The cotton and woollen factories, of the most important and extensive character, were those of Puebla and of Queretaro. In the latter place, in twenty factories, and 300 small establishments, 46,000 arrobas of wool were consumed, out of which 6,000 pieces of cloth, or, 226,000 varas (yards);--280 pieces of _jerguetilla_ or 39,000 yards (varas);--200 pieces of baize, or, 15,000 varas; 161 pieces of baizes and coarse woollens, or, 18,000 varas; the value of all which manufactures exceeded $600,000. In Queretaro there were moreover consumed 200,000 lbs. of cotton in the manufacture of cotton stuffs and rebosos, or shawls usually worn by the women throughout Mexico. The factories in the Intendency of Puebla, comprehended in that city, Cholula, Tlascala and Guejocingo, produced fabrics, in peaceful times, to the value of a million and a half of dollars. Besides these there were other factories in various parts of the country. 7th. COMMERCE. The imports through Vera Cruz, before the war, averaging one year with another, exceeded, $19,000,000 The exports, inclusive of silver, 21,000,000 ----------- Difference in favor of exports, 2,000,000 ----------- Total of mercantile exchanges, 40,000,000 =========== The above exportations may be divided into-- Silver, $14,000,000 Agricultural products, 7,000,000 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPORTS. Weight in arrobas. Value in dollars Cochineal, 24,500 $1,715,000 Sugar, 500,000 1,500,000 Vainilla, 60,000 Indigo, 60,000 2,700,000 Sarsaparilla, 20,000 90,000 Pepper from Tabasco, 24,000 40,000 Flour, 500,000 Tanned leather, 80,000 Sundries, 315,000 -------- $7,000,000 Add export of precious metals, 14,000,000 ---------- $21,000,000 =========== CLASSIFICATION OF IMPORTS.