The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-19
MEXICAN TROUBLE
BLOW TO TRADE
BUSINESS BETWEEN THAT coUN-
TRY AND U. S. SHOWS GREAT
FALLING OFF IN THE
YEAR 1911.

Mexico is showing the effect of the
disturbed business conditions I'm that
country. This is especially true with
reference to exports which show
much greater decline than imports.
Exports to Mexico during the last
year show a fall Of about 2O95 when
compared with the Immediately pre-
ceding year, while imports show also a
slight decline but less than that OF
exports. The total value of exports TO
Mexico during the IL months ending
with January 1912 the latest figures
of the Bureau of Statistics Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, is $685.
171,9S7 against s64.67l,659 in the COR
responding months of the Immediately
preceding year decline Of about -
million dollars or an average falling OFF
of little more than a million dollars
month during this period. Imports
from Mexico during the same period
amounted to s5a,227 sic. against $59,-
ISL, $40 during the corresponding period
of the preceding year, being less than
million dollars decrease.
This falling off of II million dollars
in the exports to Mexico in the II
months ending with January 1912 be
comes even more apparent when con
trasted with our trade with other parts
Of the world Exports 10 South Amer
!ca. for example. show an increase of
ESQ in the months ending with jan
uary 1912, when compared with the
corresponding months OF the preceding
year; those to Cuba and the other
West Indies, n slight increase; while
| to Mexico. the exports during the Z
months ending with January. 1912, de-
creased nearly ESQ, and during the
| year. as indicated above, about 20b.
IN every month since April, 1911, the
value OF merchandise exported to Mex :.
leo has been less than that of the
| corresponding month of the preceding
year April. 1911, having been in fact
the only one OF the past II months
which did not show decline in eN-
ports TO Mexico when compared with
the corresponding month Of the pre-
ceding year.
Manufactures form by far the larP-
} est part of our exports TO Mexico under
ordinary conditions. OF tho 90 million
dollars worth Of domestic merchandise
exported to Mexico during the fiscal
year 1911, manufactures of iron and
steel alone amounted to over 20 mill
lion dollars; cars, about . million;
isboots and shoes. and other manufac-
lures of leather. about mllion; cot
ton seed oil. nearly million; lumber
| nearly million: scientific instruments,
more than l million: chemicals, chief
| " manufactured. over l million; ex-
Iplosives. nearly l million; automobiles.
over u million; agricultural imple-
ments. over y million; glass and glass
ware. nearly u million; manufactures
of india rubber. nearly x Of million;
| furniture. about 2. Of a million; ana
large number of other manufactur- S
in less sums. while In other articles the
reports of the Bureau OF Statistics
show corn to the value of nearly mil,
lion dollars and meats. about > million
in each case material increase over
the preceding year.
The falling off In exports to Mexico,
as above outlined, is evidently a mere
part of the general reduction in her
imports. reduction i'm which the Unit
ed States participates to a somewhat
less degree than do other countries
An examination of the latest official
publications OF the Mexican Govern
ment received at the Bureau of Stats
tics. shows n falling off of about 1917
| in her imports from the United States
and approximately 17qo in her imports
from all other countries, during the
six months ending with December, 1911
Her exports to the United States in
| the same period showed decline of
about go, while those 10 other coun-
tries showed an increase of about SO.
| The share of Mexico's imports which
were drawn from the United States
in the six months ending with De-
cember. 1911, was in round terms.
| 559s, and the share of her exports to
the United States, about 77fo. In the
fiscal year 1909-1O. the share of her
imports drawn from the United States
was. in round terms. $50. and of her
exports sent TO the United States, 76e6
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