/IDejican (Bolfc ]portefc. 



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tion of gold in Mexico to $6,989,000 for the year 1896 and even this 

 figure is considered very low. 



Mexican Gold Exported to the United States. The United States is 

 our principal market for the gold we produce. 



The following statement furnished to me on February 6, 1897, by 

 the Director of the Mint of the Treasury Department of the United 

 States, contains the imports of gold bullion, ore and coin into the 

 United States, as reported by the Collector of Customs, from 1891 to 

 1895, and from the fiscal years ending June 30, 1892, to June 30, 1896. 



" IMPORTS OF GOLD BULLION, ORE AND COIN FROM MEXICO INTO THE 

 UNITED STATES AS REPORTED BY COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS. 



" For additional information see Report on Production of Precious Metals, 1894, 

 page 248, and the same report for 1895, page 289. 



"Yours, R. D. Preston, 



*' Mint Bureau, February 6, 1897." 



" IMPORTS OF GOLD ORE, BULLION AND COIN FROM MEXICO INTO THE 

 UNITED STATES AS REPORTED BY COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS. 



44 Treasury Department, Mint Bureau, February 6, 1897." 



Mr. Preston completed the above information with other data ob- 

 tained from private parties in the following manner : communicated to 

 me in a letter dated, February 6, 1897, enclosing the two preceding 

 statements. 



" I would add, for your information, that from returns received by this Bureau, 

 from private refineries, and the deposits of foreign bullion at the Mints and Assay 



