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GENERAL INFORMATION.
mahogany and other woods. The staple imports are cotton, linen, and woolen manufactures, wrought iron, and machinery.
In 1875-'76 the imports amounted in value to 128,485,000, and the exports to $25,485,000, of which $15,000,000 was silver.
The foreign commerce in 1879-80 was as follows:
To the United States | $13,416,600 |
To Great Britain | 11,037,594 |
To France | 5,194,741 |
To Germany | 1,498,734 |
To Spain | 1,009,368 |
To South America | 506,488 |
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$32,663,526 |
Of this sum the main exports were as follows:
Silver | $19,823,397 |
Gold | 1,180,815 |
Copper | 48,692 |
Minerals | 483,587 |
Building woods | 1,597,599 |
Other merchandise | 9,529,435 |
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$32,663,525 |
The following table shows the trade of the United States with Mexico for the three fiscal years ending June 30, 1879, 1880, and 1881:
1879. | 1880. | 1881. | |
Exports | $6,761,284 | $7,869,864 | $11,172,738 |
Imports | 14,047,819 | 16,325,417 | 17,454,126 |
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Total | $20,809,103 | $24,195,281 | $28,626,864 |
It will be seen that this table shows an increase of trade of $7,817,761 in two years.