
on1es shows that india sent owe
76. 900. and Australia e6,72o' whll
Canada shows but a value OF Lon
Although these figures. If compares
with the statistics published by IN
Government of the Dominion, woul
show a difference, it must be borne I
mind that. as all the imports tror
Canada have to pass through IN
United States (there being no direc
maritime service from Canada I
Mexicol, in the Mexican returns II
more than probable that they al
entered as being of American Produ'
ton.
P The imports from the United State
! of America represent a value OF =
767 .O42, as against 5,502.o4l IN lo9
| showing an increase OF 70 per cen
s over those of last year, and an a.
= vance from 4S24 to 51h per cent.
Z the total value Of the imports
t The value of the imports FRO
= France in 1900 was l.3s3,o69,
AGAINST e1.294,o22 in 1899, whl'
shows a still further decrease IN u
proportion they bear to the tot
value of the imports In 1899 the
value represented 11h per cen
while in the present year the proPo
ton is only 1919 per cent.
\ An increase f e253.467, or near
81 per cent. is visible in the val
e ~ the imports from Germany duril
the present year. The value IS
L. sn.ctiyeIy e1,222,7S4 in 1899 and
y 476 GRO in 1900. but notwithStandl'
Il This advance in value. its proport
* to the total is but 11H per cent
III compared with 1924 per cent. III 10
ie Spain's proportion of the trade
Mexico fuctuateS between t ana =
~ per cent in each year. In le9'
value of Spanish merchandise lhlPo
IL ed INTO this country was Eoo9'z
u representing ~. per cent OF the 70
NJ value of the imports; while IN
Is wear 1900 the value was t39o'l9o'
a renresents a proportion of but
per cent.
:" Other countries, principally Eu
y pean nations lin the following oro'
PoIc;,,, Italy. Austria Hunga
Switzerland and Holland), make
the greater portion of the value
mt the imports under this head VIII
show value of c $3.50 as agar
f55 $50 in 1899 This increase, nc
= ever. does not increase its proport
=. of ; per cent. 10 the total Halue
he the imports.
he ,.onC.N FINE SH(