New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-09
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In international affairs, as IN private trans
actions. the customer with whom 1t is best
10 deal is the one having the most money TO
spend for the classes of goods we have to
sell. and from whom we are at the same
time large purchasers. Brazil, while not yet 80
rich As, Tor her own sake, Americans could wish,
j. nevertheless fitted by nature 10 be the init
mate ally and customer of the United States,
because The two nations produce totally differ
ent classes of goods, and because each one
wishes to buy enormous quantities of what
the other has to sell. Up to the present
Brazil has proGtcd most by the trade
between the two countries, since she has
found here the best prices and rcadest
market for her productions. She sells
TO us annually an evcr-ncrcasing quantity OF
goods. Her sales of coffee, lndia-rubber.
sugar, and of some other products to
the United States during 1879 were the
largest known. The United States has not
done so well on the other side of the account,
because up TO within the past two years no
special attention has been paid by our
exporting merchants and manufacturers to
the necessity of establishing relations with
that market. Now, however. they are all
alive on the subject and within the past two
wears hundreds Of Americans have visited
Brazil To study her special requirements, and
the most active efforts have been put forth
both TO establish agencies there Tor the sale of
American goods, and to make the Brazil
ians ocGuainted with the high character of
American wares. These efforts have been at
tended with gratifying degree of success;
and in spite of the depression still lingering
o;r in no mini IF no
South and the high prices now reigning here.
the outlook is at present most promising for
larger trade.
There are q few points. however, to which
Americans should pay moro dligent attention.
They should learn the Portuguese language;
they should be ready to spend freely in study
ing tho habits of the Brazilian people and the
neculiarjties of the market; they should send live
agents there, and they should not attempt
TO send down any classes of goods not certainly
known TO be adapted to the market. They
might. for example. rs we'll send straw hats
20 Iceland as moving machines to Brazil. For
some Of the leading classes of goods
manufactured in the Omitted States
there is absolutely no market III Bra
zil-a fact which demands intelligent
consideration. In another part Of to-day's
paper Will be found some excellent sugges-
tions on this point by Consul-General Adam
SON. at Rio de Janeiro, who speaks from per-
sona observation and long experience. and
who lays down some of the conditions of sue
cess in this trade.
Another important matter is that OF steam
communication. On this point also Mr.. Adam
son makes an elaborate and valuable report.
He shows that there are running to Brazil
from Europe something over 100 fine steam
ships, English, German, French, and
| Belgian, most of them subsidized, q fact
| which is moro than anything else
tho explanation of the small sales
of American goods to Brazil and of the
enormous sales of European goods. Europe
has almost daily communication by steamship
with Brazil. The United States sends a