Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
TRADE WITH MEXICO
British Statistics Show How It Is
 Shared by Nations of World.
United States Makes Rapid Strides in MonopoIizinG n Bulk of Trade Great 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, a 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 1S72-3 it's value represent ed 26 per cent. of the total, while in the year ended December 31, 1900, this proportion has risen to 51 per cent.
 The value of the imports from the
  the calendar year 1900 was e2,217,11 as against e2,O72, ,103 in 1899, which, though greater in value, shows pro portion of only F per cent, as against 1872 per cent. in 1899. The value of the imports from her col onies shows that India sent over e76,OoO, and Australia e6,72O, while Canada shows but value of e1,640. Although these figures, if compared with the statistics published by the government of the Dominion, would show a 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 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 &C., 767, ,042, as against z e5,502,041 in 1899, showing an increase of g per cent. over those of last year, and an ad-. vance from 4ss4 to 51h per cent. of the total value of the imports.
 The value of the imports from France in 1900 was e1,3s3,s ,s69, as against e1,294,922 in 1899, which shows still further decrease in the proportion they bear to the total value of the imports. In 1899 their value represented 11k per cent, while in the present year the propor- tion is only 10A per cent.
 An increase Z 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- spectively E 1929, ,7s4 in 1899 and g l. 476, $50 in 1900, but notwithstanding this advance in value, it's proportion to the total is but 111a per cent. as compared with 10s4 per cent: in 1899. Spain's proportion of the trade of Mexico fiuctuates between 4 and 5A per cent. in each year. In 1899 the value of Spanish merchandise import ed into this country was e609,209, 51a per cent. of the total value of the imports; while in the year 1900 the value was $ 596, ,1e6, and 8 proportion of but Az per cent.
 Other countries, principally Euro pean nations Gin 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 Z 653, ,632, as against 2 553, ,256 in 1899. This increase, how ever, does not increase it's proportion of per cent. to the total value of the imports.