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As a rule, the nationality of the owners of industrial plants in Mexico, 

 or that of the manager in charge locally, generally will determine in 

 what market foreign supplies are purchased. At present more English 

 files are sold to Mexico than American. Files are imported into this dis- 

 trict for railway use only. Files are not manufactured in this district. 

 The Mexican International Railway use American files of all kinds 

 in their shops here. Price is that of the " American Association List," 

 less 50 per cent. off. 



The tariff on files at the Mexican customs is 10 cents per kilogram, 

 or about 4 cents per pound. 



EUGENE O. FECHET, 



Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Piedras Negras, September 130, 1889. 



TUXPAN. 

 REPORT BY CONSUL DRAYTON. 



In answer to file circular dated August 28, 1889, 1 state as follows: 



(1) There is very little demand here for files, as there are very few 

 machines. 



(2) Files are principally imported from the United States, some from 

 England, which are cheaper than those from the United States. 



(3) Files are not manufactured here. 



(4) The prices at which files are purchased by dealers is according to 

 the valuation which wholesale dealers in the United States place upon 

 them, and can not be correctly stated here. 



The duties on same are 10 cents per kilogram, gross weight, being 

 considered a tool for mechanical purposes. 



All other charges are according to freights and lighterage, if any, and 

 vary from three-quarters of a cent to 1 cent per pound, gross, as may 

 be the case. 



JOHN DRAYTON, 



Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Tuxpan, Mexico, October 4, 1889. 



CENTRAL AMERICA. 

 NICARAGUA. 



MANAGUA. 

 REPORT BY CONSUL WILLS. 



Iii response to " file circular," dated August 28, 1889, 1 give the fol- 

 lowing answers : 



(1) There are six saw-mills in Nicaragua, all brought from the United 

 States. These mills use American files. 



