New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
A FAsT-GROWING INDUSTRY.
INCREASING EXPORTS OF AMERICAN FAN"
IMPLEMENTS.
SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION FOR THE TkAD'' VI
ENGLAND AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF MACHINES MADE IERE-A HIM
TO MANUFACTURERS.
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! fry TELEGRAPH TO IHb ihip''
! Washi- g:ou July S.-American hlhu'' '',,.,ote
agricultural implements have reason " ., ,,r.ign
| IN, m,elyes upon the steady increase IN .ne ,'',s
| demand for the products Of their skill ana 'h'u.
| MI incr.ose l. shown In the exports to Great D'.
| Germany and all other European cou"'r'.' -,
France ms well ~ in the official returns Oh INV
Trade with south ami Central American countries, ~"
! Vest Indies and distant Africa. The tolai eAp''"
r,,,uroI implements to all countries In the t"e'e
months ended June 30. 1891, announced W @'' -,
and the total for the eleven months endco may ~
oo uountrd TO nearly b. 900, 900; the increase lor
| A., I..t.uamci month being more than @3i1'ooV az
con. pared wi the corrcs ponding month OF lo'-.
increase for the eleven months amounted 10 F'o''
Tho exports' OF agricultural Implements 10 'he ~
fine Republic in the eleven months arnouheu I" ""
$50 OOO indicating that agriculture III ,'' 'o"'
IS prosperous, and that the Republic mas oes'i :" ~
rover I'm some respects from its financial pros'rauoh
rr fatal exnorts OF agricultural implements to tha
country I'm the ycnr ended June 30. 1891, amounted 10
,nly $,ao 600 against sl13s,0D in the eleven on'"S
ended May 81, 1893.
American manufacturers are also meeui'S ."c ""I"
factnrcrs OF England and Germany on 'he'r wv"
ground and successfully competing Tor ire 'raue u
those countries the exports OF agricultural lmpiem"
TO both OF them having increased more tran ~ p'f
cent during the last two years. a month ago Non
sul Dradley OF Southampton visited the amman hsf
cultural show which held this year ut that place.
and the result OF his personal OBSERVATIONS "'" "
ouiries in regard TO farm implements Will soon DO
publ she'd By the Department VI state ne l'u"u
specimens OF rcapcrs and selibinderS from ."c '",
STATES and Canada as we'll as England All Prlc'N at
about 1928, with OF course a percentage on. ne
found according TO unbiased testimony, that the
American machines are lighter, simpler and more con-
vcnent than any # the Others. while the cV'' v.
maintenance is less and the draught much easier a'
can horscrakcs heater, lighter ana "b""' - per
cent cheaper than the English hind, the American h''
prc. being about $40 and the English price $50 10
500 The American plough Is much superior 10 any
other kind particularly as digging machine, D'ihs
lighter and the shares and points NOR" duraDe' ~"
English maker, cannot pr pcry chill points ana oheF
parts their process rendering the metal extremely
brittle, while the American profess MAKES the IRON
tough, and at the same time hard. III l. aIs' H"''
cepiible of high polish. Which i ?nother ad'ahas'
In certain localities wooden b,amed plougls ~nnot
be- disposed OF at any price, though of one Hihd ''e
oliver chilled, made at South Bend lnd-12,ooo nave
annually been sold II American manufacturers
would adop the style VI iron be1med pougls Tie
trade would be extended. The American style cau'ea
the English makers initiate it, the oid style was
~ heavy and though it made pretty furrow 1t did
not dlslmt"grnte the soil but pressed or PicHeu IL
down, making the harrow do the rest
Mr. bradley does not any reason why Ahicr-
can maker, OF farm wagons AM carts cannot obtain
fair share of English trade II they VIII observe
certain features ol construction. AMI III this rclaoh
he drops . useful hint for tho o.nenr OF American
buggy and earring maIufuc tur"rs VINO have lor-
warded price lists and cuts Oi their wares when ne
says: -,
There + no trying - lntroduc" vehicles which
cannot b.. turned In smdli area or narrow rt-id
1hat American bugtrS and carriages are heater more
artistic and highly iisheI there i In my OPINION no
Doubt but no vehicle should be- sent over mere
which Ia, no, an .u1dprcut OF course pony phartos
should sell on account Of beauty. and zig, and s"Ini'
sIlkey, might sell and become popular. BUCK
wagons will never come into use here The Consul
fL.
land could b. attended by commercial travellers from
the United states profitable Lesults might follow.
According To report recently received rom the
Consular Agent OF the United states IN the orange
Ere" STATE American agricultural implements arr also
exciting the admiration Of the frMcrs Of oath Africa
Consular Agent Lnndgraf writes
IN" annual agricultural show was held here ON
the lJth February last. and well attended. not
alone by Free ~tairrs but also bv people from sur
rounding countries. Tie chief exhibits wool
horses, cattle. sheep. wheat and other productions
also a great number Of American agricultural i'm
plcment, 81 the latest improvements. which mple
ments were greatly admired bv the farming popula-
ton
The exports Of agricultural implements from the
United states Africa during May, 1898. amounted
% more than $4,000 being an increa'" OF more than
10000 ~ compared with the exports Of MAY. 1o92.
and The exports for the eleven months ended May
81. le03. amounted to S27O.OoD.