New-York tribune., 1877-07-07
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

The Pittsburgh Gazette declares that the pro-
gross better times is apparent In the iron trade
the volume been equal to the average for
the last seven years.
The hearticst preparations for the Paris Ex-
hibton being made 10y England; and the success Of
that enterprise will be due almost entirely to English
good will.
Business is certainly increasing on the
Champlan Canal as the result OF low tolls whatever the
balance sheet show TO the financial success OF the
new ARRANGEMENT.
Several shipments of cotton goods to Cuba
have been made from the port OF New-YoIk lately, by
o Liverpool Are the transatlantic steamers carry
lug outward rcights Tor nothlnst
The exporters of canned oysters should keep
one eye rigdly fixed Australia where they ,aik Of
planting oyster beds an extraordinary scale, and
pubhc Commission reports in favor OF 1t IN document
whose heads ran up to iory-secondiy.
The Exhibition at Sidney has closed. The
American department lts best feature to the end, in
spite of the goods being in bai order when the fair
op,ned and large display Of splendid eilvel ware moi
arriving until altcI the show over. The number oil
visitors VAS l29 900, which Is large.
Foreign papers believe that Europe can take
100000 head OF cattle from the United States every
year. the limit OF collaborating having been reached in
many parts OF Europe Figure up yourself what that
would come to IN tie Way OF revenue 10 the United
States 775 head. Tue impression abroad IS thar
OF beef as vigorously thoy might
Mr.. SickleS, the United States Consul at Ban
kok Ssui WHITES that there is only one Auercan and
not one American house doing business in BankOk, whe,
greater inducements for Americans to do business lie
believes business WILL in the fuuic, come TO TINS coun
try TIE rxpor, TONNAGE OF siam has greatly lncIe sed
K within tnc past nHecn years.
A tariff Is denounced as an obstruction to
trade and would look. therefore, to see trade Ian
eisL uLdcr the effects Of So far however from tle
American tariff beng obstruction to trade. il u
stimulus 10 H. since II was enacted OOth our foreign
ANA mtcnI trade have been more aclNe than ever be
fOrr and in these dui times is larger than ever
was without tarin
There are unmistalable indications that the
United is about to enjoy an iron trade Win
Brazil Tie bark Matthew Baird has cleared from Viii
mngton loaded with iron rails and another vessel is to
+ follow with similar cargo. a Pennsylvania 1rm has
secuel contract tor railroad iron, and Will snip some
this summer. Wilmington has orders for large
number of cars ten OF them being for the
Don Pedro II railway few locomotives have also been
ordered Then there is growing business IN street ran
way material Years ago. Stephenson sent cars and rails
10 brazil lost the business at once OWING to English
competition An American who wCuttO Liverpool and Sc
M there able to uudcrsll
Stephenson iu South America. Ills cheaper labor III Ing
land aud better ocean rdS enabled hh TO dNe
Americans out OF the market Laery orders ~ We Degun
10 seek tLcAlneliCan stabslnt hts asdn Wheels ana
Other material are being ordered from tis city, and "a
business raiis ana Is scOfi1enuy expected IDeIc
Why large business should not DC done M
than IN Enthsh pOIts but theIe Is s.lhe,Alhs 10
ocesn frei hts. because il cln be put into the
hold OF ship and assist IN stcddylug the
, yrssel-a matter o Consequence wnen the Du6 Vi
the cargo is u -four generally is, and The snip there
fore OjruraNy and uneasy IN the wafer Tue deslIdby
\of way material 10 tue shp as lreht ana Tue s"ott
ocean route rom New lors to B@N WI enaoe lhe SUN
t. DO landed at pOrs beyond the Equator every dollar as
cEoapiy as EuTOi can material
An examination of DR.. Youngs statistics III
regard orch hntships engaged IN the foreign Trade o.
the United states published in the annual volume for
1876 reveals curious There arrive IN this country
annually from foreign countries Other than Canada an
average Of 900 ships ballast seeking cargOes, about
1900 being from Europe and 700 from Cuba. TIE c
clear from The United States for countries other
than Canada an average Of only about 500
slips IN ballast seeking cargOes, OF which number
90 are bound for Europe, 200 for Cuba, 50 are
tr rho ami the scattering In Otner
words. vast feet OF large ships bullt fOI tIe ocean car
ryiug trade mostly foreign come 10 the dneIeht pOts
and n 800 out of 1000 Of them 20 away IUautu Wi.l
heavy cargOes, the produce ana grown oI tHo
States. Ih might DC cOnsldeIe1 po'na,'i&, & "S % IL
statistical statement O truth Whlch mas DeeA hnO"n ~
a .enerll way 10 foreign shlI-masters Tor a loh-
time, namely, thai a cargo can an "iW"'s IL
obtained iu the United states Dut IL Is ~ ~
alI ,spects a striking fact. Not only 90 lh'
larec. ca reues fOm tAs country, par cudl9 q
ITpr bt the largest number Of CargOes; ana the snip
master cruising about the world 1Or something to &c
ean as rfaluiy command load of grain, cotton. pro
60, ana merchandise on the United States seaDoard
as ne can guauO ytfOl IN Peru, or cOlee I'D Brazil
This fact speaks with ringing voice 10 Americans IL
drcsirs that II they have not arse snare Ol tnt
ocean "a, ying tIadc they want, IT Is thelr own laut
III il because either they do not Du shl cheap eios
ar work them cheap enough, because they are ty NJ
10 compete with wooden shlpS III Tue uauSdhtlc uaIe
with EIglish irOn ships Our shiPpuIlucIs arc IL. "
bnlu IRON ships as cneapy the EnssI hence, II II
is not American ships winch carry american ItouuciI
abroad, II is because Aueiicaho canhot san
trctr sluus as cneJply Oth nations, OF
because tney cling TO the old fashioned ana expensive
wooden vessels