New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-09
imports from Brazil. 3

The cause of the decline value was the extra
ordinary depression OF business III Brazil, and the
IngerGg depression in America during the hrst ha Of
1879 The year ending January 80, 1879, was one Of
calamity and business failures and extensions on the
Southern Continent Tho months succeeding showed
promise Of recovery, however, and the outlook IS now
encouraging.
Tue experience Of the past year has revealed many
important facts in regard TO trade with Brazil, winch
American merchants need to understand II they are TO
succeed the eRerprsng efforts they are now making
to obtain market for their goods The annual report
OF Consul General Adamson, established at Rio de
Janelro contains this Information in succlnct FORM
Mr.. Adamson saysi
Belnc a tropical country, the grains OF our Northern
and Western States grown here, and therefore.
Improved reapers and binders grain drills shell
lers etc. are in demand. For the same reason II
grst mil would not do wen here Minteless country
rs not hayproducIng country, and moving machines,
scythes and rakes are not much wanted - ,
the hay consumed In RIO de Janelro Is brought from
other countries, for as there are but few roads 10
Brazil freight OF hay by sea for voyage OF 1000
miles would cost less than transportation by ahd ior
few miles.
Tne greater part of tho Empire being destitute OF
roads there ia no demand for the Western farmwagon
and of the line the railways to the
interior il almost entirely by horse OF mule back In
the cities but few pleasure vehicles are Kept by private
persons A hired coach serves for special occasions.
The duty on carriages is almost prombuory Wheel.
barrows although gradually cOmng into use, are stu
I'm very little demand owing 10 the almost universal
practce of carrying burdens on the head. But few
DAYS since the writer sturdy negro carrying
wee bis head through the streets VI Rio de
Janelro
1t will not pay TO bring to this country American
frame houses ready FOR putting up, because great
part OF Brazil the destructive white ant would eat up
such IN few months. For the same req on our
cheap wooden furniture only adapted the Southern
provinces All In Brazil are rooted with porous
earhen es-the only suitable ROOFING for THIS climate
For this reasOn roofing paint and patent roofing ma
terIas OF various kinds cannot be sold here. Metal
shingles ana corrugated iron are only used for ROOFING
very large buildings that are open nj the sides such as
spip-houscs &c For ordinary houses such roof "Oud
convert the dwelling into an oven
magnificent woods OF the AmaKOnian Valley,
winch would be valuable 10 our cabinetmakers II
they could obtained. 10 be had because the
forests ia which they frequently dense and
IuteflaCed with vines tuat an enormous amount OF
labor be expended IN reaching the yalua-
bic Tree and when finally down would fall In the
swampy ailuvial SOL, from whence no available power
could oKrioate IT, No doubt some good timber could be
found on tue banks OF rivers. but only the poorer
kinds could be 1Oated 10 the saw-m because All Tue
valuable woods here are oil greater density Than
water.
Various projects for running steamboats, Brazilian
rivers have been submitted NC but they are. Ia
opiuion. either impractloabe or premature Certain
great companies have had concessions granted thcn tof
the navigation OF the more important rivers; but IA
the civilized population the bDuks OF SAID ryers Is
very sparse there IA but ite freight other than the
natural products such as sarsaparia, India rubber,
mia ec agents OF the steambOats trade Tor
Passenger traffic there l. virtually none ON any river
nut the ana very little there great part ~
The Interior OF Brazil little known the heart OF
Africa. ,,.. 4, ~. 81, -, ..,,.t ,,
10 max trade with Brazil. but there Is here Held
which may be worked with pront Dy those WHO 20 about
II IN the right way-aud with hnihcrni capital Our
great sewngmachine manufacturers long since estab-
-hed here and placed thcm IN charge OF men
who devoted themselves to that one ~orA-aDd they
succeeded.
dealer here who has built up large business IN Amer
can stoves II took nODths-nay, years-tO get them
ttOduced to patiently explain their working. 10 80 TO
houses show why, through failure TO turn dumper
other neglect, the dinner badly cooked but
Industry aud perseverance, In this case, promise
waru the dealer here and eventually TO create large
demand for the artIoletothe benefit OF our artisans
II the present business OF an American nRpuiacturer
Will warrant hun In rsNng thousand dollars 20 study
this market let him come md see for himself whether
his adapted To the wants ot this people or
whether they can be altered cult the market
n these questions md Affirmative answer then let
| him establish Il live man from nome rs his agent here
with capital tide the rst few months or dlscour
agement and his chances OF success will be greatly IN
The writer has consular functions various
parts OF the world and everywhere has had forced
| him the conviction that German merchants stand In
front rank. Their mercantile training embraces not
only oil the details OF Onico work. but also thorough
knowledge OF geography and Of the products OF
land OF mercantile law and Of at least two languages
SIDES their The young man who Is sent abroad
country in which he 10 10 resde-n he has not already
| acquired u.
aguinst the ambassadors OF American trade who
Brazil every steamship OF the fine iDe plying
| tween New-YOrk and Brazil but unfortunately nine
tenhs OF them have 10 employ an interpreter TO
their business known, aud the Interpreter
| speak In the manner which almost cOmpels attention
and belief might DO the case " the American seller
placed the business offered In the advantageous light
| which he knows well how to do In his tongue
| FEW STATISTICS.
| Mr. Adamson reports that the imports TO Brazil In
| 1878 amounted to S77.3l6,1I9. The exports were
| ss7 425 $50 The revenue from exports and imports
| was $50, $4,000.
About one-half the trade Of the Empire Ia
| at Rio de Janer0. The following figures are given of
principal imports TO that city in 1878 tho milres
| being taken at a value OF AZ cents;