Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-22
Wednesday. November sa, 1883,
AMERICAN GOODS N GERMANY.


 Consul Potter, stationed at Crsfeld, Prus. sia, has made an interesting and useful report to the State department concerning the importation and sale of American goods in Germany. During the past year tn ere has been 8 considerable increase in the sale in Germany of useful articles and household goods imported from the United States, not withstanding the active opposition of Ger l man manufacturers to their introduction. There seems to exist, says the consul, an or ganization of manufacturers and merchants for the purpose of checking the introduction and popularity of American goods in Ger many. If an article of American manufac. ture is put upon the market in Germany which commends itself to popular favor, it is immediately initiated, provided it cannot be kept away by free interpretation of the tar if laws MT. Taschner, merchant of Gre. field who deals in American goods, says that in small hardware, especially in cast goods, there are more initiated goods in the market than there are of original importation. The limitations are usually manufactured without the slightest alteration in the model and are put up in such 8 manner that they cannot be easily distinguished from the original. This fact may be regarded as very complimentary to American taste and skill, but 1t is at the same time quite serious set Absck to busi- ness relations with the exporters and manu- factnrsrs of the United States. The articles just referred to are such as coffee pot and sad iron stands, twins boxes, coat and hat hooks, can openers, brackets, handles bells, drills, egg ebeaters, apple parers and many other articles too numerous to specify.
 Another Drawback to the importation of American goods in Germany is the manner in which the tariff laws work. Those who would find it to their interest to make them selves thoroughly acquainted with the Ger man tariff. How money can be saved in this way Is shown in the case of stoves. The duty on cast iron stoves is marks per 100 Kilograms, and upon iron goods, in cOnnec, tion with nicksl-plated iron, is 24 marks per 100 kilograms. duty of "A marks per 100 kilograms iS also put upon nickeI-plated iron not connected with other goods. If, there fore, the American shipper of stoves would separate the nickel plated parts and pack them in one case and the heavy iron parts in another the receiver would pay 24 marks per 100 kilograms on the first case and only 6 marks for similar weight on the second. Upon stoves sent to Germany without sepa- rating the nickel parts in She way described, the importers must pay 24 marks per 100 kilograms on the entire weight of the stove. By the lack of due care and knowledge on the part of the exporter, his goods are thus burdened with cost for duties three or four times greater than Is necessary, and at the same time their sale rendered very difficult. It is ths same way wish many osa<r articles.
 The Germans are doing their best to keep the American hog and his products out of their country, and of course German manu- lecturers do not want to sss the products of our shops conflicting with ahe products of theirs. But 1t is cheering to learn that the manufacturers of this country are gaining on the Germans, and such information as that contained in the report of Consul Potter is calculated to help them.