The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-13

From the best Information get there were received
In 1872 Tor the nrst time Al this port, lev samples
direct from The United States in 1876 Of d sol 600
pounds. During the past months OF the
year - o oss our counry 10 Havre have M
an increase In direct shipments OF elevenfold
! Mr. Bartlett writes from Martinique
| few months ago gentleman from Dominica in
the United States f500 worth OF cotton goods as
trial. and that he got them cheaper than ne could
months--to obtain them, and that the freight was
much more than It would nave been from En- land,
| In six wetka
| MI Kreissman writes from Berlin
reason for the fact that Western manufac-
lures are known here 10 but slight degree may,
haps, be found ~ the habit oil Western uiacturers
oil quoting their goods III answer TO German import
ers' questions a. TO pr,ees &C, "iree board tho
cars ut the place OF their factories y The German
merchant, being IN no position to even guess the
cost OF transportation from such factories
board, tails 10 give attention 10 such quotations. In
all cases IL s essential tor American auuacturers
gve IN answer 20 questions Tor prices. the weight
porter may be enabled 10 calculate only the sea
freight which Is by bulk but duty aud rail-
| road freight 10 this country, which Ii by weight
Considerable fault 10 found here with American ex-
porters account OF the want OF care which II ia
unreqnentiy occurs that machine sent with some
little screw or wrench missing, which Is impossible
TO replace except from America, thereby rendering
| the machine for the cine being useless.
| Mr.. Griggs writes from Chemniiz, in saxony:-
The plan for increasing our trade with this country
Is Tor number OF our merchants TO secure a arga
wareroom In Bremen or Hamburg, and In Il such
goods as 1t is desired to SELL Let agents In
The larger cities to sell such goods only should be
furnished them from the general sioreroom. Their
supplies beng SO near al hand they would need but a
small stock to commences business with. BY adver-
Using and industry they should DO able build
| up q very fair business.
Mr.. Lee urges . similar depot for Frankfort He
| adds etffsaa A
Among all measures that can be suggested for inn
proving American trade In Germany and la Europe
generally, seems TO be Of pressing ecessy
and great utlty AS the return 10 fxed standard OF
values by govern and people. In this part OF
world oil The chief obstacles 10 American
mercc has been the incessant huciualion OF prices
evidently due - the huctuaton OF currency. rhe
American exporter mas been ana still Is, Obliged 10 dx
his prices ut standard hign enough 10 cover risks Of
such anges OF values between the time OF RECEIVING
orders and that oil ning them and has therefore been
placed at great disadvantage with the German ex-
porter, by wnom The cost OF production the
gin oil profit could be safely calculated for months
beforehand.
Mr.. Wilson writes from Nuremberg
have had recently some correspondence with an
American citizen residing at Bay reuth in this con.
sulate. who was formerly resident OF San Francisco
Two years ago this gentleman thought he would Try
as experiment, the importation OF American mus
Inns and other white goods into South Germany. He
informs that he met with good success and might
have done sun better II our exporters would MAINTAIN
fixed prices He had made three different orders tor
these goods and each time the prices raised on
him. then he stopped importing, and the prices went
down again he says the dealers here VIII not buy
unless they have guarantee that the prices
Will have some stability.
Mr.. Bingham writes from Japan:-
A large market could be secured In Japan for our
cotton productions by direct effort through iute-
gent agents sent hither BY our manufacturers and
merchants Tor That purpose, but the trade cannot be
secured 10 our nountry by mere written correspon.
dence, and that the Japanese dealers do no, aud viii
not 20 abroad TO select and purchase. @l
Mr. suffer writes from Acapulco
Tho merchants this coast complain OF high com.
missions In New York anu OF high rates or freight
from and 10 New York. For instance. wnie freteht
from New York out 10 500 ton, ID but 81 from Eng
land. #a- RAP
l, may safely be asserted that tho business done
annually between Manchester and the ports Of the
west coast OF Mexico amounts 10 $4,000,000 Among
the staple cotton goods brought 10 this coast from
Manchester fancy prints occupy the nrst place. being
Of more consumption than any other article, dc.
serve TO be described as minutely as possible we'll
the manner how they arc made up and packed.
The importer selects from patterns furni,hed to
him IRON Europe such may suit the particular
taste OF the Inhabitants OF a certain district,
having obtsiped from the Manchester printer the
privilege OF having printed the minim ten pieces
OF each pattern thus. needed. be can obtain small
each and SUIT ali mis- customers Tho pruning cloth
used tor these prints 10 IA by l5 threads III
wide when printed, well 'swissed'' (starched aud
mangledL as this operation Is called nj Manchester.
made Up n,s p'es' 81 y,Ms the s9ors are
7s 3D., approximately, according TO price OF PRINT
ing OF pattern, exclusive Of commissions, OK.
pcnses OF packing, 60 import duties on prints per
square meter IA cens sell por piece at S. rs
IS 60 As these goods have TO DO transported on
"
road all sorts OF accidents, they must packed
very carefully, viz Each bale OF SO pieces
paper, inner wrapper OF Hcssians (nemp packing
cioih tsrpaulin and at last outer Of Hessanr
such bale 10 then compressed and bound with roa
hoops, weighs IRON $50 10 100 poun IS is better
suited for transportation, over rough roads than q
terms OF American prints sent TO house a. AcsprIco
by large New YORK house, said 10 be OF ready sale
,ae ,sey Superior QUALITY s Ia
for one-fourth OF one inch square) they are not
well swissed" or finished AZ the Manchester article,
for this reason, well account Of their
accustomed width oil 70 inches would not sell readily
on this coast
These extracts give idea OF the varied contents Of
those reports and also show that Americans have re-
ally forgotten how to carry a foreign commerce.
and TO learn the business over. Tho dilerens
dispatches In tho volume contain much precise and
detailed Information the kinds and qualities OF
goods salabls In different countries
FrTz JOHN PoRTER's CASE TO BE REVIEWED
DY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
Tue case of General Fnz John Porter Is at last to
be rcopened and reviewed by order OF tho President
VINO has ordered court. consisting OF Generals scho
ncId and ferry and Colonel Getty 10 sit at West Point
in June to mako a thorough review. General Porter
and his friends have urged this Tor many years
act OF justice, and on tho ground that
evidence not attainabe during tho war,
but freely offered after It's close, would
show that he was not guilty OF the grave offences
which the original court martial found. 1t is known
that President Grant at time disposed TO
grant General Porter's plea Tor a rcbearing but ad-
and hostile influences prevented It. President
Hayes, who served IN tho army Of when General
Porter was also q part, aitor careful inspection
OF the papers and evidence offered, has thought Il
proper grant the hearing order that II injustice
was done shall DO remedied, It ought 10 he,
II this cannot DO proved thon that the plea for
bearing shall be sIonced forever. This Is all thai
General Porter asked He says 10 his letter TO tho
President
II I do not make IL plain that have been wrouaed
l alone am the sufferer.
Tho Board has been carefully chosen, the three
officers composing u being among tho most highly
esteemed. discreet and patriotic In the army and 10
cannot be said OF them that tncy arc amcnabIe to
partisan or personal ~ huences
TINS action OF the frcsident glves saiiafactinn 70