The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-09
Trmde nj Brazil.

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,,...Su.-.. 4, an article mon this subject, say
.s.,~.uu Raj, 4. one Of the greatest consumer
- .,n,, on,,ous IN the world, and the Unite
Co. ,.,n No competition in this respect, yet T.
.nra.,. from the Brazilian financial report c
,ssk ,h., At she sl4,I65 500 worth of cotton ms
.,..e,ures imported into the empire that year
T,hn vast majority coarse fabrics) not more thai
80, hundred thousand dollars worth were brought
,.o,, the United States Wooden goods ard hou,
land next on the list, and neither OF these arti,
80. makes three millions Of dollars, though
aour We furnish nearly the whole which Brszi
.on,umes Hardware and wines come next auf
n 4. believed we cenld furnish Brazil with all III
hardware needed, for the greater portion required
IL Of a coarse quality. Yet such has been the er.
ergy and forethongbt OF the English that, though
some Of our agricultural implements are exactly
adapted to Brazil. our British rivals have actually
sent 10 the United States for these articles, hsv,
exported them TO Rio In British bottoms, an6
have sold them In English houses. Indeed. the
reports Of Brazilian trade show that in our ex,
ports to Brazil, the United States are behind every
other principal nation, while. in our imports.
are each year becoming more and more the debto,
% Brazil. Last year sold her FIVE millions OF
dollars worth Of our products, while she sold n
twenty-onc millions worth Of Der staple articles o.
commerce The Journals correspondent sttri-
butes this state of things to the steamships and
regular mails, and the plodding and pupctuality
which have made the modern commercial world
depend more than ever upon the ports OF London
and Liverpool. Another cause is pointed ont IN
the pecuiiarites of the Brazilans who, like their
Portuguese ancestors, are people OF stereotypef
habits. The writer says: "They are slow t.
change They trade where they have been accus'
toned to, unless induced TO DO otherwise-they
use the same implements Of husbandry and car
pentry which their ancestors employed. They
become hsbitusted to a certain kind Of goods and
a certain manner Of putting them up and no
other will do, though it might be superior. We
koow of a hardware merchant in Philadelphia
who annually receives m order from Rio de Ja-
Metro for So many barrels of tacks in papers and
backing in tin boxes. All must be PM up in just
such a style, or the articles are not acceptable.
Tho English are podding and punctual.'-
They lay out capital to day in Brazil, expecting to
reap their profits in some years to come. They
make the BraEilians acquainted with their goods
they even give them away, If tho occasion re-
quire. in order that the people may become habit.
uated 10 the use thereof In this way has beer
laid the foundation for the sales of English goods,
ter, Birmingham and Sheffield.
Regular steam communication with Europe
has done more than anything else recently, 10
divert trade from the United States. England in.
augurated this feature with the Brazilian CONF
merce in 1850. 10 five years Der trade increased
more than one hundred per cent Ours has taken
fifteen years to reach the same point. England
France, Belgium, thu Hanse towns Sardinia and
Portugal, each have lines Of steamers 10 BRAZIL
All Of them have gained on the United States two
90 one ana in some cases five to one. All but ore
sell more to Brazil than they purchase in return
But we now have no steamships, and but few mer
chants connected with Brazil"
The journals correspondent also refers to the
late letter Of Governor Wise, urging q steamship
lne from Norfolk to Rio de JAneiro, and says that
when United States minister penipoteutiary 10
Brazil, he collected more important facts in re.
ference TO the resources Of the country than any
her diplomatist, before since his time. Our
oVn city is greatly interested In the vast and sure
fsld which is opening for American trade in Bra
Eli, AID should put forth the most efforts to
Increase and consolidate its growing commercial
and manufacturing relations with that empire.