New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-28
MEXICO'S MARKET.
Commerce Betzcecn the United States
and the adjoining Republic.
fFPoM rHE TRIRUNE PUREAr. ]


Washington, Nov. 27.-The recent announcement
of proposed form of currency for Mexico
lends especial interest to figures Just COM
piled by the Department of Commerce and Labor
through its Bureau Of Statistics regarding the COM
merce between the United States and Mexico.
These figures show that the exports from the
United States to Mexico have grown from $4,000 600
In in 1904 speaking in round terms
and that the imports into the United States from
Mexico have grown from 1923 900 900 in 1890 TO $i4-
100000 in 1904. Thus our exports 10 Mexico in 1904
were three and one-half times great as in 1890
and imports from Mexico practically as great
as in that year.
An more interesting fact is found in COM
parison OF the figures of Mexican trade with the
United States with the total trade of Mexico
These show that of the imports into Mexico in the
latest year for which information is available the
United States supplied 80 per cent OF the i'm
ports, and that of the exports from Mexico IS per
to the United States. Mexico takes
from the United States a larger share OF her total
imports than any other country in the world except
Canada, which takes GO per cent Of her imports
from the United States. and Mexico sends to the
United States also larger share Of her exports
than any other country of the world except Cuba,
of whose exports during the fiscal year 1904 sos
per cent went to the United States, against the
76 per of the total exports of Mexico sent
this country While figures showing the percent
age of Mexican imports supplied by the United
States and the percentage of MexicOs exports sent
to the United States not available for earlier
years, it we'll known that the United States has
rapidly increased the share which she supplies OF
the imports into Mexico and the share which she
takes of the exports from Mexico. This increase
has been especially marked since the construction
OF railroads entering Mexico from the United
States. Prior to the construction Of railroads be-
tween the United States and Mexico the share of
Mexico's imports supplied by the United States
ranged from % to 80 per cent, against the % per
cent at present time, above noted. while
the share Of MeXico's exports sent to the United
States was about in the proportion. The
effect of direct rail communication between the
United States and Mexico is also illustrated by the
fact that the Central American States, which can
be reached only by water, as was the case with
Mexico prior the construction OF railways con-
Meeting the countries, now take 45 per cent Of
their imports from the United States, against
the 50 per cent which Mexico taxes o. heF imports
Earlier figures of the commerce between the
United States and Mexico are. OF course available,
bur are somewhat misleading during the earlier
Ueriod of The operations of the railway, since no
faWr existed prior to 1892 by which statements OF
merchandise passing out OF the United states by
rail destined for Mexico were required.
The principal classes Of merchandise forming our
exports TO Mexico iron and steel manufactures
coal manufactured cotton. lumber unnlaIu- !
factlred wood. cars and carriages, bredduStuhs. |
wood manufactures, chemicals drugs ana, ayes, /
copuer and manufactures thereof, mineral OILS, /
PROVISIONS and leather and ma. ufactures thereof
States from Mexico are fibres, mostly ssal grass;
copper pigs bars and iHSots, lead IA ore ana base
bullion hides and skins. coffee and cattle.
The table which follows shows the principal ar |
tIcIes exported from the United states 10 Mexico |
during the fiscal years 1894 and l"i;