The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
TRADE WITH BRAZIL.

TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
The New York Tribune publishes a variety
of interesting facts complied from the report
Of Mr.. Thomas Adamson. Consul General ut
Rio dc Japeiro, bearing on the suhiect of
trade with Brazil. The reports received by
the government from American consular off,
cers established at the ports Of that empire
show that very active efforts are being put
forth at this time to obtain trade with that
country, and that some Of them are proving
successful. Others are not meeting with
happy results. owing to mistaken Ideas on the
part OF American merchants rs to the de-
| mnnds OF the market. The past year has
been one OF great financial depression In
| Brazil aud this has tended to make 1t diff
cult to build up commerce with the coun-
try: but the reports show that X the Amerl-
can line Of steamers running from
the United States can be- maintained In
operation, and II merchants will study the
pecultarities of the Brazilian market n little
more faithfully, there will yet be q large and
nourishipg trade between the two countries.
slight improvement In the trade is reported
to have occurred during the Inst fiscal year,
the importation OF coffee, sugar India rub
Der, and other products Of Brazil being
larger than the previous year. while the ex-
ports were slightly larger also. 1t fs noted,
no wever, that the value Of the goods ex-
changed was less than the year before, the
comparison being S42,972Q36 for imports
from Brazil In 1878. against $39,3s5,635
in 1879. and s. Ss67o4 for exports In
1878, against $s.194,s7o In 1870 The
cause of the decline In value Ia
said to have been the extraordinary de-
preston Of business In Brazil and the linger-
Ing depression In America during the first
half of 1879. The year ending January 80,
| 1879. was one OF calamity and business fall
ures and extensions In South America; but
the six months succeeding showed promise
Of recovery, however, and the outlook is now
regarded as encouraging MIR. Adamson says
that Brazil being tropical country, the
grains of our Northern and Western States
are not grown there and hence no market
can be found for improved reapers and bind
ers, grain drills. corn shelters. ETC. Brazil
not being hay producing country. moving
machines scythes and rakes are also out Of
order. In the absence Of suitable roads
throughout the greater part OF the empire.
there liz no demand for the American farm
wagon, while In the cities but few pleasure ve-
hicles are kept by private persons. II will not
pay, In Mr.. Adamson's opinion, to send Amer
lean frame houses ready fol- putting up be-
cause In great part of Brazil the destructive
white ant would eat up such house Ia few
months For the same reason our cheap
wooden furniture is not adapted to that coun-
try. There Is really no use In people Of small
capital trying to establish trade with Brazil,
but there is a field which may be worked with
profit by those who go about 1t In the right
way-and with sufficient capital. About one
half OF the trade Of the Empire Is transacted
at Rio de Janeiro, and the following list en-
braces the principal articles of imports to that
city In 1s77-7s: Cotton goods, wooden goods,
silk goods, stone, earth. coal, iron and steel,
linen goods, flour. grain, hides and felts, ma
chinery, tools, paints varnish and petroleum.
meats and fish, liquors and wines, paper chem
icals, etc. The value Of exports from the
port OF Rio Janeiro during the year ended
June so, 1878. amounted In United States coin
to $40, 265. 54o Of which the United States took
$24 272, ST.; Great Britain, $5.26O, 139; France,
S. 800; Germany, $2,93l733; Portugal.
$166o,4l7 The exports to the United States
during the year ended June 80, 1879, amount
cd to $39, 0s3 700, Of which the one item Of
coffee amounted to $50, 061, 762 Mr.. Adamson
In his report shows that there are running to
Il Brazil from Europe something over one hum
dred fine steamers--English, German, French
and Belgian-most OF them subsidized, fact
which will readily account for the small sales
Of American goods to Brazil, when compared
to the enormous sales OF European goods
The United States and Brazil Mail Steamship
| Line tRoachs) Is the only one plying regu-
larly both ways between the countries named.
The line was established In May, 1873, and
since that time has sent out one
steamer regularly per month, making
the voyage In from twenty one to
twenty two days generally. This line
has, until recently received a subsidy OF 2l0,-
government, but as the Chamber OF Deputies
has decided that they would only continue
the contract on the condition that the steamers
shall call at Maranham, the subsidy Is vir-
tually Withdrawn, as the port Of Maranham
, is too shallow to admit the ships of this line.
In view Of this the early withdrawal OF the
line is threatened-an event very much to be
deprecated, as 1t would inflIct fatal blow on
the efforts recently made to increase our ex-
, port trade to Brazil. Unless dealers can de-
pend on getting goods out within definite
/ time they will not buy Of us, while the GER
tainty exists that orders sent to England car
be filled and shipped within the same week.
There Is no doubt but that Brazil is most
, promising customer for American manufao.
l lures, and 1t remains with Americans to de-
eide whether they will give her the necessary
/ trade facilities.
MATTING. CARPETS
|CARPETS. MATING
, Largest stock In the South. and PRICES
. LOWER than New York. Call and see