The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-05
Traffic with Brazil.

Colonel w. B. Tisdel, who has returned
recently from q tour in South America,
whittier he went nearly year ago to study
the mercantile interests Of Brazil and other
countries, gives the following statement Of
his experience rs showing an opportunity
to secure profitable business for the United
States:
Brazil seems to be open to us If we will
only grasp at the opportunity, and if we
could divert portion Of its enormous trade
to our shores itwould open to our people
new sources Of trade. We should be en-
abIed to compete successfully with European
manufacturers for q portion at least OF the
trade OF this great and growing country.
The commerce of Brazil is monopolized and
controlled by Europeans, notwithstanding
the United States is her principal patron, and
is abundantly able to supply her with nearly
everything sherequires, and at cheap rates. ]
found nine reguiarly-establisbe steamship
lines, Which make semi.montbly trips, as
sisted by long postal contracts for the trans
portation Of the mails between Europe and
Brazil, and that the steamships SO employed
are large and powerful; first-class in every
respect, and with an average tonnage above
5000. The imports Of Brazil from 1871 to
1876 were valued at S471,570, $500; the
exports at $5577,041, 1872, During the same
period the imports to the United States
from Brazil amounted to S274, 146.500,
while the exports from the United States TO
Brazil amounted to only S4S,S53, $50. In
stead Of paying for the same in products OF
our own, we are compelled to send our
gold coin to Europe in payment for Brazil
ian produce, and with that gold the sup
plies for Brazil arc there purchased.
81 found strong desire on the part Of
the merchants and businessmen OF Brazil
for an extension OF trade with the United
States, and I also found q most friendly
feeling existing towards the people OF our
country, partly because of the cordial re-
ception and kind attention given their En-
peror and Empress during their travels in
the United States" ~,
The above, from the american Exporter,
should be read with great interest by the
people Of Richmond. We have shipped
flour largely to Brazil for a century past,
and are therefore not stranger there; but
our manufactures cover many lines of goods
besides flour that the Brazilians would like
to buy from us il we will give them the op-
portunIty. Mr.. LIsBoA, the accomplished
gentleman now representing the Empire OF
Brazil at Richmond, would be only too glad
to facilitate any inquiries looking to the in
crease Of our trade with his couatry. His
Office is located under the Tobacco Ex-
change.
Ships are constantly coming here to finish
up their cargoes with flour, showing on
their manifests lines Of goods shipped at
points North the bulk Of which our
own factories could easily supply. Would
the aour-milling interest here ever have
grown to its present large dimensionssi ii 1t
had depended wholly on o domestic de-
mand? That interest supplies, both. This
trade with Brazil is a matter our enter
prising manufacturers should explore to
the bottom. II is quite plain that if they
never try they will never win. ",