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lead, two and a half millions ; hides and 

 skins, one and a half millions, and 

 cattle less than one million dollars in 

 value. 



On the export side, manufactures of 

 iron and steel are by far the largest item 

 in our trade with Mexico. Steam-en- 

 gines increased from less than a half 

 million dollars in 1S91 to more than one 

 million in 1900 ; machinery, from less 

 than a million dollars in 1891 to more 

 than five and one-half millions in 1900, 

 and other manufactures of iron and 

 steel, from two and a half millions in 

 1 89 1 to more than seven millions in 

 1900. Coal and coke increased from 



a little more than a half million dollars 

 in 1 89 1 to about two and a half millions 

 in 1900 ; lumber, from less than a mill- 

 ion dollars in 1891 to nearly two mill- 

 ions in 1900 ; vegetable oils, from less 

 than a hundred thousand dollars in 1891 

 to a million dollars in 1900; and chem- 

 icals, drugs, medicines, etc., from less 

 than four hundred thousand dollars in 

 1 89 1 to more than eight hundred thou- 

 sand dollars in 1900. 



The table which follows shows the 

 commerce of the United States, United 

 Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain 

 with Mexico from 1881 down to the 

 latest available date : 





UNITED 



STATES. 



UNITED KINGDOM. 



FRANCE. 



GERMANY. 



SPAIN. 



tfl 



Imports 



Exports 



Imports 



Exports 



Imports 



Exports 



Imports 



Exports 



Imports 



Exports 





into, from 



from, to 



into, from 



from, to 



into, from 



from, to 



into, from 



from, to 



into, from 



from, to 





Mexico. 



Mexico* 



Mexico. 



Mexico. 



Mexico. 



Mexico. 



Mexico. 



Mexico. 



Mexico . 



Mexico. 





Doll an. 



Dollars. 



Dollars. 



Dollars. 



Dollars. 



Dollars. 



Dolla rs. 



Dollars. 



Dollars. 



Dollars. 



1SS1.. 



8.317,802 



11,171.238 



2.87S.2IS 



8,202,247 



1,590,883 



8,998,140 



361,998 



699,006 



22S.146 



871,861 



1S82.. 



S,46l.S99 



15,482.582 



2.818.531 



9,526,252 



1,797,737 



10,119,841 



309.400 



823.004 



240,4 6 



1,077.079 



1883 ■ 



8. 177.123 



16,587,620 



3,546.485 



7,884.956 



1,537.337 



9,791-092 



497,420 



S23.7I8 



211,929 



1,231,029 



1884.. 



9.oi6,4S6 



12,704,292 



3,408,984 



5,271,164 



1,01 1, "-,78 



6,574,365 



872.9S4 



878,696 



160,423 



891,811 



1885.. 



9,267.021 



S.340.7S4 



3.527.468 



4,217.654 



1,198,445 



5.987,782 



1,791,188 



644.742 



114.066 



93'. 112 



1S86.. 



10,687. 972 



7.737,6=3 



2.S77.497 



4,883,252 



1.025,09s 



7.583,221 



1,788,332 



9S6.510 



192.253 



1,043.810 



18S7.. 



14.719.840 



7-959.557 



2.300,833 



5,75i.48S 



1,540,063 



7,631,701 



1,310,190 



1,146,208 



1 So, 386 



1.266,468 



1588.. 



17,329,889 



9,897,772 



2,215,070 



6,683,432 



l,655,oS5 



8,471,374 



1.750,728 



1,616,020 



50,788 



1.344,885 



18S9.. 



21,253.601 



11,486,896 



2,267,760 



7,889,112 



1,655.389 



10.777.561 



2 569,686 



3,463.424 



159.526 



1,625,364 



1890.. 



22.690.915 



13,285,287 



2,642,407 



9.794.133 



1,326,657 



10.681,834 



2,608,71s 



3,543,S20 



84.975 



1,797,487 



1891.. 



27,295,992 



14,969,620 



2,401,389 



9,522,023 



1,659,540 



S.So9,652 



3.046,400 



3,374,840 



200.007 



1,509,521 



1S92.. 



28,107,525 



H.293.999 



2.209,732 



7,099,372 



1,903.072 



6.837,205 



3-554.054 



2,960,720 



112. 150 



1.43 ;.° - 5 



189.V 



33.555.099 



19.568.634 



2,843,182 



6. 1 15.623 



3.340,453 



5.386,822 



3,000.446 



2,934,540 



166,949 



1,250,786 



1S94.. 



2S. 727, 006 



12.S42.149 



2,699,671 



6,446.477 



3,046,585 



5,S22,073 



3,068.05s 



2,689,876 



193.402 



1.345-545 



1S95.. 



15.635.788 



15.005,906 



2,274.266 



8,056,622 



2,265,482 



7,498.579 



2,S44, 100 



4,040,2SS 



336.793 



1.476,952 



1896.. 



I7.45H.I77 



19.450,256 



2,885,846 



8,187,65s 



3.029,884 



6,390.245 



3,338.6l8 



3,687,096 



307.315 



1.675.657 



1S97- 



18. 511.572 



23,421,058 



2,890.185 



8,427,989 



3.389,514 



5,123.488 



3,141,124 4,257.106 



318,333" 



1,494.52s 



1898.. 



19,004,863 



21,206,939 



1,285,204 



9.332,350 



2,231,273 



5.842,496 



3,555,006 



4,879,952 



245.289 



2,085.398 



1899.. 



22,995,722 



25483.075 



2,487,561 



10,690,085 



2,043,799 



7,060,133 



3,116,372 



5,372,136 



610,550 



1,890,727 



1900.. 

 1901.. 



28,646,053 

 28.S51.635 



34,974.961 

 36,475.350 



2.297.S83 



10,506,357 











































* Kxports from the United States to Mexico, defective, the value of goods exported over railways not being 

 included prior to 1894. 



