New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-09
FOREIGN TRADE.
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA CHANGING 10 PRoTiC-
TIVE POIICY-wHERE COMMERCE CAN BIZ TX



TIVE POLICY-wHERE COMMERCE CAN BIZ TX
TENDED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Ministcr KassOn writes
from Vienna concerning the commercial relations be-
tyyoen the Austrian and Empires and the recent
failure OF the negotiations for new commercial treaty
between them place Of the terminated convention o!
1867 The beral-almost ffcc tradc-provisions 81 the
convention OF 1867 worked injury to Austrian
interests aud led TO its repeal and tie intro
duction Of a new Austrian tllln to repair It's
iesults. During the ten years mat treaty remained
in operation. Austrian exports 10 Germany increased
only Gig per cent, while German exports TO Austria in
creased "a per cent Both nations now seem DESTROYS ia
recede free trade policy OF the past decade and
10 increase their tariffs with reference solely TO dones
TIC interests aud in ihe Of se!fprOtecton
In Mr.. Xass0n's judgment, Europe Is now SUI
fer.ng from the effects OF oyerproductOn aud over
trade, under the stimulus OF tbs free trade
tendencies which prevailed from 1850 to 1873
The Of production necessarily passed most HCc
over the loves cusOins paiiieI9 rom INC county, ."
cheapest productions hence the great INJURY inflicted
deprcss ug Influence and 10 roadast dOmchic PFC Tue
tGu and tuppy, Austria is to revise her tara In the i
teIcst home production. stipulation hes been intro
duccd aiming TO secure the mos; favored nation treat
mem in foreign countries FOR Austrian ship, ana
Co. AdIsC, absence of specific treaty stlpu atoms t.
tha end, by imposing ~ additional discriminating duty
OF 10 per cen o. taxed s9or'' or en- olGhai dnX 81
INTRODUCED 10 20 into operation Oh the Ist VI JANUARY
The Consul at Gncfiain iOresccs large lncfehHf OF
the trade between the United states and Tho Neither
lands when the present epoch Of sagnati0D shall end
The extreme chcapne.s of Dutch LABOR allows ~ home
production OF many articles more cheaply han they cn
be offered ~ tho United states, even with The ad o ma
chrcry; n0 witEsianding when American cOtjoBs ar"
already competing successfully with those offered bl
England and France ana there Is already lar trade ID
certain special productions of the United states such
petroleum, tobacco. cotton, Indian com, iUbii
turpen'lnc aud stoves The imports of IndiIn
rapidly increasing ana, me modes oi uilhIins thi'
gram were fully made knOwu,it would rise to a
Important branch Of commerce: The extra duiy OF ten
Ter cent levied III the United States an mcrchaudi3c
produced east OF tie Cape OF Good Hope wan imported
from places that cape is regarded a. "uIhitg
lard mp 10 the Dutch merchants b, substantially toi
nj a.Hg the trade III The hncat quantities 0i Last ihi1a
cole AMI spcoa, and giving thc Trade 10 Anriioitne.
Tuc omnci cal agent ~ O"boou Ia am " i" VT dS
10 Tie department of state an interesting rppi ui ~,
expedition made bJ him mp The ASowc h'cr Z"
distance "i 40 miles from lis mOu lHi- hnc t"'i
wno,c waters spread into numerous lagoon, ana racH
/ for large steamers. Tie main pioduCis oi tnc
A4Owe VIII are irdlaIuDDcr ivory ana ebony. Iho
trade II mostly carried ny English ANA Germans A.
lhc interior Africa rapidly uiCIn2 ana dcVc
Up ~ valuable resources 1t IS regretted that American
profitable commerce.
4 reply TO the trade circular Of the Department Il
which, Mi. Moran expresses the opinion tna the trade
between UnIcd states and Portugal couid Ice Ia
= ; oI' i,,,ot tea from In ean1 In me y,, nt nvi
1900 OUO annually. IneY are printed ~ Portugal VITA
designs TO SUIT tue national taste, ana are largely con-
A cotton mil near Lisbon Is now projected
II Great Britain can send printing cloths 10 Portugal at
UvOlt the United States Ousu 10 no able 10 90 The
some Portugal imports textile fabrics from England
tie value OF ABOUT ~ 100000 ANNUALLY the greater pat
bejnr cotton goods There Is also fold for American
Agricultural machinery On cniDpetiionNh EEgand mil
machinery sewing machines are already largely sold
Mr. Nolan suggests that there is Tor increasing the
cXuOrtaiiOn OF Portuguese wines and fruits 10 the Uncd
States and FOR the introduction OF The remarkably me
native ewclry The vintage OF 1877 on tie DOurO
has terminated The wine, though Of inferior Quaty, -
better 1876 and selling at cxOrbltanty hgh
prices owing TO the scarcity of the production In The re-
naming Provinces.