The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-31
ANGLO-CANADlAN TRADE.
Engiand's Giit-Edge Announcements
with Canada.

Engiand's GiIt-Edge Announcements
with Canada.
long article in the London Times
SHOWS clearly the English authorizations
or future trade with Canada, also what
snare or English trade the Englishman
Purposes shall be captured by the Cana
"'uh. neither this English arrangement
VIII suit Canada remains to be seen. It
- III 1act that Canada shall be an ex-
elusive market for British manufacture
erS' Whlle Canada may supply Great Brit
am with more foodstuffs. There is GER
fanny very liberal opportunity for Cam
AGA TO do this because she now sells to
england only one-fourteenth of the food
mat the mother country buys, or 10000
O00 worth out of a total Of S577. O0O. 900.
but the first trouble likely to arise, as It
seems to us. is that the buying and selling
transactions are not arranged through the
same agency. It is the British manufac-
turer who sells the British manufactured
goous to the Canadian who deals in them.
But the transactions in the Canadian food
productS pass through an entirely differ
eHt SET OF hands. The Canadian export
trS OF wheat. cheese, butter, meat or po-
'atoeS VIII he anxious enough to sell as
Much CT these products as Canadian farms
umn produce Mt the best possible price.
hey VIII think that the English buyer
Oh produce should give Canadian produce
'he preference in the English market be-
cause canada discriminates in favor Of
Dii'lsh manufacturers. But while the
brltlsh manufacturer can sell his goods
10 advantage by aid of this discrimination,
an MS interest ends there, as he is not
me man who buys farm products.
Nhen the English dealer in farm pro-
ducts makes his purchases he must bear in
mind that he has to sell them again in
competition with thousand other deal
ers III food supplies. Sentimentally they
may favor the Canadian farm stuffs, but
sentiment is not business, and they have
TO buy the best they can get at the lowest
price. United States, Australian or South
American supplies may be just as good as
'he Canadian and a shade cheaper. Why,
then, pay Canada higher price just for
sentiment! Or cur farm stuffs and those
TO the south of Us may be a shade better
III quality than those of Canada, and
prices may be equal. Why then pay Can
ada the same money for an inferior arti-
Gle: 1t isn't business, says the British
dea!er IN farm produce, and, as he is not
selling any manufactures to Canada, he
makes the deal that will bring him the
pest results, and he buys the Australian,
united States or Argentina foodstuffs.
How can the Canadian prevent this?
we are afraid the Canadians are lia-
bic to be disappointed with their end OF
the stick. The glded handle will be held
by John Bull. The establishment Of a
complete system of cold storasra for Cana
dian farm products should undoubtedly
tend to help their sale. But the class Of
goods that need cold storage will not in
terfere with the sale of our farm supplies,
for we only send to England, and that oc-
caslonaily. Il little fruit in cold storage.
lhe new rapid steamers to run between
England and Canada, equipped with re-
frIgerating machinery, will supply the
hnal link in carrying perishable products.
But this, if successful, will be at the ex-
pense of Australian shipments Of similar
products. The cost of freight naturally
being lower ,t.om Canada than from the
Antlpodcs, our northern neighbor should
stand a good chance of securing fair
share of the trade in frozen meat, butter
and other perishable things. that is now
held by Australia. Beyond this we doubt
whether Canada has much prospective
gain from her tariff deal with the mother
country.