Arizona republican., 1907-08-12
OUR TRADE
RELATIONS
With Mexico. South and
Central America
A Business Which Has
Increased 100 per cent
In a Decade.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Trade of the
United States with the Latin-Ameri-
can countries aggregated more thon
s60O.000.00O in the fiscal year just end
ed. against s234-Q0O.O00 a decade ago
In this term, Latin American coun-
tries" are included. by the bureau of
statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor. Mexico. all OF Gen.
trail America except British Honduras
all of South America except British
and Dutch Guiana, and all of the West
Indian islands except those under Brit.
ish. Dutch, and Danish control.
The imports from Latin America in
the fiscal year 1907 amounted to $780,
100000. against s155.0Oe. 900 in 1897.
having thus a little more than doubled
during the decade: while the exports
to the Latin-American countries were
in 1907 s255.000.OOO. against $50, ,OOO. 900
in 1897. having a little more than tre-
bled during the decade. From Mexico
the imports in 1907 were s57 900. 900 in
value. against $4,000 900 in 1897, and
the exports 10 that country in 1907
were s66.O00.0OO, against $4,000, 900 a
decade ago
From Central America the imports
in 1907 were valued at SIS 1000 OOO
against less than 100000 a decade
earlier, and the exports thereto s27,-
100000. against ss.OOO.OO0 a decade 40.
these figures of trade with Central
American countries for 1907 including.
however. the commerce with Panama.
which in 1897 was a part of Colombia
and therefore included with the figures
of trade with South America. From
South America the imports in 1907
were s15S000.000 in value. against
Sl0S;0000O in 1897, and the exports
thereto $50 200, 600. against 1900. 900
a decade ago. the figures being exclu-
sive of the trade with British and
Dutch Guiana. not properly included
under the term Latin America" From
the Latin West Indies. under which
term are included Cuba. Porto Rico.
Haiti. Santo Domingo. and the French
West Indian possessions. the imports
in 1907 were sl24.O0O. 900. against s24.-
100000 in 1897. and the exports there
to in 1907, ss2.009.O00. against s17. 900. =
in 1897.
The Latin-American countries from
which the largest imports are drawn
are: Brazil. s9s.O0O.O0 in 1907, against
SlS.OOO.O00 decade ago: Cuba, s97,-
100000. against $4,000. 900 a decade
ago; Mexico. s57. 900. 900, against $4,000.
600 a decade ago; Porto Rico s22 00O.- =
900. against s2.00O.OOO a decade ago;
Chile. s1S.000.0G against $4,000, 900 a
decade ago; Argentina, SI7. zoe 900
against s11.000.000 a decade ago; and
Central America. s15.OO0.O0O. against
sS.000,0e0 a decade ago. The Latin
American countries to which the larg-
est exports are sent are: Mexico. $685.
100000 in 1907. against s23.0OO.00 a
decade ago; Cuba. $4,000. 900. against
Ss.000.0O0 a decade ago: Argentina
s32,000,000, against s6.00O.000 a decade
ago; Central America. $4,000. 900
against ss.OO0,000 decade ago; Porto
Rico. s2e.0O0.O0O. against 100000 a
decade ago; Brazil. $4,000, 900. against
$4,000. 900 a decade ago; and Chile
$10.000.0 900. aainst s2.500.0O0 a decade
40. Exports to Mexico in 1907 were
practically three times as great a sa
decade ago; to Cuba, six times as
reat: to Argentina, five times as great:
to Porto Rico, thirteen times as great:
and to Central America three and one
half times as great as a decade ago:
while to Chile the exports are four
times as great and those to Brazil in
creased little more than one-half.
Comparing the trade with the Latin
American countries in 1907 with that