Local chambers of commerce

Chiapas chambersTo overcome the shortage of small change and to ease commercial transactions local organisations in various towns issued low value notes. The earliest known is dated to July 1914, but in April 1915 Carranza authorised the Chiapas government to authorise, in turn, local businesses to issue up to $500,000 in these low value (5c, 10c, 20c and 50c), provided that they were backed up by deposits of an equal amount.

By early 1916 the need for these notes had obviously diminished and the government called for them to be recalled and incinerated.

Pichualco

Pichualco is a town in the northern part of the state. A local commission (La Comisión Local de Comercio) composed of Juan Villanueva, Juan Soriano Bustamante, and Lorenzo Pons, issued cheques backed by deposits they had made.

The 10c note has the printed date of July 1914 on the face, but one of the three rubber stamps on the reverse is dated 20 January 1915.

  series from to total
number		 total
value		  
10c PRIMERA         includes numbers 05867 to 09777CNBanxico #5349

Comitán

The Junta Comercial, Agrícola e Industrial de Cambio issued notes.

We know of a $1 note dated 6 August 1915 with the signatures of [  ] Espinosa Torres[identification needed] as Presidente and [                ][identification needed] as Tesorero.

  series from to total
number		 total
value		  
$1 A         includes number 15190

 

On 14 March 1916 $12,000 in cheques del comercio were incinerated in Comitán, under the watch of the Colector de RentasEl Regenerador, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tomo II, Núm. 97. 25 May 1916.

Tapachula

Tapachula is in the far south of the state. The Cámara Nacional de Comercio issued a series of four denominations (5c, 10c, 20c and 50c), dated 15 October 1914. These were printed by a well-established Mexico City firm, La Tipografía y Liografía "La Carpeta"Founded in 1888. In 1923 it was located at avenida 16 de septiembre núm. 53, had the signatures of [             ][identification needed] as Tesorero and José Revuelto as Presidente and stated that they were redeemable in quantities of $5 or multiples.

The 10c and 20c notes are known printed on cloth. Various control letters are known.

  series from to total
number		 total
value		 control
letters		  
5c A           includes number 18404
10c B           includes number 16763
20c C         FC PL printed on cloth
includes number 0384
        DS AO  
        BL GL includes number 7610CNBanxico #5350
        CH AB  
50c D         LU PE includes number 6028

 

The Cámara was instructed to withdraw these notes from circulation by February 1916, though it was then granted an extension of a monthEl Regenerador, Tomo II, Núm. 71. 20 February 1916. Then in May it was granted a further month in which to withdraw and incinerate their notesEl Regenerador, Tomo II, Núm. 97. 25 May 1916.

In late February 1916 the Camara incinerated $4,041.40 in notes that it had withdrawnEl Regenerador, Tomo II, Núm. 71. 20 February 1916.