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