The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14

and France In respect to many articles which
heretofore It was hopeless to try 70 supply. By
the free admission Of hour the United states
ought 70 double it, trade in this article. Last
year this country shipped about $4,000 barrels
The native mills produce shout $4,000 barrels,
snd the shipments to Brazil from the Argentine
Republic and from Trieste are nearly 10000 bar.
ye1s year.
There are large importations Of potstoes into
Brazil from Portugal, upon which . duty "
charged OF per cent. I'D valofem. In recent
years the consumption Of salt pork and bacon
from the United States has been increasing TO
large extent It has taken the place Of jsrksd
beef. the white lsborers from Italy and Spain
preferring the pork. Its free admission viii In
crease the consumption largely. The salt cod
fish has heretofore come principally from
Francs Mackerel has never been introduced,
and there viii be IN opening for the best grades.
Hay II now brought from the River Plattc.
and oats from Scotland, and both pay . high
duty. The United States ought 70 supply both.
In agricultural tools and implements the manu-
facturcrs win have to study the demands Of the
Brazilian market and make special articles. Il
this IL done, there 10 large Geld foFsuch goods.
Mining and mechanical tools, implements and
machinery, including stationary and portable
engines, and al machinery for manufacturing
and industrial purposes, which are TO Be I'd
mitted free, opens the door to . vast business,
provided American manufacturers svail them
selves Of the opportunity offered In sugar
machinery alone an immense trade can be done.
But the trade will not como Of ITSELF The
manufacturers must look for It At present IL u
not known in Brazil that sugar machinery II
made in the United states.
In cotton machinery during the last year
three orders for plants requiring 1000 looms
each were placed in England. Several large
boot and shoe factories have been started In Bio
de Janeiro and will require machinery.
- L. A. H~~lf a. &c..
material and equipment, everything pertaining
TO railways ought to b supplied By the United
Btatss-rails, locomoti YES, rolling stock and al
the plant for construction purposes There are
5000 kilomsters Of railways TO b constructed
by the government or under guarantees OF in
tsrest by the government of Brazil.
There are great works OF Improvement now
under way in the city Of Rio de Jsneifo, for
which large plants will Be required, and under
the provision admitting free machinery for all
industrial purposes, these plants ought to be
supplied by the United States.
Under the provisions admitting lard, hams,
butter, cheese, canned meats, fruits, vegetables
and fish, manufactured cotton, iron and steel,
leather, lnmber, furniture, wagons, carts and
carriages and manufactured rubber at reduc-
ton Of Is per cent existing and future duties,
the United States has secured IN enormous
advantage. There II . large consumption OF
lard. Ali the butter used comes from abroad.
and heretofore principally from Denmark
through the port OF Bremen. The importation
OF cotton goods amounts TO about $4,000 900
year, and the United States last year supplied
an amount worth only $S13, 100 England sup
plies an amount worth over 100000.
In addition to this reduction of Is per cent, It
Is provided that the government Of Brazil shall
impose no additional charges; and this does
away with the per cent ''expedients'' charge
which heretofore has been added 70 the regular
As,tfN t. to- 81 nf~~
ance charge.
In securing these fsvors from Brazil In ex-
change for the free admission Of sugar below
No. 16 Dutch standard, Mr.. Blaine has made .
splendid bargain. and the manufacturer of the
United States, - well ~ the farmer, win profit
by It largely. It u worthy OF note that the
agriculturists have secured the greatest advsn-
tages, because OF the articles to be admitted free
into Brazil the majority are farm products,
while of those to be admitted with . reduction
OF 25 per cent Of existing and future duties
majority are farm and pastoral products also.