New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-04
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

At meeting OF the Guayaquil Chamber OF Conn.,
merce June 26 1t resolved TO petition tho
National Congress to adopt gold standard. The
petitioners evidently represent the general opinion
OF the Ecuadorian people in that respect THE
Panama Star and Herald" announces, indeed that
the Vice President OF the Republic is In favor
of the measure also are Senior Casmano, the
Governor of Guayas. and many other inhuential
Government officials and private individuals, It
adds that It can. with certain amount OF safety'
be predicted that gold standard will be adopted,
and that the basis of the sucre the national coin.
will be fixed at either god or 32d sterling, presum-
ably the latter.
Late advices from the vintage country OF Cham
payne, in France that hardly day passes
without the appearance OF some phylloxeric spot.
Three have been discovered in the vintages OF Ay.
But fortunately. the proprietors OF the vineyards
do not now object they did, even through riot
ing proceedings two years ago. to the measures
enforced by the authorities prevent the extension
OF the phylloxera plague. II must be ADDED now
adopted formally The proprietors Of infected vine,
yards receive 2 larger indemnity than beiore. anu
they are allowed to replant their vines AZ the emu
of~two years While they were formerly COM
PEELED to leave their land untitled for -FOUR years
after the eradication OF the infected VINES
The Italian newspapers say that the gamo.inS
Casino Of Monte caro- is threatened by competition.
The Society OF the "Wagono-Iits' Intends 10 ouho
\ new and splendid Casino within the limits or
! rho township cared ia Torba." which is In tho
immediate neighborhood Of Monte Carlo. The pro-
pretor Of the land upon which the new Casino VIII
| 1e
Tbo new Gambling establishment would be open ths
who,e night while the present Casino Is closer az
| caro- intend 10 start a branch house az note.
| where gambling Will be kept up also throus" 'HS
| night.
The grant OF a concession to a Belgian company
for the establishment OF a navigation service from
Iouque 10 the port OF Tucker, az the confluence OK
the Chvls and Flchs rivers, has been made 10
| Co.onel Lacombe. The new enterprise VII be OK
| ~ no South Pacific. and II Ia likely tnat tle uH,
dertaklng Wi. be carried out successfully D! W.
nrobems Of the navigabillty Of Of the Anna
IONS branches 1t Is said hat ne mas aLe1oS with
ceeded in forming the company III De-e'u'' wa"
a capita. of 100000 soies
There was no foundation for the recent report
,ha, q financial transaction had been concluded
with the Banco Hlspano Colonial relative TO the
MORTGAGE bonds OF cuba. There was only an ar
rangement by oN wncn me 5 Sn Cuban Treasury with
the security OF these mortgage notes OF DonDS a''
per cent
According TO the technical German paper "Die
Natur." Siberia besides her considerable produo-
ton o, real gold, T. frequently furnishing 10 tho
trade false gold which Is alloy or mixture or
| load zinc and copper That mixture Is poured IN
uoud state into water or upon the ground WIN =
| vet broom The drops. when soidihel, .ook pretty
much Ike the small pepes or nuggets Liuh nwe er
! tban the real ones naive dggers, VINO fancy
! that thev have struck a good bargain because the
ca ," ssers rel them that the peptes come from
robberes in the neghborng placers The inexperi-
| ence3 dlg.ers bay the counterfeit product on dc-
count Of lis cheapness. and mix T. with the genuine
| eolI which they extract This explains now tHero
! = 81 much OF that Ease gold in Russia ana ueT-
| many.
While n recent report Of A United states Consui IN
ENGLAND calls attention to the competition OF french
eour IN British markets. 1t Is learned that the ex-
ro-inents made at Billancourt, near Paris, with
new, method FOR preserving meat during shoF'
nar,o1 OF time have been successful tfeel, pre,,
pared according this process mas Decn c.si -
| In sorne regiments ten AMI twelve days aiteE ny
s,o,,gb.srnr Of The animals. and found 10 be good
General MERCER. French Minister OF war, nas
ordered that ihe experiment shall be cohtinuel -a1
some time and upon a larger scale than before
The ROYAL Commission charged to report upon THO
concession Of Geographic communications oe'ween
Cuba and the bahamas has decided IN FAVOR VI
,,,ir,, tho concession The cable will be laid be-
tween cuba and the Islands OF Andres, Eleh'her@
Islands Abaco and Turks. The cable Is 70 COM !,
municate with the other lines already estaphsIS1
with the United States. the Formulas ana ,no
Azores The commlssionaire Is senior jose s :,
The Cubans expect that there Will be decrease ".
Geographic rates soon after the laying Oh ''e i'S~