EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, JAN.-MARCH, 1923 (Continued)

(By Countries) EXPORTS, MARCH, 1923

Wheat,
bushels 84,443 $74,044 7,013 $10,918

17

$25 Cofiee.

pounds 49,385,504 8,028,186 19,519,865 3,873,217 26,895,034 3,475,122 Copper ore, matte, etc..... pounds 19,135,072 2,312,002 34,176,192 6,681,849 14,507,374 1,734,232 Copper, unfined, in bars... pounds 85,393,779 12.061,619 72,670,790 12,885,356 16,450,113 2,101,274 Cotton, unmanufactured... pounds 37,238,379 3,989,669 38,084,625 10,235,905 39,214,400 5,909,513 Cattle hides..

pounds 33,194,289 5,478,901 7,064,935 1,704,547 226,489 30,293 Goatskins

pounds 4,010,150 1,298,039 1,633,663 1,868,653 1,488,099 494,275 India rubber

pounds 641,029 333,422 900,411 267,860 Lead (ore and bullion). pounds 34,703,816 1,165,125 105,027,837 5,885,148 74,953,799 2,170,780 Mahogany..

M feet 10,381 785,148 6,350 699,859 3,004 337,053 Petroleum: Crude.

gallons 737,712,569 10,971,613 4,458,850,844 55,777,124 5,260,466,677 66,469,108 Refined. gallons

39,243,977 4,543,960 33,431,611 3,006,055 All other.. gallons

3,998 68,225,047 4,955,714 97,943,611 6,522,278 Sisal...

tons 195,086 19,236,410 164,187 29,200,666 104,702 11,700,469 Sugar cane

pounds 2,182,378 78,926 62,178,354 9,931,783 23,700,938 2,343,088 Zinc, ore and calamine. pounds 5,789,485 107,553 29,949,476 497,459

4,294,335 43,414 All other articles.

26.075,337
51,225,888

12,339.636 Total.

92.690.566
1.9,331,755

119,254,533 EXPORTS TO MEXICO Plows and cultivators.

60,473
645,194

278,388 Horses..

number
714 63,534
3,285 230,483

10.330 583,825 Corn.

.bushels 467,424 379,675 770,814 928,957 11,871,546 10,130,649 Wheat flour

.barrels 47,241 233,776 243,439 2,862,188 353, 155 2,841,303 Automobiles: Commercial

number

12 17,509 1,281 1,973,094 1,482 1,589,846 Passenger

number

155 239,166 4,089 3,525,210 6.750 5,183,791 Freight and other cars for steam railways.. number

23,635
881 1,204,935

979 1,692,251 Cement, hydraulic

barrels 72,482 124,755 207,750 823,243 192,817 690,556 Dves and dyestuffs.

517
1,312,840

281,644 Coal, bituminous.

tons 296,392 1,030,713 203,212 1,562,346 172,211 1,362,892 Cotion, unmanufactured...pounds 17,335,397 2,382,920 23,970,192 4,826,999 13,798,801 1,901,138 Cotton cloths: Unbleached..

.yards 427,784 88,821 543,761 149,193 2,373,124 261,753 Bleached

yards 1,067,069 102.870 3,488,533 1,034,674 12,514,923 1,930,659 Printed

yards 2,557,745 213,586 5,041,185 1,514,748 10,381,410 1,951,828 Dyed in piece

7,504,012 2,907,521 13,785,810 3,162,593 Dyed in yard. yards

3,248,259 1,177,581 9,095,230 1,587,533 Cotton hosiery dozen pairs

132,609 483,887 181,083 481,708 Eggs.

.dozen 485,842 113.909 1,749,839 755,374 6,143,196 1,557,697 Salmon, canned.

pounds 754,172 53,608 4,950,099 572,779 2,286,759 209,306 Apples, green or ripe. barrels 11,080 50,580 37,925 332,633 42,017 312,592 Prunes, dried. pounds 121,270 8,579

907,812 94,022 Raisins and other dried grapes 178,888 14,111

810,077 149,716 Common window glass boxes (50 square feet).

yards

Exports to Mexico—continued
Barbed wire..

.. pounds All other wire.

pounds Leather boots and shoes: Children's

. pairs! Men's..

pairs Women's.

.pairs Leather belting.

pounds Beef: Canned.

. pounds Fresh

pounds Bacon.

pounds Hams and shoulders, cured. pounds Lard

pounds Lard compounds and substitutes

pounds Butter

. pounds Cheese.

pounds Milk, condensed and evaporated

pounds Fuel and gas oil.

gallons Illuminating oil.

gallons Lubricating oil.

gallons Gasoline.

gallons Cottonseed oil.

pounds Printing paper (except news print)

pounds Paraffin,

pounds Motion-picture films (exposed)

linear feet Sugar, refined, including maple

. pounds Tobacco, leaf

pounds Timber, sawn, pitch pine (long leaf)

M feet Railroad ties.

number Lumber:

Fir boards, etc.. M feet
Yellow pitch pine boards, etc.

M feet
Staves

number
Wearing apparel (woolen).
Zine, cast in pigs, slabs, etc. pounds
All other articles.

Total.

EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO MEXICO, 1922*
Articles

Quantity

Value Agricultural implements.

$1,651,263 Barley

bushels .
174,499

110,664 Corn.

bushels. 3,351,018 2,472,517 Rice. pounds. 667,779

39,066 Wheat flour.

barrels. 295,354 1,846,205 Automobiles: Commercial

number..

