New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
MEXICAN TRADE
AT HIGH POINT
Despite HandiCaps Her
1916 Exports to U. S.
Set New Record.

Mexico. with all her internal strife
u ,olitical unsettlement, manages q
-. than hold her own in her trade re
,..ions with the United States. Sur
Using IS i may seem she furnished Us
{, the fiscal period ended with June
-.,h g greater value Of merchandise
~, ever before, and at the same time
-, total trade with Mexico was the
ICES, on record. The National City
AJAX, foreign trade department lays
,,scisl emphasis on this;
o,,- .o.al imports from Mexico in 1916
e. s-S54s. against l.sl2 $50 IN
rs-- and S92 $50 $50 IN 1914. the former
ser record year. The exports 70 mexico
- IN 1915 S4s,3lS,3t-, when vas
"a 900. 900 greater than IN Aslo ana
&c. 1000 600 greater thah ln ~ D ,l..sl
.s-,sHv IS than the average Tor several
- ,-io- u 1914 Combining imports
- .S,c-.s however. the total Of 1919
= - is-cest IN the history OF the trade
s-.ueen The United States and MeNieo,
ling SI45. 9S5. 900, against 500 ..-oo
: 1sis. the former high record year.
The above hgures OF trace VIZ 'is =.
A moi lNcI-Oc Na4r
.s;,b ne have imported Largely from
,ss, country in recent years. Inc slIVe4
-. f-o-, Mexico N 1915 were Ap-
l4.y.-s.eiv SIC 600 900 "a 1915, Slo,b0Z,-
Sao. - 56l3 s25.570. 900. and in 1872,
sssil7. 900. The sold imports from
Mexico we're, n 1871 ~, Aoo1.t. ,af9
s. 900 900 IN 1914 Sl!Voss,CVoSo'o ~ Hoo 40
$50 ,0o0, 900, and IN 1911 'o'''9O'0'0'
Al. IN. case with most Of the South
A-asr;csD countries, il IS on the import
- .bst MEXICAN trade with the United
states has made the greatest strloes'
r.. vsly. Of imports from that eoun-
49, Nc ~. United States increased from
SOS sss. 900 in 1890 20 81 ,-o.s-' n
,eIs while our exports % Mexico IN
--essed from S54 sl5,009 IN lsUv
ssl IS. 900 in The high record year 1871,
but Eel 70 s4s.3os,090 IN 1915. mus ne
werico since 1900 IS but 10 per cent
vAijs he Increase in imports from mat
.,--r.-v since 1900 has peen 2i2 per cent
ms gain in the imports from Mexico has
teen one Of steady growth, having been
IN 1900. SIS 500,eu 1870. Ss2'sy.iv.y,
1918. s17.5go,oog; 1918 Ss-.0Vg.u WY, AhS
IA fe1s. 1880. 900. On the other hand,
n. exports % Mexico have Huctuated
v-satlv Jumping from S35, 600, 0ny IN
.is80 70 SIS 900 900 in 1907. then falling
- 90 065 BOO in 1909. SCI 600 900 IN
i9'f Ssl 000. 900 in 1915. and again ad-
v.ncing 70 s4s, 900. coo in 1918.
7, ordinary times We supply Mexico
with half OF what she has to buy out
side:
Practically 50 per cent OF the imports
a. Mexico are IN normal years, drawn
f-ou the United STATES. IS per cen, from
Great Britain - per cent from Ger
-.any. and the remainder chiefly from
F-snce. spain and Belgium OF the ex-
po-.s about - per cent are sent % the
I'nited STATES and the remainder chiefly
70 Great Britain. Germany and France
IT, imports in normal years are. n
roaad terms iron and steel manufacture.
Y.N1. 900 machinery. SO 600. 09o; cot
IN Eoods. s. J0l. 900 meats. $4,000, JJJi
ss-Il and -four s. 900. 900; boots and
"a. 5000 600. silk manufactures.
s. q eo0: edible OILS. s. 00Q. 0OU. and
-,e-z oils s. 100000. The exports
an copper, $4,000. 600: sisal hemp,
I.toe 900: rgboer and gayule gun,
ga05o. 900: eofee. s 600 000 hides and
ssins. 5000 900: lead IS 900 600; gum
s..,e 5000 900: silver, $4,000. 600,
and god. $4,000. 900.