The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-04
.BRAZlLL4N COMMERCE..
[rron. The o coro,o Mercantile Of Rto dc J4nsi,

Prom the coro,o Mercantile % lie Jangirol
Let US present statistical data Of the Brazil
ian commerce. during several years past For eleven
years viz, from l847 to 1857 inclusive the Uni
ted States exported Brazil io do Janeiro) $3.50 G7G
barrels of -four in the last three years, viz 1855, So
and 81, they exported 1863 barrels. During the
eleven years they received from Brazil $50 1928
bags of coffee and in the last three years 1855, So and
and 81 3, 200, Gi0 bags.
BY estimating the barrel Of flour in Brazil at SO per
barrel the bag of coffee in the United States at per
bag. the value Of the exported coffee in the United
States, during eleven years, was Sl43, 344, 1926
Exported -FOUR ---------- 1906, 100
Difference III 4as sG5
And during the three years. 1855, &c. and 81 tho
value Of imported coffee ------ S4s, 4A, AGO
Exported -four ---,------------------ 8,S49,G3O
Difference 30 2s4 $40
For the last year, 1857 there were exported from the
United States to Brazil 1865 barrels OF -four, and
ceived 9Ol 3i bags of coffee which, estimate above
will give the following result
Value OF imported coffee Sl3 500 81
Value Of exported -four 1858 s.
Let MS for moment consider the ratio of increase
of the exchange of those staple articles which constitute
the principal commerce between the two countries. In
1871 there shipped from the United States to Brazil
o de Jancirol $50, S48 barrels of -four, and in 1851
45s, S5S barrels, which gives increase of almost 100
per cent In 1917 the United States recezed from Brazil
T29 742 bags of coffee and in 1857 90I, 374 bags tbs
latter year being exceptonabIe one, compared with
former The real increase for eleven years only
10 per cent
Whilst Brazil during the above mentioned years recey
ed from the United States 500, G76 barrels of Hour it
received from Europe and all other countries 273 no
barrcsviz: scarcely ninth part of tic whole amount
In 1857 Brazil Imported from the United States 355, SjS
barrels and from Europe, Sc, only l5,S46--viz:
twenty third part.
We have stated already that during the three years.
1855, Sc, and 81 Brazil exported to the United States
5000 $40 bags of Coffee and during the period to
Europe and other parts 3279 300 bags the quantity
shipped for the United States being almost equal to that
exported to Europe and all other parts And whilst in
1857 there exported to the United States 90l 3H
bags coffee England received only 445 1876 bags less
than the half 1t is, therefore, beyond any doubt that
the United States emneDtly the great customers OF
Brazil. The money transactions resulting from this
derable commercial exchange between Brazil and the Uni
ted States transacted almost entirely by way Eng
land The coffee trade of Brazil is steadily Increasing
and has admiralty done so, if take into the
difficulties against which it had to struggle for many
years.
Thus in 1920 the total export from Brazil 81 800
bags whilst in 1857 it amounted TO 2O657lS In th
ty-seven years it has increased twenty-five times Had
the population and wealth Of the United States during
this period not increased in such enormous pro
portion, the coffee trade OF Brazil would not have given
the result also, should the United States dis
continue to be the customer of Brazil that commerce
would almost entirely cease to exist.
Now, the time has arrived when the people OF the Uni
ted States have TO consider, not how TO withdraw their
CUSTOM but how To increase their return trade with the
country with which they entertain such considerable
commerce. We have traced the movement and actual
exchange of flour and coffee In what position the
people of the United States ia reference other inter
eSts compared with other nations
During the financial year of Is there entered the ports
of Brazil proceeding from foreign ports, 2,222 vessels
with tonnage of TOs, s07 COZ vessels with 2S1,66y
TOMS came from Great Britain aud her possessions 343
with i21,s7l tons, camefr the United States
The greater part OF these COZ British vessels were