New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10

these southern countries, he replied promptly
that the shipping interests must be ENCOURAGED.
either by liberal mail subsidies or by navigation
Dountles. Every European commercial marine
was receiving substantial aid from the home gov
eminent, and the American steamers must also ne
encouraged by liberal support This policy was
absolutely necessary in his judgment Steamers
In the South American trade must he multiplied
and Systematically aided by the Government.
linen the merchants and manufacturers must 40
uhclf snare. Al Bahia there IS not even an AHlcI-
lcan mercantile house that can act as the agent
of the American steamers An English house
transacts the business Of the company ana can
have no great interest in tho development OF
American trade What is needed Is combination
on the part of American merchants; Let them
organize a trading company with "A large capltal
ana establish mercantile agencies In every PROM
lncnt South American port. II an American bahN
be opened with financial agencies in the same
ports the mercantile houses Will have the support
which they require Let samples OF American
goods and price lists be sent TO these houses,
every of which will be on the ground for the
express purpose of extending trade WIN New
York. With a system Of TINS sort ana win Ire
quent mails and adequate freight facilities under
the American flag, the problem Of competition
with Europe will speedily be solved. .
1t was most inVigorating 10 meet with Lnlted
States Consul who had something 10 say beyond
complaining Of his meagre salary and the ire
quency with which letters of inquiry from New
York came to him with postage unpaid. MI;
Burke outlined what ] think IS the practical
method Of competing vigorously for foreign
trade which once belonged 10 the lnlted STATES
Government had kept pace with maritime Europe
in protecting shipping. and if the merchants h2d
not exhausted their energies in supplying the
home market All the facts which Mr. Burke
laid before me in connection with the foreign
trade of Bahia supported his conclusions. The
annual exports TO the United States aggregated
in 1859 tJune 30. -. coo 600. out of total en-
port trade of $5,s03.527 for the port. The larg-
est items were sugar. Sl.446,s6l SO: coroa,
S33S, 90 IA: coffee, SS7j2j goatsIins, S'','l
hides Sl3,366 Small quantities Of rosewood,
rubbpr carbon and other merchandise were also
exported fsom Bahia 20 Ncw-( ork. Ionacco.
which is large product of this region, Is not
exported. fortunately for the digestion OF Amer
lean smokers, as Bahia cigars are probably the
worst in the world Lie exports Of cotton have
fallen of since the establishment of numerous
factories here for the manufacture of prints ana
drillings Ncw-Nork receives, however. more than
onc-third of the merchandise exported from TINS
town: and i'm return il furnishes ~ .i"l9ul, out
Of total importation of S13.317.j9N. II takes
oncthird Of the product and sends back only
Q tenth Of the imports. England. France. Ger
many supply the remaining uinc-t"nihs from
America -four. kerosene. lard and blue drilling are
shipped. From Furopc everything else Is sup,
piled. even 10 Christmas trees. one OF winch l
noticed in shop window as direct immigration
from England !. " +.