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Show MEXICAN TRADE. The following extract ia from a London letter to the New York Sun: "Britain haa 260,000,000 capital sunk in Mexico, Mex-ico, while the United Ststes haa $300,000,000 invested in-vested in that eountry, but only about 10 per cent of Mexico's foreign trade ia with the United Kingdom. King-dom. This fsct hss been rankling in the breasta of the ninety members of the Mexican section of the London chamber of commerce, which is beginning a ' vigorous agitation in favor of ths development of trade relations between Mexico and Great Britain. ' "One of the hindrances to the introduction of British manufactures into Mexico hitherto haa been the high freights that have ruled between Great Britain ant. Mexico aa compared with continental ports.- The vsrions shipping lines have, however, arranged for a readjustment of rstes which will equalize freights from July 1 next. A special committee' of the section is considering the bent means of arranging for collective representation of British manufacturers in Mexico on co-operative lines by which the expenses would be shared by firms participating in the scheme." ; ' Alwaya looking out for more trade ia Great Britain 'a way. Those ships will lower their freight July 1, but the government will make np the. difference. dif-ference. Our eountry haa a little advantage over the others because American railroads connect with - the Mexican roada, and American trade to that . eountry may be compared to the successful inva-aion inva-aion by an army into a foreign country there s always communication maintained with the base of supplies. But the trade reports from Mexico for the present year will hardly be encouraging. Mex-' Mex-' ico haa hurt her own trade; worse still, she has lowered the faith of .the world in her own stability. Men of capital will be chary of putting any more money jn Mexican enterprises. Even with peace reestablished, re-established, it will require a long time to get back the old confidence. " The bane of the world is ignorance. When that is coupled with superstition, the road np to enlightenment en-lightenment ia long and rocky and tha grades are steep, and from the -first Mexico has seemed to prefer steep and narrow trails to broad and smooth' roads. |