Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-21
DESPITE STRIFE
 MEXICO EXPANDS
Civil War Has Not Affected Foreign Commerce of
 Southern Republic.

It is interesting to note, as proof of the vitality of the republic of Mexico, that in spite of the disturb ance in normal conditions the fore ign commerce of the country has been to no appreciable extent affect ed, and that in fact from the figures of Mexicos fiscal year ending June 30, 1913 (for the year 1912-1913D it's foreign commerce was the largest in it's history.
 Details, as furnished by Director General Barrett of the Pan-American at this statement. For example, the entire foreign trade of Mexico, both exports and imports, amounted in 1912-1913 to SPAS, ,0SS,977 (Note that all figures are given in the U s. gold dollars, while in the corresponding period of the previous year, it amoun- ed to $240,325,71 If the exports are considered separately, it will be found that there is an encouraging increase in that movement, the total quantity exported being $150,202,S0S, against $14S,994, ,564, and that even compared with 1910-1911 gain was shown. In imports for 19121913 Mexico used $97 1886, ,169, and this too was above the amount in the previous year, al- though the banner year. 1910-1911 was higher by very small amount.
 The interest in such figures can be continued by studying the character of the goods imported to supply the needs of the people of Mexico. For example, in leather goods, which in cludes shoes and such manurac,urec articles, the country required al. most S3,500,000 worth of goods; ir textile fabrics, of cotton, wool and silk. the big total of close to $13,O00 | 900 was reached; of machinery an( l tools there was an importation o1 over $12 ,000,000. In the matter of the source of these importation, it car I be stated that, asusual, the United States furnished relatively the larg est amount, it's goods sent to MeXi CO., over $4S,000000 being more thar equal to the sum sent by Great Brit ain, Germany, France and Spain. il fact, than all Europe put together l Argentina, in South America, has in 1 creased it's trade with Mexico decid | edly during the past year, sending t, that country it's food products just a it has begun to send them to tn
 United States.
 In the matter of exports, it is re markable that, according to the table l from which the PHn-American Uniol ] gives this information, industry il general kept on with but small inffu | ence against it during the period il question. The amount of gold export ed fell from $24 100000 to $19,O00,00O 1 On the other hand copper exports in creased to over $1S,000,00, where i had been less than ,$17,000,000 tn
 year before. Coffee and rubber drop per, blt. chicle (chewing gum ingre 1 dient). hides, and heIequen' { fibr materiaD increased. Tobacco ant vanilla increased in export quantity but sugar and straw hats fell off While these variations can be mark ed, the total exports advanced satic factorily. The countries taking thes
 products of Mexico occupy the sam relative positions. The United State easily first, for it received s116,017, 900, nearly three-quarters of the tota exportatioa, but Great Britain Germany and France follow witt 1 quantities sufficient to preserve comfortable balance of trade