New-York tribune., 1895-02-11
r,,Dr AND FINANCE ABROAD.


Inst at the moment when the Argentine hepuDm
.ror,ad nv cable dispatches to be passing tnrousn
40 poli,cal embarrassments occasoneu o' w y,
ras,onafion of President Saenz Peha' 'ne ee"e,a'
fath in the prosperity OF the relative
atrmed Dy ,on se In october last 1860 nmigrants
" W n , 10 the Argentine. comprising oi0t q
l2os spanards; % 81 Beigans l3 Danes, $40
Russians II Portuguese ana 4is oi '"'''''
nationalities.
In the neighboring Republic OF san Do"'."eo'
eorr,er duties have been reirnposed by the CUSTOMS
,,.ta 7, ru no remembered that on ac-
count Of the dearth OF articles OF conSu'"p' ~
coueoa bv the drouth which had prevailed IN 'ne
district of CIbao and by the cyclone wnich acc"'"-
panled IT, great privaons had been exper's@nve' me- a
the provinces around 'nd oyippr free entrance to
-four lard. sated meats, etc TINS deere deere n%,,abie %
p,it agrcu'turai and Industrial machinery ana III, IN
nlements for the CONSTRUCTION or operauo" Vi '"'
roads remaIl free OF duty'
The official statistics Of the closing perlod o,
las; wear in Europe chow that while the quihtai
NJ wheat or hectoitre weighing seventy-hve kilo-
rrammes was valued at about II francs IN New
York it quoted at IS francs in paris ~ rarts an y
n the reIS y e to sIa % IN a03Ie VIENNA ard
Y In London and Brussels
In Persia the cultivation Of the beet-root Is about
to be undertaken on large scale. This Is the in
ference from a recent Official report to the Shah $
Government II Is stated that experiments when
have been going on for the last ie" non'i;s hise
demonstrated that the sugar beet-root can be pro-
duced with great advantage and profit In the ancient
kingdom of the Mtdes.
The latest papers from Guatemala contain infor-
nation which would seem 10 show that the Govern
ment OF that Central American Republic does not
need extra financial resources. though II was rep
resented that date being on the verge py, 9i %ar
with Mexico. Al official decree OF PRESIDENT bar, 'os
has been issued, declaring that from January ! 70
December
duties only 20 per cent OF the money shall De god
In Cuba the sabanilla railroad line has increased
It's freight rates though the price OF sugar has been
rather low this year. Fortunately. the tnidos ana
the Cardenas and Iucaro lines nave SHOWN m oS.'ys b
lowered their rates.
According to "E ePas" there were expected a,
Havana two tank steamers. tho Orinamme ard the
Lucine. chartered in England for the transporta-
tion OF moasses. It IS hoped that. thanks to that
than formerly the large quantities Of moasses which
are received at that port.
The Italian Minister OF Public instruction has
taken a measure which cannot fail II rebound 20
the best interests Of IN important industry Of the
Peninsula. /, was known that the commerce in
and fabrication Of objects In p.aster. clay etc.
had been suffering. Permits for exportation could
THIS occasioned delays and useless expsnse. the
Minister has ordered that another bureau be opened
az i.ece.
The amateur collectors Of stamps will do well
be the alert II has been decided that special
postal stamp shall be issued during and for the
Exhibition 10 he he'd al Bordeaux. France.
The Chllians are waking UP II the fact that there
are plenty coal deposits in their country. which
formerly had to import the article. They still
work the mines by antquated methods. bu; soon
they vii b. indcpenden; OF foreign coal. Al the
same time the people u the Argentine and the
Chi.lan Republics glad To have better steam
ship service between the River Pate and the Pa
chc Since December the speed of the vessels OF the
great company which has a.mOst the monopoly or
The pass niger traffic from ocean 10 the other
has been increased and the time from Buenos Ayres
to the Chiilan coast. VIA the straits. VII be nine
days and TO Santiago. tae caDita., on.y ten days.