New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
TRADE AVID FINANCE ABROAD.

Tho reputation o. American wheat has been assaulted
recently In one two letters published In PAr'
newspapers under the heading Of " Letters from the
United .,nrs- The core. pondonts pretended that a
certain quantity ~ small sand with straw color was
introduced into M. wheat ,ach- the weight Of which
was thus unduly increased. They added tina, another
fn.incniOn was also r,sorrd 10 by American farmers
who mixed with the wheat some grain Srri "f no
value AT all bat rnhrr heavy and having all the APP
p.arance ana color OF the wheat Itself II was pre-
dcted that the arrivals In France Of some err
zoe, from America would unrav-l the ALLEGED fal'i-
ncntion. liut these prediction, DID not mat"riaize
and at the nmr they made an official docu-
mon, was ia circulation warning the French people
ngnus ys1"n Of authorization pracil,ri In their own
country. W. Nlgrs. the Minister OF Agricult Ire ana
Commerce. issued lately circular to the professors
of agriculture acting inspectors or experts tn warn
them That The trade ia grain seeds suffered from
persistent filsncatOns. The seeds the market
were then carefully examined and ii was shown
that they were mixed with sand. amounting in an
average 10 from =. to 30 per cent Th, occurred
pcclny in clover ard other seed, for fodder. which
were offered at slightly lower prices than the I'M
ad lltcrat.d article Moreover. the French papers
complained that the markets wcr" filled with stocks
Of old and useless fodder seeds chemically treated
With the aid Of sulphur, paints and other noxious
subsanccs.
The California wine growers may be interested In
special Journal In Germany. the Alkoho Agr
incline Zcilschrin7 VI. Raoul rcict, OF Geneva, has
discovered TINT the coenac real brandy ma'c from
wine experiences through congcatlon freezing
u transformation analogous 10 that which would r.
sn from y twelve years Soourn In barrel II
become, suddenly Older. The application Of the
process j. somewhat difficult. since the cognac
freezes only at temperature of about eighty de-
crc.s crmiigrad" below zero. Artificial cognac or
nnd, with vi Tho gS.uu %
wine grape cannot successfully undergo the above
treatment.
The Inconvenience created In Italy by the scare
Itv Of silver coins. formerly explained here, will be
allcvlatcd by measure just taken by slgnor Grl-
mnldi. the Finance Minister. lie has decided upon
the coming Of nickel "picces" coins of 20 cenlncs
or cents similar TO those In use In Belgium ana
switzerland. Meanwhile the clause relative to the
Observation-Disclosures exchange OF small divsionary
coins between the countries belonging to the Latin
Monetary League has been abrogatcd. Thanks TO
this. the expectation Of such coin Will become I'm
possible; and 1t Is expected that the scarcity Of sil-
Yer money. which has caused lately great loss to
Italian commerce. will promptly cease.
The Chian Government has ju.t published stats
tlcs relative 10 the external of the country
during the last three years. The total OF exports AMI
imports amounts to i42. 2Os, Ii2 pesos: this il rspec
lively an incrc1'" ol about IIo 90 pr,cs In thre'
years, and OF nearly 6COO.OOj pesos over the fglrs
l~sU ana lrcl. 1llr Onrlil tables Of The thlilh
Custom iiCrS" show that during I-02 the articles
imported for home con sumption of the value of
1sUO3 l0i p"-o> an Tnprc,d nlrd ngurr-Ovcr H.
PA 800 more thHn thu impcrtatiOnS I'm 1901 ana OF
10 1923 pesos over those OF 1870. fears were
~ pressed in regard 10 the steady Increase OF imports
over exports. which l. represented by than o.
OOO.OOo pesos for the yr1r 1-J2. But the country
viii not sIier through the fact that the balance Of
trade j. against H. II the excess In lmportatlons i rep
rr-rael 10y article destined - favor the irduSil1l
development OF Chill.
American photographers ARE probably Preparing
themselves for the internnt iOnal pho.ogr Pile rN
hlbOn, TO he held AT Hamburg ANA Paris In the
former place the exhibition. which VIII take place
nom October | TO n. Is only for amateur photog-
rapiers whose cAhihi's should b. sent before sep
enhcr |. To the Hamburg society of Photograph ANA
trur.. No. ~ Schwancnwlcll-st The Paris Photo
club announces lis exhibition to be held December
10 - 50 ls13 There vii he nc reward, or prizes,
but every exhibitor VII cciv, commence, alive medal
With his name engraved npin n.
The gates 10 the various tracks of the Iroad street
station IN Philndolphm are deferred from \ u
L. The Recor.' says that Saturan "A Lady ap-
preached eat"kc"pcr mt the other size of Ia. station
md asked 10 IL shown the train for potfsvllle. To
her great indignation the usually po,it oirih
ouest,d her lihcr sharply 10 Go la L. Thinking
herself insutct, the lady went 10 Station Master
Gronr and poured her complaint into his ear. H.
succeeded IN explaining the situation but nj once
lssl,d an order to The effect that all attendants must
hereafter use. the word gatcn ahead Of the letter