St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-16

Philadelphia and San Francisco, as we'll
as articles showing the increasing popu-
larity of American-lnade cottonS and
other manufactured goods in foreign
lands. Although an American may
never have watched the operation OF a
cotton mill, or jOurneyed through the
wheat and corn fields of the West, or
the plantations of the South, thrill OF
pleasure passes over him when he reads
the reports of our shipments to foreign
nations.
Trying to Promote Trade.
The administration of President Har-
rison while it throttleG commerce by its
advocacy of unreasonable trade restric-
tons in the way of tariff laws, must be
given credit tor an honest and earnest
attempt to promote American trade. For
the first time in the history of the coun-
try the consuls and commercial agents
abroad were forced to report the condl-
tions of our trade, the difficulties in the
way of its growth and suggest plans for
their removal, and the result has been
most gratifying; for while our high tar
if promotes an all-arOund expansion
the merchants and manufacturers have
been furnished with information that
cannot but prove valuable when the
present administration has given TO the
country q wise revision of the tariff i'll
accordance with the declarations OF the
platform so enthusiastically adopted by
the Chicago convention.
One OF the most interesting. though
brief, reports from the consular service
has Just been received by the state de-
partment. 1t comes from John 5. Dur
ham, consular general to Hayli, and
shows that, in spite OF the fact that the
principal export of that country IS cOf-
fee, of which there is from 60,000,0 900 to
1OO,GOO,O0O pounds annually sent out,
goes to Europe, yet large amount OF
the proceeds are sent to the United
States for manufactured goods, illumi-
mating oils, and so forth. If this coffee
were sent TO the United States. and the
merchants of this country made proper
efforts to secure an entry for their goods,
our commerce could easily be doubled.
A merchant, in reply to request from
Gen. Durham, gave his views of the
situation as follows:
Want More Credit.
ITO my knowledge, American goods
are appreciated here The chief reason
| can give why they are moi imported IN
larger quantities is the very limited and
short credits merchants IN the United
States give to their clients abroad, while
in Europe credits of four, six and nine
months are generally granted"
ut is not unusual" says MIR. Dur
ham, for European shippers TO give
from two to SIX months credit, and to
accept sixty and ninety day drafts in
payment at the expiration OF the credit
interval. American manufacturers
meet this by selling through commission
houses in New York, the commission
men paying cash and granting the
credits"
In cotton goods Gen. Durham believes
the future of the American manufact-
urerS looks particularly bright If they
will only make the widths and qualities
desired by the trade. AS things are at
present, the American cottonS are fast
driving out both French and English
manufactures. American manufact-
urers make forty TO fifty yards in a
piece, while the merchants OF Hayti
uuently obliged to have the pieces cut
in New York before shipping. Such
comparatively insignificant details seem
to cut a considerable figure with the
Haytien importers. In regard TO other
branches of the trade, the following res
ume is interesting;
HI other Branches.
Thread and worsted, spool and
machine thread. twine, cordage, ETC.,
are principally from England and Ger
many. Prices are slightly lower in
Europe, but the difference is scarcely
appreciate, in view of the cheaper
freights and greater convenien ce in
buying from New York. 1t see MS thai
| a proper effort to open this branch OF
trade has not been made by American
| houses.
Carriages, wagons, ETC., come chiefly
from the United States. New York anC
New Haven are the principal com
petitors.
Drugs, chemicals, ETC., come princi
pally from the United States.
Food and food products come almos
| entirely from the United States through
| New York and Boston. The exceptions
are European specialties in canned ant
| preserved goods.
Furniture and articles of housekeep
ing come almost entirely from tint
United States.
| Hardware, cutlery, ETC., come from
the United States and Germany. Tn
! American trade is
Rapidly Supplanting
that of Germany. This fact is due t
the thorough manner in which the mar
ket has been studied by our represent
atives of hardware houses; for. though
the American goods are regarded as su
perior, they are dearer. The marke
has been we'll gone over, and we ar
doing well in competition.
The linen from the north of IRELAND
and the hemp and jute OF England ant
Scotland are preferred, as being cheape
and more suitable to the market thai
the corresponding American products