New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-06
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

firm in NcwbuTgh is shipping lawn-mow-
,,s 70 England and Germany The orders arc large.
Australia imported rabbits to keep down the
goods She is now importing weaseis TO keep down the
rabbits.
No mort so small now as not to be able to
trade with Brazil direct Richmond, Va, has just dis
Matched two brigs Brazil loaded with -four, petroleum.
ard clothing
.Jopan was not able to respond to the invita-
, to opcn court at the Sydney Exhibition in April,
ho,,pse she will during that month hold her own irs
grand natloid i'iI'
4 vessel has lust sailed from Philadelphia
,or Italian ports laden with samples Of American goods
NJ all descriptions special agent will distribute them
,bropcbost the kingdom with the view OF obtaining
orders in competition with European Manufacturers
Pbiladelphia mauueStug great deal O The CONNER
cal spirit which iusures tie prosperity OF soab"dri
community.
Some BOStOnian, writing to The Post OF his
city fccitateS bis fellow citizens the GROWTH 81 he
East India trade of that port. He says: "Whn anew
wears past II almost seemed rs If Nrw-Iork was destined
10 entirely swallow up the India trade OF B1Soh h
the prospects Tor Boston h',Ie NJ, ,.
took than time past" IL seems nat thr\ TWO
vessels are the way 10 that port nom the Lla
1v6ieS and tit ftv in ali are p'ctcd during the year
Til is certainly doing well for Boston
The wonderful stories that were told early
last wear as to how cheaply valuable quality OF pig
iron could be manufactured in the State OF On" nave
hen reaizrd 10y the work of the til, metal IS
pFsiuccd at a cost of only S12 $13 ton. Trey lave
he iron. Umcstoue and coal sometimes on the same
land aud always near together Ordinarily the same
rradc of metal has cost from S17 to SO 10 pf"G1t'
{. sap iron is assured to the United states
1t appears probable that the export of pine
tmbcr to England will receive great expansion TINS
Summer Thmty-twO cargOes Of deals have been shipped
from the wharf at the NewYolk Central grain elevator
within year. ard 900 car-lo9ds more are coming; ana
now prcnlrations are being made send oak and h9rd
timber, and Negotiations are III progress p'!"y
and Liverpool people for new direct trade I'D ue"S
rod Yiu
Michigan and brought by vessel to POM Il ~
below Detroit whence Il Is lC DRY ;rG on NY r
the rates by rail- to this city were hNed at Only ~
1000 feet whereas they were SS 20 Go - ~
standard Of $50 feet. The ealS exported excite a'H.
ration abroad for their heau'y.
A variety of expedients are being adopted
abroad to meet the growing competition from what MI
Krtcwsk the Russian engineer calls the land Of me
ap,cs" The sensible idea has occurred 10 one manu-
faciurer the proprietor of large plate glass works at
Rothc Erlr in Belgium. 20 transfer his capital ana basil
bodily To the United States. He mad one mn
around tie country last summer, WIc over nero I"
the Exhibition, looking f"ra Slh!aDe tG'e o. ''"t"'
and he is over hire again in April on ne Sne
mission. lie has been invited To bring his million o.
capa To Evansville, Ind II plain from The falling on
in . importation Of glass, anu me lact Ii u. toN
modify now hc made cheaper here Than IN Euf"le
that III. Cohorts plan Is simply measure {" S'-Pr'-r
Walton u ia ms only means Of retaining ll~ hS!r.Ss
1r. other points Of view. Glass is only one o nn'ef
OF staple commodities whch the tniled States docs -"
dcv ,lopmen Of the manulaciur" OF whch me cart
capital and ihs be poured INFO the United H''c-
from Europe fox great many Nclls ht'"r9 NE "'t'S
OF tie industries of the country are at All ,'t a. W
before tHe smrDts OF II III mills ana ictoto cease
u sc highly desirable.
The Utica Htr0G comments intelligeAtly on
the ia It's in regard the of 1876 set olh he
oner day by TIE TRIBUNE. Speaking alb NJ steel rails
The Herald says: These are figures which d'iY the
sophtry and jusgery Of David A. Wells and his school
of disclaimers against tne policy ot the Government ~
fostering native industries; 3r rlcAf p-'F 10y :
the aggre. capital ana m1c- 'nrr rtlfc' ncd III
The steel rail manufacture ~ 1876 tkan We wnd nave
b,cu If the Government had reversed H. poiCy ~ Ire
close OF the war; tho Amr lean steel rail Is h0t oh'
better tnau the foreign steel rail- but II II cE''rr
The Spectator. an ably managed daily OF 1dlHltih
Ont comments tine same facts III "a satlflch "dIi'r
nal lcyc!cl ut Canadian freetraders. Anon; nt or
things il SAYS: 1.-The people OF the UniIcL states
aplr;,r 10 he simple minded and GnelesS. They re
moi aware that carrying products from one part on thc
earth 10 another AMI then back aGan increases l'r
National prosperity. They cannot see. Or lu,'aic' thai
shpplua a ton of raw hides from Newly Ork 10 BNcfuO,
and getting them made into leather, and gc.iing the
leather Shippcd back 10 NrwIOrk, Is WcaltinodicilK
arrangement and a vindcatiOn Of the prlnripcs ~ CIV
izlIiOn.' They are innocent enough TO believe t!lt Il
tie hincs were manufactured into leather III Newly OlA
the process would be quite as pruiilabic'