New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-07
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

Some Of the latest papers from Lima. the capital
Of Peru contain information calculated sorely 70
distress the innumerable drinkers OF certain
medicinal wine whose base is the Peruvian coca
These papers state that In the district of Huanuco
the plantations Of are suffering greatly from
the invasion Of an insect. unknown before, which
has already caused such devastation that the
business n coca mas been paray1ed 10 tne whoo
the phyoxera plague which DESTROYED SO many
s Sc p2.ssa. is :s from cm os.; d
ricts IN Peru Itself as we'll as from Bolivia Ecua-
dor and other South American countries.
During the months Of February. March ard Aprn
Of next year there will be held at Lyons. Franco
under the patronage Of commercial notabilites, an
important exhibition OF the Industrial arts Of COM
mercs and Of new Inventions with = market tor
:hosa in
Universal and Insfn:ts ,al EaHo',t s 70 Be held
great wine-producng region.
A commission vas sent lately By the Government
Of the Argentine Republic to the Chaco territory
In order to nnd out whether that district wac not
the breeding. place Of those terrible locusts which
cause 50 frequently great damage TO all crops in
the Argentine. but especially to the wheat he.ds.
ruenos Ayres after a .onE and thorough investi-
CATION throughout the Chaco desert. without hav-
Ing found any place where the locusts were incu-
bsted.
The French Chamber of Deputies. IN . recent
discussion Of subsidies TO be granted to maritime
companies gave precedence to business considera-
lions over mere patriotic claims. An amendment
to the Subsidy bill had been proposed. tending to
compel the steamship companies TO consume
French coal whenever the price Of the latter would
foreign coal. The amendment was rejected by the
small majority OF 2s2 votes against 25S
-. -.- N,yecter-Cereral Of the German Post.
once has caused to be issued TO the public "kar.
tenbrteE" or card letter which 10 decidedly an inn
provement upon the ordinary posta-card used In
most countries. The "kartenbrtef' is OF excellent
paper material. tinted pink. and has four pages
With the addition Of stamp Of 10 pfennings about
two cents II be sent TO foreign countries be-
longing to the Postal Union The imperial post
crease OF 100000 marks (about $,250.cO is ex-
pected during the present fiscal year over the re-
ceipts Of l&6-%.
Tn. prtncipai organ Of french colonial interests.
Questions DipIoma,iaues ct coloniaies' OF far's'
says that In 1885 the trade In india ruooer mas oeeh
considerably extended In the African Soudan be-
longing to France This trade did no, exist at all
three years ago. while during the year 1875 from
the tradins posts Of Kouroussa. kaukan ard
s sa. o, 1 500 franss Tsi- 0f
commerce will be developed Immediately TOWARD
Konakry. IN the southern portion OF tne french
Soudan.
Tho Argentine Government has decided not TO
taxa mart IN the Paris Exposition Of 1900 because
n could no, obtain IN. area Of $500 metres for
which II applied. Only one-thrd Of that space was
allowed to Argentine exhibitors But II T. nopeo
fhat the Government at Huenos Ayres Will recon-
slider its decision.
III. taresr trade Of China in 1895 attained the
o.prs AZ Nsooo0oo Of Ha-Kwang taels (about
ssoc ooe sN large increase over the figure OF 1854
This commerce is especially a commerce OF crude
materials with the exception Of some cotton fab
rIcs fSut n is expected that the latter will soon
Increase because OF the mills already erected At
shanrha and those which are TO be built on tho
hanks OF the Yang -tse-Kiang