New-York tribune., 1905-04-17
ALEXICO,S PROSPERITY.
Close Relations sCith United States
the Chief Factor.
rFRoaF TRE TRTBUsIE BUREAU. ]

-s1,S7snr4on. Anril ls-"commerciai Mexico IN
to5" g the title OF monograph Just issued Dy
the Department OF Commerce and Labor through
SIS Bureau OF Statistics. Its object. as indicated
nv the title Is 10 present commercial conditions
sn Mexico al the present time, the producing ana
consuming power Of that country. the sections
OF the world from which il now draws us I'M
ports and to which il sends its exports, the
classes OF articles in which its demands are IN
reasing or decreasing. ard the classes OF prooucts
which IL is supplying 10 various parts OF the
world and especially 10 the United States
Commerce between Mexico and the United States
has grown in recent years with great Tapioity'
and large sums Of American capital have beeh
invested in various business enterprises IN Mexico
including agriculture mining, transportation ah0
manufactures while the other hand Mexico
Is contributing each year more largely 70 the
commercial requirements OF the United Spapes'
esDecialy in those articles and classes OF articles
not produced in this country. or at least not
produced IN sufIicent quantities 10 supply the
demands OF manufacturers or others IN Whohs
Industries OF business enterprises they are re-
quired Imports Of merchandise into the United
States from Mexico have grown from SSaASo4 N
IS79 70 SG6S3275 IN 1904 the value OF merehahoiss
imported from Mexico IN ls4 being, therefore, ten
tines as great IS IN 1S7A or thirty years carrier.
on the other hand, exports from Inc UhiIeu
States to Mexico have grown from S5,ssSSSS m
1874 70 sssA72o in 1904. the exports TO Mexico N
1903 being thus about. eight times as great as IN
1874
States and Mexico are taken from the Official re-
rDorts Of the United States Government, and show
fao imports into the United States from Mexico
and the exports from the United States 10 bhat
country An examination OF the starsucs OF
Mexico however, shows that IN 1903, the latesS
available year 6s per cent of the exports OF Iner-
chandiss from that country were sent 10 the
United States. and IS per cent OF the imports OF
merchandise were from the United Sta1es' con-
paT5ng these conditions with earlier years Il may
80 rN,er a
% the United States from Mexico formed but SS
PEP cent OF the total OF Mexican exports. and the
imports from the United States formed . per
can't OF the total Of Mexican imports.
The rapid growth Of the production, industries
ana cornmerce OF Mexico In recent years ana the
prospect Tor continuation OF that growth are sug-
Fsated by the fact that In the short period OF
Ts5g years az "a s 5ssn1es ss IMPORTS Se from s6o-
o@ 70 s5o0oo9e and its exports from & S;'VyS' ~ So
~ ~ SIS5esgs 1ssf1snt If E4Serican = caal in Me-
SEQ estimated by Unted states consul I5eLletsi
within the last twenty-five years. and about one
the investment has douotless lncTeaseo
Such Investments, by adding TO the prooucIlte
P9TsT e. thS oTS Hs I9TsS Fyaehty thefore Mexico
Is now, ana is destined TO be- 70 an increasing de-
are eTninenty worthy OF accurate study py AneFl-
The features Of the work which are Of special
Importance 20 those who are engaged n COM
veloping commerce with that country are the
tables which show the imports into Mexico LOT q
term OF years and the countries from which these
imports drawn; also tables showing the eS-
ports from the United States TO Mexico for a term
Of years and the principal articles making up this
export trade 10 Mexico.
Taking up first the table OF imports into Mexico
ErOn the various countries OF the world IL may
Be stated that the total value Of the imports Of
Mexico were IN 1893 S75,9050o1 against 900 in
ls88 making q gain Of SS25GO,O00 IN the imports
during the period from 1888 10 1903. OF this S32-
10000 OF increase nearly One-half occurred in the
imports from the United States. The total i'm
ports Of Mexico from the United States in 1898
we're S26 S6 000 and in 1903 So 796000. gain OF &l4
10000 The next largest Increase IN Imports IS
found IN those from Germany, which were in 1893
CO. against the increase Of Sz50900 by the United
States The next IN the order of gain during the
period the United Kingdom from which
Mexico imported merchandise and specie to the
value Of S56Si,O0 in 1885, and II 1903 to slO331 00
increase Of $4.750O00. From France the imports
OF 1888 were S47S09 and in 1903 S65S7 000 gain OF
1883 were SSS800, and in 1868 s259oOO0 Increase
OF g little more than S2.Gbo.00o. From Spain the
Imports OF 1893 We're S2l2O09, and IL 1858 S30SO00
Thus Il may be stated in a word that the growth
1888 20 1893 was. in the case Of Spain, less than
Sl,00Q,000 France little less than 100000, Bel
GUM little more than S2O00.001 United Kingdom
q little less than 100000, Germany slightly less
than Sl.o30O0. and the United States slightly be-
low Sl5.00000, and that the increase IN imports
from the United States alone more than that
Of the increase from Germany, United Kingdom
and France combined.
As 70 the principal articles making up the grand
total OF S45 00O00 worth OF exports United
States to Mexico, II may be stated that manufact-
second in RANK; cotton, and manufactures OF cot
ton, third: while lumber, carriages and cars man
uiactures OF leather, manufactures OF wood chem
3cals. drugs and dyes, gunpoWder and mineral oil
are also important items in the table OF exports
70 Mexico and in practically every case show a
gratifying growth