New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-01

Turkish opium is offered at one-half the former
prices, with no takers ALI who have to do with
the opium trade are very poor and the taxes that
Tho mohair trade. very important ono in Asia
Minor during the last ten or fifteen years. has also
been crushed by taxes. The goats are taxed. the
shipped to Europe This taxation has acted in two
directions: FIRST, 1t has discouraged the use Of
mohair the taste for IL not being firmly enough
fixed to endure very high price for the goods, and
it has led to experiments in raising the AngOra
goat in other parts of the world. Turkey thinks
that poll ical economy should not permit foreign
merchants 30 carry oil the raw products of q land
for other lands to wax rich upon. So it takes an
export duty from the foreigner who wishes the
privilege of working up Turkish mOhair. But
Canada AMI the Cape of Good Hope. prompted by
their natural desire to injnre the finances OF
Turkey, have ailOwd the goat TO DO raised IN their
borders without laying any duties upon the clip;
even ut the time of export. So these distant and
unprincped regions are able to put down mOlair
in London at a loss price than the Turkish dealer
can afford in COnstantnOple The Turkish mohaIr
has lost the market, and now the best Beibazar
yield Is going a-beggng at hall price. while the
Ang0ra goat farmers have been trying to get out OIL
the losing business by selling of their goats 10
butchers who can do something at passing on their
meat on an unsuspecting public as mutton. The
dye-stuifs of Asiatic Turkey have always been
very important source of revenue. But oil late
years everything has been against the poor Turks
Aniline and other abOminable inventions are
driving the Turkish dyestuts, especially valuable
because they required no heavier labor OF the men
than that of smoking while the women plncked the
yield of tho forest, entirely from the markets. 1t
is cheaper to buy the foreign compositions in
Turkey to-day than to take that gathered by
women who work ut ten cents per day.
A few years ago tho discovery OF mine OF
boracite in Asia Minor opened up iiOurshing trade
in that region. AS soon as the Government found
out that the thing was success. ii proceeded to
lay on heavy taxes. This checked the trade, and
before it recovered California had got the market
with her vast produce, and Turkish boracite goes
the way of all the rest OF her valuable products.
The prospects of n speedy gathering OF the sinews
of war are OF bright for the Turkish Government.
We're it not for the fact that tho Turkish soldier
will eat less wear less and take loss wages than
any other troops the face of the known world no
war could be made Tor n day with the sinews that
the Government can supply.
The usual orders for suppression OF news have
been put in force in this city since tho ROumeian
affair assumed serious aspect Newspapers have
10 submit the foreign news which they propose to
publish To the CensOrJ twenty-fOu hours before the
hour of publication No kilograms are allowed to
the press except what the Censor has declared TO be
of harmless nature. The Bulgarians do not wish
to be OntOne in this line. They have allowed
neither letters papers from ConstantinOple to
luton Newspaper offices in this city have
received official requests from the Bulgarian
authorities not to send papers to Subscribers, as
they will not be delivered but will nseIessly
cumber tho pOst-oiices. Letters will DO delivered
after the necessary clerks shall have been appointed
to read and decide upon the merits of each letter.