Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-26
ORIENT OPEN TO OUR TRADE
Valuable Consular Advice to American
Producers and Exporters.
MARKET FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS AND FRUIT
Hints as to Packing and Transportation
Condensed Milk and Eaisins for China
tanned Fruit for India-Japan
Becoming self-Supporting.

puDlshed reports from consular oHCeTS upon
the Oriental market for dairy products and
'ruits.
Consul William e. Hunt at Hong Kong
sums up the subject for that part Of China as
follows: There are two articles, condensed
milk and raisns, from the United States,
which are used by Europeans and Chinese
and should command an important place in
the market. might add that butter, ham
and bacon and all kinds Of salt meats are in
demand at a small profit; however, it is
necessary to improvise a new mode Of pack
ing them superior or at least equal to that
of Europeans Glass jars for pears might
answer. 1t is absolutely necessary in this
climate to protect any perishable freight, as
the voyage is too long to avail of cold storage.
/ learn that an enterprsing firm once under
took to get place in this market for butter.
The first cargo came in most satisfactorily;
subsequently It was inferior, thereby causing
distrust and resulting in failure. Nearly all
of the butter consumed at this port is from
Europe a small percentage from Australia. As
for cheese. the United States compares very
favoraby with the European supply, but it
would command better place in this market
II IT were put up in smaller sizes"
Consul Henry J. Sommer, jr., at Bombay
says that California canned fruits and pre-
serves are considered the best in the Bombay
market, though most California fruits are
DIOubHl ny Nue way Ol NE" lOIhy luCItdSlIB
their selling price. No butter or cheese are
imported from the United States.
Consul General Van Leer Polk at Calcutta
says there is small chance for United States
fruit growers to secure a market in Bengal.
The United kingdom has most OF the trade,
sending about $40 90 worth of cheese.
Vice Consul C. Boon at Palang, Sumatra re-
ports that the dairy products are almost eX-
clusively from Holland and Switzerland. The
district produces a very large quantity Of
tropical fruits The imported fruits there
come exclusively from California.
OPENING is SMALL IN JAPAN.
Consul General Nichols W. McIver at Kan
agawa, Japan, reports for that empire, saying
THE market for dairy products and fruits in
Japan is very limited, since the demand for
them. except apples, is confined to the foreign
residents at the open ports and few natives
of the higher class who have come into direct
contact with foreigners. The consumption of
butter and cheese Is confind almost entirely
to the foreign residents. Condensd milk is
much used and the leading American brands
are very popular, but the lack of interna-
tonal copyright and patent protection has en-
couraged the manufacture of spurious con-
densed milk. which is placed on the market
packed in cans and with labels which are
more or less exact copies of ours. This bust
ness is carried on to such an extent as to
materially affect the import trade. Eggs are
much used, but being much cheaper in China
than with us, they are almost all imported
from that country
There has been a great demand in Japan
for apples and pears. as those grown here
have very little taste or flavor, and the de-
mand has to some extent been supplied by
shipments from Pacific coast and from
Canada but recently the orchards in the
northern end of Yeddo stocked with imported
trees under government supervision, produc-
ing excellent pears and apples have begun
to bear fruit in sufficient quantities to go far
toward supplying the demand, and the guam
tity will in all probability increase the
years pass.
"The trade in preserved and prepared fruits
ana products has been largely controlled by
English manufacturers for many years, There
is no reason why we should not at least share
this market"
Consul Enoch j. Smthers Of Osaka and
Hiogo. Japan, says that there are some i'm
ports Of the articles named
Vice Consul General John Tyler at Teheran
Persia, says the dairy products come mostly
from European countries and that in order
to place American fruit products in as favor
able position as those of other countries II
would be necessary to economic in fruit
and transportation as much as possible
American meats, salmon and canned fruits
are now sold in Persia.
CONSUL GIBSON WAKES POLITICAL.
Consul Thomas r. Gibson at Beyrouth
Syria, says: There is an immense consump
tion of dairy products and fruits of all kinds
in this country, but the United States has
share in it, Indeed 1t would be very
send butter and cheese to land whose locks
feed on thousand hills and as many noun
tain sides, and 1t certainly would be wasting
sweetness on the desert air, even for Cali
forna and the sunny south to send fruit t
land where, since the days Of Adam, thu
fruit Of its gardens has been an irresistible
and constant temptation to mankind.
MFR. Gibson then discusses what might b.
accomplished in general trade in the Med
iterranean He says: american trade will
Syria and the east would pay, even will
dairy products and some fruits, especiall!
canned fruits, preserves and jams-for thu
natives do very little in these industries
II there was an avenue for direct shipment
This is the great need and the best means
for the enlargement Of trade in American
products Is for some enterprising person o.
patriotic company to send ships direct L
Mediterranean ports and the Syrian shores
Syrians want to trade with the United States
and these people prefer American products
machinery and merchandise. American lum
ber furniture, factory goods, patented ma
chinery and utensils, musical instruments
typewrters. etc, would find market here
and II such articles were shipped free o
the customary handling and Of the pled-u
charges of reshipment at Liverpool, London
Marseilles, Alexandria or Port Said the
.. could be sold at a profit, and the vessel
could go home laden with Syrian wool. nativ
silks, shawls. SOAP licorice root bitumen
asphalt. carpets, sweets and the famous oil
wares and handiwork OF Damascus, Beyrouth
Haifa and Aleppo
"a line of ships from America to touch a
Gibraltar Tangier. Tunis, Malta, Alexan
dria, Port Said Jaffa, Haifa, Beyrouth
Smyrna. and possibly COnstantnople, woul
not only lead the way in opening up a bi
trade between the east and the west, bu
would pay almost, II not absolutely from tn
start Merchants here are afraid to tax
chances on the present roundabout routes
but they would welcome a direct line to tn
United States. and the already considerabl
shipments Of wool, licorice root and Noun
Carmel soap would be doubled at once an
would find large accompanying cargoes fror
the nest OF oriental stuffs refsFred to above
"Closer acquaintance would result in mt
tually beneficial interchange Of products an
commodities, and in proof OF this 1t is onl
necessary to refer American producers, MANI
facturers and shippers to any Of the obserN
ant representative Americans who have vsite
this fair, fruitful and heaven-favored land"
Consul Isaac NJ. Elliott at Manila say
there Is little demand for dairy products
the PHILIPPINE Islands.
Minister and Consul Gensral John Barrel
In Siam states there is great market for a
American products in the Orient, includln
those of the dairy and fruits
Consul General Z. Spencer Pratt at SingS
pore believes that the products can be Intro
duced there, but there Is great difficulty
securing freight facilities.
Vire Commercial Agent Stewart Keiehtl