Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-20
OUR TRADE WITH
MEXICO INJURED
Exports Especially Show
Results of Disturbed
Business Condition

Trade of the United States with
Mexico Is showing the effect OF the
disturbed business conditions In that
country This Is especially true with
reference 10 exports which show a
much greater decline than imports
Exports 70 Mexico during the last
wear show fall OF about 20 per
cent when compared with the imme-
diately preceding 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. Department Of Commerce
and Labor Is S52.27i9S7. against
s64.G71.6t9 in the corresponding
months 81 the Immediately preceding
year. a decline OF about - million
dollars. or an average falling OFF OF
a little more than a million dollars
a month during this period, Imports
from Mexico during the same period
amounted TO $59,22I5l6, against
Si9.qSt $40 during the correspond
ing period Of the preceding year,
being less than million dollars de-
crease
This falling off OF ~ million dol
lars in the exports TO Mexico in the
10 months ending with January 1912
becomes even more apparent when
contrasted with our trade with other
parts OF the world. Exports to South
America, for example, show an in
crease OF % per cent In the I
months ending with January, 1912.
when compared with the correspond
ing months OF the preceding year.
those to Cuba and the other Yves,
Indies, a slight increase; while 10
Mexico. the exports during the I
months ending with January. 1912,
decreased nearly - per cent. and
during the year, as indicated above,
about 20 per cent. In every month
since April. 1911. the value OF mer
chandise exported TO Mexico has been
less than that OF the corresponding
month Of the preceding year, April.
1871. having been in fact the only
one Of the past , months which did
not show decline In exports TO
Mexico when compared with the cor
responding month of the preocdine
wear
Manufactures form by far the
largest part of our exports 10 Mexico
under ordinary conditions. OF the
co million dollars worth of domestic
merchandise exported to Mexico dur
ing the fiscal year 1871, manufac-
lures of iron and steel alone amount.
cd to over 90 million dollars: cars,
about million. boots and shoes,
and other manufactures Of leather,
about . million. cotton seed soil,
nearly million lumber. nearly ?
scientific instruments, more
than I million, chemicals chiefly
over million; eyplo-
siycs. nearly million, automobiles,
over - million, agricultural imple-
mcnts. over - million glass and
glassware. nearly y million manu-
features of irdia rubber, nearly Z
OF a million furniture about 4 Of
q million and large number OF
other manufactures In less sums.
while In other articles the reports OF
tho Bureau OF Statistics show corn
to the value Of nearly . million dol
lars and meats. about million, in
each case a material increase over
the preceding wear
The falling off In exports 20 Mex
leo. as above outlined, ig evidently
mere part Of the General reduction in
her imports, a reduction in which the
United States participants TO a some
what less degree than do other coln-
tries An examination Of the latest
official publications IT the Mexican
Government received az the Bureau
of Statistics, shows a falling off OF
about Zoo per cent in her imports
from the United States. and approx
mately II per cent IN hcr imports
from all other countries during the
six months ending with December,
l9ll Her exports to tho United
states In the same period showed q
decline Of about 3 per cent. while
those TO other countries showed an
increase OF about per cent The
share OF Mexico's imports which were
drawn from the United States in the
six months ending with December.
1911 was in round terms 50 per cent.
and the share Of her exports 10 the
United States about - per cent. In
the fiscal year laoP-lo the share Of
her imports drawn from tho United
States was. in round terms. 81 per
cent, and Of her exports sent 10 the
United States, &c per cent.