The sun., 1919-04-21
Latin American
Trade Briefs
Abnormal Routing Of Mexican Chici'

Abnormal Routing OF Mexican Chicle
Exports--Although a large part OF the
American chicle imports como from Can
ada. Mexico is the country of origin,
writes Consul o. Gaylord Marsh from
Progre.o, Mexico. When exported chiole,
contains n large amount of water. as 1t
cannot be successfully dried In Mexico
owing to climatic. labor and other con-
ditions. 1t Is admitted into Canada free
OF duty, or nearly so, and here prepared
for market by evaporating the water.
When shipped into the Cnite1 states
prepared chicle pays a duty on weight
Peruvian Railway Construction Com.
pany TO Re -Consul-General
w. W. Handley OF Calloa-Lima, Peru,
has transmitted a translation OF a de-
cree issued by the President on Febru-
airy s creating the Peruvian Railway
Construction Company. which Is organ
lied to construct railways throughout
the republic. The company will be capital
lied at 400. 900 pounds sterling. divided
into 80, 900 shares of 10 pounds each. A
copy OF the decree may be seen at the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce at Washington. Refer to File No.
113061.
Extra Session OF the Mexican Con.
eress-An extra session of the Mexican
Congress has been called TO convene on
May l for the purpose OF discussing,
among other things, legislation on pc
troleuTn, the sole bank OF issue and the
O.. 0f l.
stituuon.
Shipments From Honduras - Goods
invoiced at Roatan, Honduras. TO be
shipped to the United States during 1918
totalled S1S4.0oS, decline In value
compared with tho 1917 exports. $751;
704, owing to the smaller shipments Of
cocoanuts. s277,55o In 1917 and $780,
23G in 1918.
EXPORT OF Crude Rubber From Braxn
Consul George II. Pickerell OF Para.
Brazil, states that the total exports OF
crude rubber from Para and Manaos.
Brazil. during January. 1919. amounted
to 6,624,915 pounds, compared with
6,4lO,6l3 pounds for the same month in
1918. shipments 90 the United States
aggregated 4,s9l.l50 pounds and to
Europe /, 1851 pounds, compared with
3,3s7,7 and 3,022.s72 pounds respec-
lively last year during the same period.
Shipments to south Brasil were 1884
pounds.
Imports From Ceiba-Goods invoiced
for shipment 10 the United States from
CeEba, Honduras, aggregated $4,000, 635
in 1918, bananas valued at $1.547S69
and sugar at ;GSS.550 being tho chief
articles exported. In 1917 bananas
shipped were worth sl,710,+b5 sugar,
s414,225, total exports amounting to
81, 231.9O9.
Exports From Northumberland
exports from Tela, Honduras TO the
United States in 1918 amounted to se15,-
624, showing an increase Of S226.351
compared with 1917 returns. Shipments
OF bananas increased from s6b0569 in
1917 to .s174s7 in 1918.
Decreased Bolivian Potato Crop-A
port from La Paz under date OF Febru-
airy 20 says that the rainy season has
been so dry that the crops ore In a very
poor condition. A saving rain fell on
the 18th, which will result In the pro-
duction of about half Of a normal crop
This 10 true particularly of potatoes, the
staple food of the country. In the irri-
gated sections there will be about 20
per cent, loss. Replanting OF potatoes
Is now taking place in certain sections
There may be a proportionate recovery
| due to this. Poor crops will have very
material effect on the Importation OF
dry goods and all other merchandise