983

617,085 Passenger

number

7,279 4,640,801 Cars, freight

number.

537

797,516 Cement, hydraulic.

barrels.
100,378

317,111 Coal, bituminous.

tons.
91,056

614,156 Cotton, unmanufactured .

pounds. 104,410,311 20,962,021 Cotton cloth: Unbleached.

yards.
685,911

104,597
Bleached..
yards 6,014,204

999,857 Printed.. yards. 4,839,287

926,950 Piece dyed

yards. 6,047,274 1,342,875 Yarn dyed

EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO MEXICO, 1922 (Con'td) Articles

Quantity

Value hosiery

dozen pairs.

150,394 $ 400,868 Cottonseed oil.

pounds. 4,065,477

348,736 Eggs.

dozen.. 9,071,306 2,039,734 Canned salmon.

pounds.. 2,819,248

227,649 Raisins, dried and evaporated. pounds. 1,033,007

142,376 Prunes, pounds. 879,578

99,762 Galvanized sheets and plates. pounds. 11,289,418

516,633 Other steel plates not fabricated...pounds.. 1,604,090

47,917 Black steel sheets.

pounds.. 2,807,423

107,579 Steel rails,

tons.
13,034

327,733 Tin plates, terneplates and taggers tin... pounds.. 5,919,467

266,588 Wire, barbed.

pounds. 7,922,976

291,600 Wire, galvanized.

pounds. 6,309,094

248,985 Insulated wire and cables. pounds.

912,618

239,281 Wire nails and spikes.

pounds.. 3,406,587

148,240 Leather belting..

pounds
100,062

149,046 Leather shoes: Men's and boys'.

pairs

355,863 1,345,942 Women's.

pairs.

191,644 549,776 Children's

pairs.
33,334

50,268 Adding and calculating machines. . number..

801

84,568 Locomotives...

. number.

16

297,818 Printing presses

number.

111

91,044 Sewing machines.

number..

24,309

635,495 Typewriters.

number..

8,601

492,993 Meat and dairy products: Butter

pounds.
885,293

381,683
Cheese.
. pounds. 1,294,063

286,861 Hams and shoulders, cured ... pounds. 994,531

315,662 Lard.

pounds.. 43,897,398 5,649,492 Lard compounds and substitutes, containing animal fats... pounds. . 4,059,762

485,667 Motion-picture films.

feet.. 3,301,092

143,921 Petroleum and its products: Gas and fuel oils.

gallons.. 42,212,115 1,477,701 Gasoline. gallons 1,453,748

334,028 Lubricating oil. gallons. 1,784,357

621,223 Paraffin wax. pounds.. 7,973,121

258,766 Phonographs.

number.

5,795

183,144 Pianos..

number,

1,257

333,268 Starch.

pounds.. 4,259,725

129,790 Sugar, refined.

pounds. 5,936,185

318,897 Tires for automobiles.

number

79,747 1,014,935 Tobacco, leaf..

pounds.. 608,950

212,746 Wood: Railroad ties. number.. 411,132

342,553 Douglas fir, boards, planks and scantlings.

M feet.

9,717

225,063 Long-leaf yellow pitch-pine boards, planks and scantlings..... M feet.

46,128 1,655,719 VALUE OF UNITED STATES IMPORTS FROM MEXICO, 1921-22* Month 1921

1922
Month
1921

1922 January $13,448,544 $11,391,446 August. $5,010,616 $9,961,952 February 12,022,645 11,180,765 September. 7,229,682 7,142,055 March.. 12,269,686 12,867,582 | October.. 9,468,206 12,258,225 April

POSTAL MONEY ORDERS IN MEXICO* The Chief of the Postal Money-Order Section of the Mexican Federal Postoffice Department has made available to this Consulate-General the following figures concerning the number and value of postal money orders issued and paid in Mexico during each of the five calendar years from 1919 to 1923 inclusive.

PROGRESSIVE INCREASE IN DOMESTIC MONEY ORDER BUSINESS

From the foregoing tabulation of postal money orders bought in Mexico and payable therein, it is apparent that both the total number and the aggregate value of domestic orders utilized for the transfer of funds from point to point within the country have shown a constant and progressive increase during the past five years. In fact, the number of orders purchased in 1923 represented an increase of 175 per cent over the year 1919, while the combined value thereof was greater by 114 per cent.

The increased number of domestic money orders issued in 1923 no doubt indicates a growing vogue of this means of effecting currency transfers in Mexico, but the simultaneous decline in the average value of these documents during the period under review, viz., from 49 Pesos in 1919 to 38 Pesos in 1923 ($24.50 to $19 in United States currency), is probably a reflection of the reduced purchasing power of the great mass of the population in this country. The falling off in average value of domestic money orders becomes more significative upon considering that the 100 Peso ($50 U. S.) limitation upon the sum in which orders might be issued was raised to 500 Pesos ($250 U. S.) in September, 1923.

It may be said that the domestic postal money order service in Mexico finds its most numerous patrons among individuals of small means, who have proven the convenience of this means of transmitting unimportant sums to relatives or friends in distant points of the Republic. In general, the great bulk of the laboring or "peon" population of Mexico is accustomed to dealing with

. an essentially popular and democratic institution such as the postoffice, which branch of the Mexican public service has usually been able to maintain itself outside and above the political strife and disturbances of the past, and its traditional reputation for

* Prepared by Vice Consul Ernest E. Evans, Mexico City, and published by permission.