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road. Many carloads have been shipped yearly from La Barca for a 
period of many years. This is where the largest shipments of Mexican 
oranges come from, and they are nearly all sent through (in carloads) to 
Kansas City. 
In the State of Tamaulipas, oranges are shipped largely from Mon- 
temorelos, and also largely though in less quantity from Linares, both 
on the Monterey and Gulf Railway, between Monterey and Victoria. 
These also are all shipped to Kansas City, and doubtless go over the 
National Railway via Laredo and San Antonio. Some few are shipped 
from Victoria. Very few oranges are raised at Tampico, and therefore 
none shipped. 
The Cordova and adjacent orange regions do not ship fruit out of 
the Republic. It is consumed mostly between Mexico City and Vera 
Cruz. An occasional tourist may, however, bring oranges from that 
region to the States. 
Limes are raised at Guaymas, but none or very few are shipped, 
though I should think it would pay well to ship them. They are pro- 
duced in great quantity in Tamaulipas, notably at Victoria, and their 
shipment would, I believe, be profitable. It is because such shipments 
may be made in the near future that these points are mentioned. 
Peaches, pears, and quinces are shipped in some quantity from the 
Magdalena (Sonora) district to Arizona points chiefly. No pests, how- 
ever, were found on these fruits. Pomegranates are shipped from Mag- 
dalena and Hermosillo to Arizona points. Watermelons are shipped 
from Sonora to Arizona points and to Albuquerque and Deming in 
New Mexico. Wheat, corn, beans, etc., are not shipped, as a rule, but 
are all consumed in the country. Irish potatoes are usually scarce. 
STEAMSHIP LINES AND THEIR BEARING ON THE SUBJECT. 
As affecting the dispersion of orange pests, as well as scale insects in 
general, it should be mentioned that at present West Indian and Pacific 
Company steamers ply regularly between Tampico and New Orleans, 
stopping at Progreso on the way. They arrive at. Tampico from Kings- 
ton, Jamaica, with a stop at Vera Cruz included; and they arrive at 
Jamaica from Colon. It should be remembered, however, that during 
all the warmer months these steamers are rigidly quarantined below 
New Orleans and everything aboard thoroughly subjected to the influ- 
ence of hot steam or fumigated. It is not likely that the scale insects 
would survive the treatment to which the New Orleans authorities sub- 
ject all boats that arrive during the warmer months from so-called yel- 
low fever ports, but scales could easily be brought during the winter 
months. 
Steamers also run from Tampico to Galveston and Mobile, while the 
Ward Line boats, that run to New York from Tampico, arrive at the 
latter port via Habana and Vera Cruz. 
On the west coast regular steamers ply between all ports and San 
