The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-27
PROSPERITY OF GERMANY.
Manufacturers Have Not shown Sue
Bright Faces for Years.

From Report by TIRE United States Con-
sui at Bsrmea.
German trade and commerce are IN a
prosperous state, and for many years
manufacturers have not shown such
bright faces They are complaining orfv
about prices. and are eagerly watching
opportunities for advancing these. which.
now and again. present themselves. Bres-
iau. thu center of the German market FOR
domestic wool. reports 4 material I'M l.
rion OF hastnaas ard a considerable al
vance az prices. The price tendency Of
weol. cotton. ani other raw materials IN
Tire worlds markets fy7peis the trade. ani
as retailers centfuae Is report large sales
and fair prospect for ire same. the
general condition OF trade appears in
bright coiars.
Besides the stir In the home market, a
fair and In some instances. a very con-
siderable amour. OF orders have come
from abroad The United States and
some parts az Central ani South America
have been large buyers OF textiles. ard
England alse. n a manner. although fall
ing short Of expectations ~ most DEPART
rsenfs. Other countries. esreclaliv Russia
are ordering other articles. and thus sup
port the revival % energies IN general
trade The textile trade ana ne iron a-a
steel trade are the backbone OF business
tr this country and both are nox doing
remarkably well They are. n their turn.
feeding ether apartments
Expectations run high with regard 20
China and Japan. ard - there we're a GER
tsinty that large orders from these coun-
tries would come TO Germany, The Ger
nan market woz3a 30 thrown open TO
Russo-t'aiuess grain. OF late. Japan has
distributed waiaahls orders for army
Enlforns fslue cloth ara cit Autto-sl 10
manufacturers 81 Berlin and also in West
phaiia-
IN South America thorough change
FOR the better - also iockss for. ard two
Ct TIE frxs-czass tserrnxn banks arN res-w
20 start branch establishments IN Val
paradise. Cate. IN addition - fhs branches
they have IN Bueaos Ayres. Rsa Sc jan
szrc. ard sheir Numerous ether Gomez
tsons. covering re snslra senrth ana
trsa5th % Saauish Aussvfe4. where es-
rsciaTiy. ~ German textile trades hold
large interests ar1s command large ard.
for rs&ny articles. almost ua3isputsi mar
kst
Imports f1ts Germany s1rfax the r~xs
ssaff uaazfhs - the year 1sss zusounfes
20 80 ss- 80 cNts. zS1eh r q ssciins -
7 81 81 cwfs compared with IRE Same
rx~lo4 - 80 Exports came up 20 fsi.-
ras ass cwts. an increase % ss7.e1a c-fs.
A large SHARE tn TIE increase sS held hv
rossor roc1s linen ara ftnsr THREAD. wo3l-
e. Eoosss ana six goods.
Experts 20 countries across the sea have
increased asH. IN EUrope. Austria = IN
gary. Ttsiv. Denmark. Swvs~n ana SPAIN
rercvt xrowlnx Imports from tAls country
Ar.1rE trsmseceznse coEntrtss ar iaerea e
Is chle1y reported by AreeztEna. Iapzz.
British AaKtrsIsa. British East india.
asnzss. fhe ttnlssa STATES. Brazil Tsssseh
East lisa. Chsz8. TraRsYzz1 Uruguay
s11 the Cape. n many % thsse instances
TIE textile tr1sse had a gos3fy share.
Cc- meresaf relations with E1NssA are
rastvfnx fAua sscwf1< IKE ssoA eject
81 ire commercial treaty According "a
sh~ nature @ tAi1gz Russia having q
hlxhsy 4exef77Ss textile trade - her ownl
- exrssrss - Russia are mainly t~sa sna
steel BAT her orders are Important @aouSh
- sSt cszx41x<Ak1y 20 the yecossry e