The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-05

me opportaaities opes % our Export
Trade FIoar. Lard, Canned Meats,

!. Thouas Adamsoa, Consul Geaeral c
the United stztes at Rio de Janeiro, hi
forwarded = dispatch to the Department {
State, iron which the following extraa
are made. He remarks the impotan
aet that the Empire Of Brazil produce
but small pa-t of many principal article
Of food consumed by its people, even suel
As nee. com and meats being largely in
ported. The trsde in food substances
therefore, deserves the attention Of AMER
can merchants who seek to establsl
business relations with that country. Mr
AdansOn says:
While pOtz;oes, nee, beans onions, etc
are easily produced here. they are Amos
wholly imported from France, EngiAnd
and Portugal Indian corn, which grow
well in the uplands, comes mainly from
the United States, and ierked bed, the
PrineiPal meat food Of the whole Empire
and which Is 50 easily produced IN the
Southern provinces, Is imported from
Uruguay and BuenOs AyreS 70 the extent
Of fourteen-ffteenths OF the whole con-
SUMPTION Whether this state Of afAirs i
favorable 70 the prosperity Of Brazil Is not
question within the scope OF this article
Il IS gutheient for the merchants 10 know
that i Is favorable 70 certain line Otcom-
merGal enterprise. Those who intend 70
engage in this branch Of trade should frst
make careful study OF the methods en-
ployed BY our rivals in preparing and
packing their goods forSouth American
markets. The labels, covers and capsules
on cans, jars and packages Of fruits, vege-
tables, oysters, etc, are important factors
in al efforts 10 introduce these goods into
this market Good taste should be dis
played in Al things lie -Braziiians are
great admirers Of France, and are largely
influenced by the preferences and preiudi-
ees Of the French people The means
employed 70 preserve and the methods OF
packing ia the United States are frequent
II insufficient in Brazil In this hot,
moist climate our ordinary food prepara-
tons spoil very quickly, and for that reason
the greatest care Is necessary both in pre-
par1tion and packing
WHEArE FLOCE
The greater part Of the -four consumed
in Brazil comes frum the United States
and for 6fty years past It has been our
chief article Of export 70 this country.
Our competitors are Austria and Uruguay,
both Of whom are slowly gaining n our
expense. The Austrian -four Is highly
esteemed and commands about = dollar :
barrel more than American; the barrels
are much stronger than ours and more
closely packed. OF American -four, Rich
mond brands are preferred In this market
OF late there has been much complaint Of
the bad condition in which American -four
arrives. The barrels are sid 70 be not 50
strong IS formerly. To retain our past
supremacy In this trade the quality Of the
-four must be kept up to an uniformly
high standard and more care exercised in
packing and shipping.
The imports Of -four 1t Rio de Janeiro
during three last years were IS follows:
r,,,I F:sa s;.,.. A,..1ss 1s ,S,s 1ss q. 10 q
I5.s1ia SGssaHa' isITsis---- s7SzstS 80 iiS5 sIs
The imports of American -four IN 1876,
for all Brazil, were 5SO,l9i barrels, against
4 total importation Of 7SSs,eS5 barrels In
1871 the imports for an Brazil were, Of
American, IS, lis, against total OF 6s6,-
34s barrels
Lard comes almost wholly from the
United StsteS, there being no composition
worthy of mention Great czre should
al4sys be observed with its packing.
AETED MATS
There Is but limited demand for salted
meats here and that principally among the
shipping. In lS77 only eighty barrels
we're imported from the United States,
Ham-Thns tr the Amg5eau-eured BAN
has had = very unfortunate reputation
In nearly every case they are proved IN
ferior to the English ham IN quality and
therefore sell at : much lower price
They also lack keeping qualities, In many
cases spofling before they can be placed
on the market The English ham Is pre-
ferred II 3 cost Of from ten 70 fifteen cents
per pound over the American The sur
faees are carefully cleaned or pared, chat
Is placed inside the e1lvas-eovering and
they are carefully packed IN coarse, dry
sslt IN boxes or barrels. As it is = ques-
ton Of preparation-not OF rprice-our
shippers must make the necessary i'm
proyement in curing and packing before
itSeT can hope for success here
Dried meafsof finer kinds areimported
frnm Portugal, Italy and France. Jerked
beef, or carne seoca, as Il l. called here,
CONES almost entirely from the River
PlItte and Uruguay. During ls1I the re
eeipts Of that article At this port were 81
90. go klogTzmmes, Of which only one
fifteenth was Brazilian.
..,,rw- ,Er,-
Preserved meatsiu Tin cans are import
ed in moderate quantities from Great
Britain and France, and are used almost
exclusively by foreigners, or, In small
onani;ies. hg the richer BraEilians- A
| limited quantity Of American pressed eorn-
Sd beeE IS sold here.
OF fSh, dried, salted or preserved By
cooking in tin cans, exeindlng eodhsh,
there we're imported IN 1871 80 kegs from
the United StAtes, 5,SS4 boxes and kess
from France, 5,s47 boxes and kegs from
Portugal and 3l4 packages from othel
countTieS The Ereafer part Of the goldfish
comes from British North AmercA The
receips during 1871 were 81 ,$s5 packages
of which S,2S4 packages came rom The
| United States OF America be1eVe me
Eala 81 Oregon salmon, lake trout and
White fsh might be increased here: II :
said that much Of the salmon sold here =
British Is really American with the labei'
changed. American oysters are stAPl'
here and command fair prices This tad!
/ Is capable Of considerable expansion and
should be carried on directly betEeen thC
two Countries If shippers vii send
really good goods and maintain certain
I standard there Is every reason 70 believe
sood business may be built up
coSpExsED MIX
Several years ago, after : sharp com
perition. I eertain brand Of American con
densed milk became popular here ant
commanded large sale. II was sold by
REGULAR ageat. who booked sharply Atter y
Z :s,,s.s md the sulss offh.s Article steadily