New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-09
TRADE md FINANCE IBHOID.

TRADE md FINANCE IBHOIh
American preserved meats will continue. accord
ing to 4 recent cable Dispatch 20 be used In Inc
French Army and Navy despite the protest OF
some DEPUTIES OF the Paris Chamber. The latest
newspapers from that capital show that these
IDENTITIES have made q double effort in the hope OF
securing their purpose. Before laying the question
before the Chamber they had applied TO General
MERCER Minister ~ War. In the delegation re-
ceiyed by him We're men Of great influence IKE
NJ Moline ex-Minister AMI the French Mckinley,
and tho Prince de Rrogc They complained that
last year the Secretary OF War had not kept ms
nrnrise to ask tho Chambers for credit sufficient
to bny 20 oo onntals OF French preserved meat;
General MERCER answered that ms prr''"StT "i'I
advertised for bids for French meat. but that NJ
oc,ers had been received on account OF the low
price which the Government INTENDED 10 p'y' Hlh.r
Thc. SCUM Snoais viii continue t. be used for some
time =, least by the French tr0opS s'' , In'tr ,
eminent has supported the opinion ~ ne Mn.s',r
oc War. ana admitted The present inp1sS,hiiil! -
beat American meats, either In quality or price
Al the moment when the telegraph reports tn"
intention Of chill to sell. mainly 10 American capt.
talists several Of It's famous ntrat" fields the
latest papers received from Peru discuss IN" qn''-
ton OF the nitrate fields recently discovered IN Inc
pampas of Chmbote. The discovery. however. does
not appear - be- so important az wns n'S -, ir,rn,
tional discussions between Chil an me Linz
Dreyfus who pretends - h"(' c@ ai,.rrd in
Peru. The Government Of Lima mas sent com
mission presided over Is Engineer :,'l"r va
~ investigate the nitrate fields at Chimhoie
The Spanish laborcrs who hal been engaged hy
Senior Don Mendoza BOA 10 work I'm Costa I'ica
and who could not stay in that country on account
Of want Of OCCUPATION. have arrived ut cuba. The"
were taken In charge al Panama. on th'iF t1'urh
from Central America. 10y the spanish 'nnSu Az
Consul according to the charitable ana patIi-
otic traditions AMI usagcs Of Spanish oihclais
abroad and sent 10 Havana.
The fiscal ARRANGEMENTS IN tho United States r"la-
tive 10 the manufacture and sale % tobacco nave
lust been initiated in the Republic ~ colombia DIV
they have not been submitted 20 th"r" V'"""'
some protest Of observation-disclosures
cigars etc shall not be- sold without having uI'h
The boxes and packages containing th"m the 'ih'"i
stamp prescribed by the Ministry OF Financcs. \
0nc OF from $50 10 sen shall b" inii't"I I"I NJ
countorfeitcd stamp besides the seizure OF the
goods
The Milan International Labor Exhibition will 10
opened I'm May and closed IN October. ana the
preparations for IL are already much advanced
The exposition Will include three groups. ono 70
lating t. manual labor. IN" second 70 az
Of providing for III" wrf,re "l ~" w4'nu' ,,,iin
the third to means for the 'Hu'a''h anu ''7" "'
OF the laboring classes.
The formation Of a new society FOR the cutting OF
tho Panama canal Is described and discussed nj
length fin the latest Paris papers at hand. HHt
nothing absolutely dennit" Is known yet because IN"
Anal constitution Of the society depends upon the al
vice 10 be given by the Judicial authorities "nr nN
An engineers commission. The roricty ""ulh N',
constituted at first. 10y VI. Bartissol. q r"no"h,i
contractor and 10y ". Hffrl. both OF whom ",nh
sdvnnce SsWDOpD toward the N2.VFVp required III
tLe h. ginning and the si0n.eDVo which ~ sa'd tp
he sufficient TO finish the canal WITHIN I"rlou
OF i've years.
The lottery plague has always prevailed 10 great
extent in Latin countries we'll ~ the counter
fei,lng OF lottery tickets. Those OF IN" Monte
vidco lottery in the Republic Of Uruguay nave
been count.rfeltel recently by man whoSr Work
shows that ~" Is quit" an expert IN ms me. ~"
had not vet been captured at the latest news from
the Ia Plata countries.
Considerable quantities OF American wheat are
being received AZ Iiavre. according 70 the papers
OF that place. This IL due To the knowledge that
the importation duties upon foreign ccrea.s would
be largely Increased in France. These duties
amounted to francs per 10 k'ogramnes actually
ami will soon be raised t. : francs. which Is the
rate proposed by the Government. while some
Deputies propose TO put II at francs. during tho
last week OF December 1899. l229s) sacks Of wheat
arrived at Hnvrc: .H.O@ sacks between January
% and g. 1894 and ca i32 sacks In the first week
Of February. As coon as y was known thaf the
French Chamber. whogo majority IS Prot 'ctionIst
would discuss the tariff on foreign wheat al the
sailing vessels from America loaded with grain
and waiting for orders at Falmouth and other
ports in the English Channel. were hurried 10
Havre. which explains the large amount OF wheat
received there during a single week this month