The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-28
BIG BOOM In TRADE.
OUR COMMERCE WITH HExICo
GROWING FAST.
canada Alone Takes More Goods from
United States Than the Southern
Republic-Variety in the
List Of Exports.

Washington. Figures have been
compiled by the department Of com
merce and labor, through its bureau
Of statistics, regarding the commerce
between tho United States and Mex
leo.
These figures show the exports from
the United States to Mexico nave
| grown from $l3, 900 600 in 1890 to $i6'-
600 900 in 1904. speaking in good round
| terms. and that the imports into the
United States from Mexico have grown
| from SCI 600. 00D in 1890 10 $4i,000,O0o
in 1904. Thus the exports TO Mexico
in 1904 we're three and One-half times
as great as IN 1890 and the imports
from Mexico practically twice As great
as in that year.
An even more interesting fact is
found in a comparison Of the figures Of
Mexican trade with the United States
with The total trade of Mexico. These
shows that the imports into Mexico
in the lates. year for which informa-
tjnn is available the United States sup
piled 80 per cent. of the total imports
and that Of the exports from Mexico
76 per cent. was sent to the United
States.
The principal classes Of merchandise
forming American exports 10 Mexico
are iron and steel manufactures, coal,
manufactured cotton, lumber, I'M
manufactured wood. cars and carriages,
breadstuffs. wood manufactures, chemi-
Gals. drugs and dyes: copper and man
ufactures thereof. mineral oils, provi-
sions and leather and manufactures
thereof.
The principal articles imported into
the United States from Mexico are
fibprs, mostly sisal grass; copper pigs,
bars and ingots; lead in ore and base
bullion; hides and skins, coffee and
cattle.
Mexico takes from the United States
a larger share of her total imports than
any other country in the world, except
Canada. which takes 60 per cent. OF
utI POI u llOli tH' Ihi'pu h'd'Iot
and Mexico sends to the United States
also a larger share of her exports than
any other country In the world, except
Cuba. whose exports during the fiscal
year 1904 SOC per cent. went to the
United States, as against rs per cent.
Of the total exports of Mexico sent tC
this country,
While figures showing the percent
age of Mexican imports supplied by
the United States and the percentage
Of MeXicO's exports sent TO the United
States are not available for earlier
years, It is well known that the United
States have rapidly increased the share
which they supply Of the imports into
Mexico and the share which they take
Of the exports from Mexico,
This increase has been especially
marked since the construction Of rail
roads entering Mexico from the United
States. Prior to the construction Of
railroads between the United States
and Mexico the share Of MeXico's i'm
ports supplied by the United States
ranged from 20 to 30 per cent, against
the 80 per cent. of the present time, as
above noted; while the share of Mex
ico's exports sent to the United States
was about in the same proportion. The
effect Of direct rail communication be-
tween the United States and Mexico is
also Illustrated by the fact that the
Central American states, which can
only be reached by water, as was the
case with Mexico prior to the construc.
zion of railways connecting the two
countries. now take 40 per cent. Of
their imports from the United States
as against the 50 per cent. which Mex.
leo takes of her imports from us.