806 MEXICO. 
The expense to the Government, for the collection of this revenue, 
was $348,290. 
The Exports from the Republic, (chiefly of course of its own pro- 
ductions,) may be rated at : 
;! f Specie, through Vera Cruz, $4,000,000 
g^J " " Mazatlan and San Bias, - - - 2,500,000 
Is 1 Silver and Gold, through other ports, .... 5,000,000 
I (.Silver, through Tampico, 7,000,000 
Cochineal, Jalap, Vanilla, Sarsaparilla and Hides, - - 1,000,000 
Sundries, 500,000 
$20,000,000 
From this estimate, you perceive, that about $18,500,000, in the precious 
metals, are exported annually from Mexico. The mines produce near 
twenty-two millions of silver, of which, it is calculated, that twelve mill- 
ions are coined in the seven mints of the Republic, per annum. 
From the above calculations, it will be observed, that there is a differ, 
ence of about $8,000,000 between the imports and exports, a large portion 
of which is estimated to be covered by smuggling. 
The following comparative estimate of the Exports and Imports of the 
United States and of Mexico, for the years 1841 and 1842, cannot fail to be 
interesting in this connection, especiaUy when you take into consideration 
the comparative extent of territory and population : 
Exports from Mexico, in 1842, - $20,000,000 
Of which, in gold and silver, - - - - - - 18,500,000 ' 
Balance in other products of industry, .... - $1,500,000 
Excess of Imports over the industrial Exports, exclusive of the 
precious metals, -- $10,500,000 
Imports of the United States in 1841-2, .... $99,357,329 
Exports from « " " - - - - - 104,117,969 
Difference, $4,760,640 
Exports of Gold and Silver, « ...... $9,805,235 
Of which was the produce of U. S. Mines, - $2,746,486 
■ « « foreign Gold, .... 677,297 
" . " foreign Silver, - - - - 6,381,452 
Total, $9,805,235 
Whole exports from the United States, .... $104,117,961* 
Deduct exports of the Precious Metals, - - . - 9,805,235 
$94,312,734 
