YIELD OF THE MINTS SINCE THE CONQUEst.

MINT OF MEXICO

89

Comprised in four sections: 1st, coinage of gold and silver from 1690 to 1821; 2d, from 1822 to 1829; 3d, from 1830 to 1844; and 4th, coinage of copper only.

1690 to 1822, or, in 132 years, in silver, $1,574,931,650..1..10

Add the preceding result from 1690 to 1844,

Total coinage in mint of city of Mexico from 1535 to 1844,

MINT OF CHIHUAHUA

$ 31,000,000 620,000,000

651,000,000

1,700,147,515

$2,351,147,515

Comprised in three sections: 1st, coinage of silver 1811 to 1814; 2d, of silver and gold from 1832 to 1844; 3d, of copper only.

1811 to 1814,

1832 to 1844, .

1 These calculations are made in dollars, reales, or pieces of the value of 12 cents, and medios, or pieces of the value of 64 cents.

L

90

YIELD OF MINTS.

MINT OF DURANGU

Comprised in two sections: 1st, coinage, from 1811 to 1829; and

MINT OF GUADALAJARA

Comprised in four sections: 1st, coinage of silver and gold from 1812 to 1821; 2d, ditto from 1822 to 1829; 3d, ditto 1830 to

MINT OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO

Established by a grant of congress in 1840, but only commenced its operations in 1844.

Comprised in three sections: 1st, coinage from 1812 to 1821; 2d, silver and gold from 1822 to 1829; 3d, ditto from 1830 to 1844.

COINAGE IN 1844.

MINT OF SAN LUIS POTOSI

91

Comprised in three sections: 1st, coinage from 1827 to 1829; 2d, from 1830 to 1844; and 3d, copper.

1828, 1829 and part of 1830, coined in silver,

Comprised in four sections: 1st, coinage from 14th of November, 1810 to 1820; 2d, from 1821 to 1829; 3d, from 1830 to 1844;

TABLE of the Gold and Silver coined in the eight Mints of the Mexican Republic from 1st January, 1844, to 1st January, 1845, according to official reports.

COINAGE of Mexico from 1535 to 1849, inclusive, omitting the fractions of a dollar.

General coinage, from 1845 to 1849, both inclusive

Total coinage of Mexico to present time, or in

314 years

Or, avoiding fractions, nearly $8,500,000 yearly.

126,986,021 5,566,876 70,000,000

$2,667,828,851

The actual coinage of all the mints in the republic in 1844 amounted, in fact, to the sum of $13,732,861; but we assume $14,000,000 as a fair annual average for a period of several years.

CHAPTER VII.

INCOME OF NEW SPAIN 1809 - EXPENSES OF NEW SPAIN 1809.

TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. -CHARACTER OF IMPORTS- -CHARACTER OF EXPORTS- SILVER EXPORTED. -FAIRS IN MEXICO. THE FUTURE PROSPECTS AND POSITION OF MEXICO NOT A COMMERCIAL COUNTRY. -RAILWAY FROM VERA CRUZ TO THE CITY OF MEXICO.

FINANCIAL AND PRODUCTIVE CONDITION OF MEXICO OR NEW SPAIN BEFORE HER REVOLUTION, AND at the Present Day.

In order to exhibit a connected and comparative view of the financial and commercial condition of Mexico, we have assembled in this section a number of tables which exhibit, at a glance, the state of New Spain in relation to her mines, agriculture, manufactures, commerce, and the income and expenses of the viceroyalty in 1809. TABULAR STATISTICAL VIEW OF THE INCOME AND EXPENSES OF THE VICEROYALTY OF MEXICO IN 1809, ANTECEDENT TO THE REVOLUTION ITS MINES, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE.

Branches of income.

Duties on assay,

1st. INCOME.

Clear product in dollars. $ 72,506