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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
	——————
	$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
	——————
	$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
	——————	——————	——————
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.