COMMERCE
1045
Value of mineral output tor 1911-12: Gold, 48,686,965 dollars ; silver, 89,664,665 dollars ; value of all minerals, 209,781,343 dollars.
The output of coal is e.stimated at 700,000 tons annually. Opals are mined in Queretaro ; output not stated.
There is a Mint at the Capital, and 13 Assay offices (Federal).
Important metallurgical works are carried on at San Luis Potosi, Monterey, Durango and Agua.scalientes.
On June 30, 1911, there were 145 (26 not working) cotton factories, employing 32,147 workmen ; spindles, 725,297 ; looms, 24,436 ; stamping machines, 39. The consumption of cotton in 1910-11 was 34,568,212 kilos ; the output of yarn, 2,706,973 kilos, and of cotton piece goods and prints, 15,090,669 pieces. There Avere 351 tobacco factories, the annual output of which was : 493,348,581 packets of cigarettes, 40,492,084 cheeroots, 35,275,713 cigars, and 76,099 kilos of tobacco. There were 1,543 distilleries giving an output of 37,127,173 litres of spirits of various sorts.
Commerce.
Years
Total Iini>orts
Exports
Merchandise
Precious Metals
Total
1908-09 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12
£ 15,975,000 19,485,755 20,583,578 14,266,069
£ 12,051,000 14,107,071 15,079,378 15,267,752
£ 11,540.000 11,898,552 14,295,836 14,593,665
£
23,591,000 26,005,623 29,375.214 29.801,417
Customs duties, 1910-11, 51,873,021 dollars. Chief imports and exports : —
Imports
Animal
Vegetable
Mineral . . '
Textile
Chemical
Alcoholic
Paper, (fee. .
Machinery, &c. .
Carriages
Arms, (fee.
Various
1
Total ,
1910-11
£
1,743,318
3.859,863
5,203,062
2,463,616
1,299,018
681,334
560,878
2,581,117
906,267
321,256
903,849
20,583,578
1911-12
£
1,646,601
3,128,421
4,671,031
2,128,111
1,207,549
674,408
512,073
2,338,381
460,422
538,584
960,488
Exports
18,266,069
Gold .
Silver
Copper and ore.
Other mil).
Coffee
Heiiequeii .
Other veg. .
Hides
Other anim.
Manuf.
Various
Total .
1910-11
£
6,209,050
8,086,786
2,630,022
1,074,737
802,377
2,506,214
5,757,979
1,077,039
603,173
360,967
206,871
29,875,215
1911-12
£
4,990,511
8,956,835
3,350,187
1,323,227
1,3.56,304
2,143, (J08
4,861,722
1,050.920
935,200
660,443
173,060
29,801,417
From or to
Impor
,s from
Exports to
1910-11
1911-12
1 it] 0-11 £
1911-12
£
£
£
United States .
11,314,699
9,841,538
22,449,639
22,411,317
Great Britain .
2,396,897
2,146,881
3,588,235
4,019,965
France
1,867,328
1,566,033
930,988
831,987
Germany .
2,556,219
2,384,249
870,834
1,031,673
Spain
567,857
590,074
158,430
236,057
Belgium .
431,167
327,914
736,158
635,464
