New-York tribune., 1879-01-02
THE BRAZILIAN TRADE.

RESULT OF INCREASED FACILITIES.
PROSPECTS OF BUSINESS DEPENDENT on STEAM.
SHIP OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF SOUTH
AMERICAN MERCHANTS.
The cordial feeling toward this country
which has grown up within the last two years In Brazil
and the South American Republics has greatly in
creased and there 10 be mutual desire TO enter
into general commercial relations This is par
ticulary the between Brazil and the United states,
and great improvements beng made To increase the
facilities for mercantile development. Upon every
steamer arriving from Brazil come merchants TO eK-
tend old open up branches OF business and TO
purchase American goods.
gentleman prominently connected with the mercan-
tile interests OF Brazil arrived IN the city few days
ago on the steamship Rio de Janero 10 inspect Amer
can goods and TO compare their prices with thoso
abroad The result been that he has ordered Amer
can goods worth about S25 OOO which go 10 Brazil on
the steamship Rio de Janeiro, sailing Saturday next.
In conversation day two he said; The Ameri-
people do not to realize the great benefits they
have already derived from direct communication with
Brazil during the past year, through the American line
OF steamers. There many things to be considered
which small in themselves; but when the total
obtained is taken into consideration IL Will DO
that they Of great Importance 10 the country
South Americans whose communication with other parts
of the world has been limited until within few years.
appreciate every effort which Is made to develop their
looked forward to with great hopes For this reason
the Brazilian Government readily made contract with
the managers of this enterprise 10 give II 100000
year for ten years, osensiby for carrying its malls
but for the real purpose OF developing and extending
trade with the United states. sec that In this country
many persons think that an American line Is i'm.
practicable declaring that with support from the
Government it would follow in the wake OF Garrisons
line. This is great mistake II must be remembered
that that ine was started at most oTabe time,
when prices prevailed, and when II cost more TO
produce American goods than IL did those Of other na-
tons. The ships also of obsolete model and
pensye to Now gold is equal 10 greenbacks and
the cost OF production low American ships equal,
If not superior to foreign vessels and, with the
machinery, are run on an economical basis. This will
enable Americans to compete with the foreign market.
so that they may soon enjoy that monopoly Of trade
which England has kept for herself so long.
The statistics for years show that the United
fully tbreeourths OF the great coffee
crop OF Brazil and other productions In like proportion
This has been paid for in gold and the returns Of 1877
show that there was balance against the United states
OF about S45 900 annually. With this gOld there
being direct communication with tue United States
have gone abroad and bought goods thus taking
the gold from the United States and depOsiung II In
other country. With equal facilities for trade in
the United states which had IN Great Britain, Ger
many and France there wOud have simply an ex.
change, and this Si5.O00,000 OF gold would have re-
mained in this country. In 1877 the United states
took from Brazil 100000 bags Of coffee, while the re-
Of this show increase OF about 10 per cent
II this had been carried In foreign bottoms the amount
paid for freight would nave gone out Of the United
States and the country would also have lost the per
cent property owned In this country represented
in this by the American steamship line. Until tho
American line was established Brazil had been obliged
go abroad purchase greater part Of her -four pro-
Visions railroad and other building material.
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popular Brazil ana the merchants there prefer them
because their superiority foreign manufac
The merchants also are enabled with the present
facilities, to get many OF these things direct from tho
United states In shorter time and at less cost than was
possible before. The single article OF butter, for in
stance has supplied TO Brazil and other parts Of
South America from Great Britain, while IL is known
that England consumes moro than her dares can pro,
duce The English have bought hls butcr III tbe United
states at from ~ TO % pound, have repacKed
il in England for the Brazilian market by adding large
percentage OF salt. and the sold # III Brazil at from
300 TO 500 per profit. During the as year dealers
IN Unleo States have supplied BraZ a far less
rake hor, which the United states furnishes 10 Brazil
and which amounted last year TO 100000 barrels;
came dircci, ii would give rade To sixty voyages
in the year And IL this could come direct instead
OF by way ot England. IL would be long before
United states vessels would enjoy the monopoly Of the
Br"Hlan port by an Engsh steamer was 5000 bags,
while the City OF RIO Janero brought $4,000 bags on
Auother question TO consider is which may seem
at first Of light moment, but which reality Is OF
great interest On the last trip OF tue Rio lie JanerO
prominent merchant III Brazil came as passenger with
The express purpose OF going 10 England 10 have built
light draft steamer, $50 feet In length for the trade
on the Amazon River lie had been In SpOndence
with shlpbuLers in Great Britain and obtained plan.
and specifications for such vessel as be required, 10
cost 500 900 I'm gold which amount he had with him.
on tho voyage he became 30 impressed with the con.
srction interior fittings OF the American steamers
that he concluded TO make inquiries IN This country
before continuing his journey. The result was that
before he had been here 0rtyright hours he closed
ntract for better vessel than he Was TO Obtain IN
Great Bri, ain the figures Thus $4,000 Of
this amount will be the outlay for the building material
In state and $4,000 will be paid for labor,
giving four mouths work to 200 men,"
seGOr MendOncs, the Brazilian ConsuiGenera In this
city who returned from Brazil recently, is III receipt OF
communications by every mail from Brazil. from
chants seek Information about American products,
and send orders for goods. The latest iupfoyemen
begun Brazil the removal OF distractions 10 nayi
CATION the River San Francisco Tns river, starting
from the Atlantic coast. about 200 miles north OF
Bahia and extending through the provinces OF Mas,
Bahia soIt OF PcrnamDucO and Altgoas trayerses
fertile valleys Of the Empire, aud the
most productive agricultural region OF South AiOefea.
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