New-York tribune., 1893-12-28
rptDE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

.,rcars that e;en before the introduction Of
w.i,son Tariff bill. notice had oeeh gwen 70
nc rmro,ean Governments that the Admnistra-
some ,,,,ro,on was disposed to lower the tariff
tlon 9" -, a courrier des Etats-tns, OF this city,
Fa'' 49,. tho Chamber of Commerce OF bordeaux
- - oaaressed a letter TO the Minister OF commerce.
newer to an official communication OF the
n informing the Chamber that the Govern
ia'',' .ho I-nited States was disposed to lower
r Ir,es on wines II it was demonstrated to 1t
w.. the wines imported to America are not ex-
- ,o,, = drink of luxury but wines adapted to
',.r consumption The Chamber OF Commerce
- rordeaux declares that French wines can be
,,,or drink for consumption IN the ohi'eu states
l ,bo, II IS only account OF the high duties
mon them that they are considerea as luxury
,,ch cannot be enjoyed by the larger number OF
-, wines which have to pay 156 francs duty.
o,.er what their quality, can never become
,,,,ior drink These arguments or the Bordeaux
r,orbor of Commerce would nave oeen strengthened
:, tho chamber had protested, AT the same time,
.i,st the counterfetng Of French wines with dried
,,os from France raisins from Spain and
60 c,ch an imitation is injurious TO the renown
" otrr,l French wines and the wine growers of
D,nssi,,on. as well as the Municipal Councils OF
I,t.ossltes and Pcrpgn1n. have declared in public
lettings that the local officials. aldermen mayors,
a,c would resign their offices, ana the inhabitants
- refuse to pay imposts IL law was not
and sale of artificial wines
The Italian Government has recently declded 10
~,.ta q burean Of information relative TO emisra-
,,o, Tho office will pertain 70 the Ministry OF
Agriculture and will be placed in direct relations
with the Italian consuls residing abroad
poval Order Of Agricultural and Industrial
,rer. somewhat similar to that of the agricultural
Merit founded IN France upon the recommenda-
,or of NJ Meline. the "French Mckinney mas
lust been established in Portugal. This order Is
destined to reward important services rendered 10
the National industry and agriculture oy either
scientific works or extraordinary services In the
f.e,nent Of public functions The first nominations
N the new order took place lately. on the birth
6av anniversary Of King Carlos and Queen Maria
Amelia.
The commercial situation at Barranquilla one of
the most important mercantile centres of the United
States of Colombia is represented by El Porvenir'
a newspaper of that place as being highly unsatis-
factory Several commercial houses have stopped
doing business a consequence Of the instability
IN exchange. Nearly every article coming from
abroad has been doubled In price, to the great
annoyance of the lower classes
on March l. 1884, will be opened the first
leagues Of the Northern Railroad. in Guatemala.
Great festivals were held last November at the
lavjng Of the first stone of the building which will
serve as a station for the western terminus of the
road.
There is at Vienna. Austria. a regular boycott
AGAINST the famous Pisener beer of Bohemia. Large
quantities of the beer sold in Vienna 10 the
great injury OF Nennese breweries themselves.
1t had become fashionable TO drink the Pisener.
which is somewhat dearer and bitter. but
admitted by connoisseurs TO be more wholesome.
The Bohemian brewers took advantage of this con-
dtion Of affairs. and recently increased the price
OF their beer Eut all the hotels, restaurants ana
cafes at Vienna suddenly organized and agreed to
boycott the Pilsener beverage. This example be-
gins 10 be followed in the other parts of Austria.
where the Pisener sold TO the amount of
s5.OOOOoO TO 100000 year.
The national debts of the world amounted al
the end of 1892 to l5LOo0,0Oo0o0 francs. about
$H0Ol00. This is increase Of 1900 100000 francs
over the total reckoned in 1852. But this increase
during the last decade. 1SS2-1S92. Is small in
parison to the increase of JOco0DO0o francs which
was rolled up in the decade 1S62-ls72. mainly
on account OF the Civil War in the United States,
the Austro-G srman War of Sadowa, and the Franco
German War These gigantic international con-
lcts, 10 the pecuniary results OF which can be
added the loans contracted by almost every Gov
ernment in Europe. had carried the total Of the
national debts of the world from G6OOo 10000 francs
In 1862 to 116O00COO.oOO francs In 1872. and now
tAs total reached in 1892 the respectable figure OF
Isl, 600 600 coo francs.