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Statistical motes on 



years 1858 to 1897, which is complete so far as the records of this 

 government go, and contains very valuable information. 



I will give first a partial statement prepared by the Bureau of Sta- 

 tistics of the Mexican Government of the total imports to Mexico and 

 the imports from the United States of America from the fiscal year 

 1872-1873 to 1895-1896, and then another detailed statement prepared 

 by the same Bureau of the total exports from Mexico and the exports 

 to the United States of America from the fiscal year 1877-1878 to 

 1895-1896. 



From said data it will be seen that the trade of Mexico with the 

 United States is increasing very rapidly, notwithstanding the difficulty 

 thrown in the way by high protective tariffs. Only a few years ago, as 

 will be seen by the appended statement, our largest trade was with Great 

 Britain, the United States occupying the second place, while now the 

 United States occupies the first place, both in amount of our exports 

 and imports. 1 



Value of exports during the fiscal year 1872-1873 with their desti- 

 nation. 



Great Britain $12,479,547-75 



United States 11,366,530.76 



France 4,604,417.38 



Panama (New Grenada). . . 1,579,015.12 



Germany 802,643.83 



Spain and the Island of Cuba 752,891.91 



Guatemala and Honduras. 80,999.52 



Italy 17,389.00 



Belgium 4,784.00 



Ecuador 2,931.75 



Total $31,691,151.02 



TOTAL IMPORTS TO MEXICO AND IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES 

 FOR THE FISCAL YEARS, 1872-1873 TO 1895-1896. 



MEXICO, November, 1896. 



1 This statement is corroborated by the following extract from an official report 

 addressed to Lord Salisbury by Mr. Lionel Garden, British Consul-General at the City 

 of Mexico, on the trade of Mexico during the year 1896 : 



" The great increase in the imports of American goods this year must be regarded 

 by British merchants and manufacturers as another warning that unless they soon make 

 a serious effort, they will have to give up all hope of profiting by the increase in the 

 Mexican import trade, and may even lose part of the very limited share of it they at 

 present enjoy." 



