Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-14
IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
Our Commercial Relations With New
Zealand-A Threatened Death Blow.

Our Commercial Relations With New
Zealand-A Threatened Death Blow.
In series Of reports 10 the State Depart
ment from Auckland, New Zealand, United
States Consul Connolly furnishes some valuable
information. Speaking Of the wool-growing
industry in New Zealand, he says that the
number ofsheep exported last year with and
without wool amounted to l.964. Isl, valued at
$5SS.040. Thirty-sevsu thousand eight hun
dred and tventy-six Of the above number were
shipped TO the west coast Of America QSan
Francisco) Of the value Of e5,osa The total
value Of wool exported from 1880 10 1889 ex-
elusively. was $2o7, s2a SIS. The wool export for
1880 was 60, $50, l5o pounds, valued st 7,47s,-
$50. while the returns for 1889 show the wool
shipments to be 102. 2a7, S54 pounds (SS0S1. =
0oS). an increase during the ten years OF slo,-
56S, $50.
HINT TO AnrRIcAN WOOL oRowKRa
BE Is Of the opinion, he says, that American
wool buyers could buy in this market and ship
direct to New York or Boston much cheaper
than they could buy in London IL is reason
able to presume that the London or middle
mans commission. together with the cost Of
transsnipment from London 10 New York, would
at least be saved. II wool buyers on the conti-
nent hnd it profitable to purchase their wool
can manufacturers find 1t equally advantageous
to pursue a similar course? The experiment
seems worthy the consideration OF those en-
gagged in wooden Manufacturer.
The total value Of imports from the United
States during 1889 amounted 70 Sl,7l2, lSO-au
increase over the preceding year Of ESQ, SSa
The value OF. the exports 10 the United States
during the same period was $l,706, $50, thus
showing the balance Of trade to be q, $40 in
our favor at the close Of last year.
AMERICAN INTERESTS THREArrSrp.
New Zealanders, says Mr.. Connolly, keenly
appreciate the importance Of creating friendly
intercourse with the people Of the United States,
and they have demonstrated this by subsidiz.
ing line OF American steamers to run between
San Francisco and the colonies. For years thin
colony has borne the brunt OF the expense OF
maintaining direct communication with the
United States without material assistance from
any other source. New Zealand has at last be-
come wearied Of bearing the burden which q
continuance OF the service single handed mus
necessarily entail, while others, practically
speaking, reap the benefit. 1t has, therefore
been determined to discontinue the subsidy 10
the San francisco service, but, before doing
50, the government OF New South Wales wa.
invited to join New Zealand in defrsying . por.
ton OF the expense. This necessarily compel,
the abandonment Of the San Francisco mai
route by the New Zealand government Thil
| Is indeed great misfortune, as the line can.
| not live without outside assistance; and, il il
Is Withdrawn altogether, it will work . grea
hardship to many American interests in the
colonies. The withdrawal Of the Oceanic
Company's steamers would be a death blow Il
American progress in the South Pacific. Il
would tend to ALLEVIATE the friendly desire te
trade with the United States that at present
happily exists. 1t would require years Of
determined and unremitting effort to re-estab
lish tAe friendship and prestige that We q
present enjoy in these seas