The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-15
BULGARIAN TRADE

The London Financial News says
while the political aspect of Bulgaria
and the Balkan states Is regarded with
keen interest by all those who follow
the course of continental events, there
are comparatively few who care or know
much about Bulgaria from a commercial
point of view. The principality has beer
supposed to be moderately prosperous
Notwithstanding that II is purely agri-
cultural country, and, as far as Great
Gritain is concerned. it takes fai
share of our manufactures. The people
are industrious and thrifty, and appear
to be quite ready to adapt themselves tc
the latest principles OF cooperative com
hination; in fact, SO sensible are they
that one wonders how they can tolerate
the scandalous outrages on life and prop
erty that are so common in Sofia, and
eliminated in the murder of NJ. Stam-
bu,off. Mr. Vice-Consul Dalviel reports
that joint stock enterprise continues to
find great favor, and a company has
taken over the Oldest private brewery in
Roustchouk, while another company has
bought up the rival private establishment
for making aerated waters, and has now
a practical monopoly nearly all the sell
ers of the waters being shareholders in
It, In Mr.. Da,Zlei's opinion. the Bull
garians viii gradually establish joint
stock manufact tories of almost everything
required in the country, and as the
shares will be in small amounts, they
viii get every little dealer to be a share
holder. In addition to the advantage OF
combination there Is another incentive
to joint-stock enterprise, because the first
undertaking of each sort will be grant
ed immunity from customs duty for a
number of years, an so placed in a ia
vorable position to secure it against for
eign competition. 1t would appear, there
fore, that the Bulgarlans have a pretty
good idea OF business, and have quickly
caught on to the merits of trade combi-
nations.
"The general trade of Bulgaria III 1891
was not so good as in the previous year,
owing principally to the diminution n
the wheat exports on account of poor
harvest and low agricultural prices. The
total exports amounted to f29lS225, OF
which grain represented e, ,234,S52, and the
decrease of f740,0O0 under this head, as
compared with 1898, is almost exactly ac-
counted for by the smaller sum realized
for grain. The statistics show that 232, ,0OJ
tons less grain were exported in 1894 than
in 1898, with a decrease of f75OOO0 in
value, and the effect of low prices is H.
,ustrated by the fact that while in 1891
the exports of grain were 80, 800 tons larg-
er than in 1892, their value was about
$4,000 less On the other hand, the inn
ports last year amounted to f3,96o, l66 an
increase of about f32O0O over 1893, at
tributed to the laying in of large stocks
in view of the new excise law. There
was, however, an increase of nearly flOO-
600 in imports unaffected by the new
law,viz., In textiles, but it is to be re-
GREETED that England derived no benefit
from it, since British exports to Bulga-
ria under this head show Slight decline.
1t may be doubted whether much reliance
can be placed on the official figures, for
the custom house return Of the export OF
altar of roses is wholly Inaccurate ac-
cording to our vice-consul in Eastern
Roumelia. Returning to the general con-
dition of Bulgari2- it must certainly be
admitted that, considering her internal
troubles and her few years of independ-
ent political existence, progress has been
made which is encouraging 70" the fu-
ture."