New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-15
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

The Greco-Turkish war has already exercised
baneful influence upon German commerce IN 'ne
Orient as a consequence OF the enmity SHOWN 10
the Greek cause by the Berlin Government IL Is
known that in the Levant and In other parts OF the
Ottoman Empire the Greeks constitute the rich-
est. most active most industrious and enlightened
element of the population. They hold In their
hands the finances and the commercial uaIsas
spd exnort in those countries controlled To
ALLEVIATE the Greeks amounts TO shut.ins r on
npowinees Of Asia Minor and this is what has hap
pened 10 German producers and manuiae,urepns az
Shown in the special report recently sent 70 berllh
nv the German Chamber OF Commerce at C onstani
nope That report says that Sneponderanee OF
Germany in the Orient after the d sSd
war ISL thanks to his diplomatic po sSrt a' of
enterprise Of German manufacturers and drum
Pss cau s1 the
Greek merchants and ths5 Gel"a Gonstantinople
salonica etc orders for goods have been can he
cares that the French now pushing aside ,a sne
Germans and on he Toad to 9GeSpS tne hfS'
Tho ,ates, report of the Director-General Of Gus
tom Houses In Guatemala for the year 1870
states that the total revenue amounted 10 nearly
80 ooo ooo But in these figures are included aoou:
10000 of duties paid to the % ~ nSeS rGs
the expectation Of coffee The value OF proaaritS
ss "o oCo aeainst an Importation Of foreign art-
ces OF las The total receipts OF me os
honsea in 1896 showed excess or Soozso1 over
those In 1895.
IN Sicily great CONSERVATION is prevailing on
.ncount NJ the passage Of the Dingey tariff BY the
Honse of Representatives. The clauses relative TO
the new duties on fruit are those which interest
most directly the Sicilian exporters OF oranges
lemons and raisins to the United states. sevelai
their operations waiting for the final decision
which be taken at va mn onse any a
Sorers have been thrown into idIeness at MGn
eas Gorn and osh ss have The
maicontents are camoring violently Tor the acuve
me alleged increase OF duties In America upon
Sician fruit.
The municipal authorities Of Buenos Ayres, IN
the Argentine Republic. have very often 70 con-
front strikes of all kinds. and they know how TO
| nght them successfully with practical means. he-
| Gently the mkmen of the city. fancyng that they
had some grievances account Of certain municipai
mindful Of the public health, Immediately sent Al
Capdeya to S tn she 70
tract there for any quantity Of milk necessary 70
people Of BusnGs Ayrss naval he
by the Intendencia, or Federal doverhmeh. OF .
argentine province nrompt teTmnston thanks to the
| sensible and drastic remedy applied by the Buehos
Ayres municipality
| The recent rumors about the concentration OF
large British force In South Africa and the near
| onening of a war with the Beers Of the Transvaai
are not calculated to revive the Bourse markets OF
| the gold mines In Europe. The principal market
for that kind Of stocks is in the Paris Bourse Tor
the famous French 'woollen stockings" or small
| savings have invested about {iVc,VCW IN tne
Transvaal speculations. In spite Of the warnings
1 of authorized economists, like NJ. Joseph Aon,
obo had formerly warned the French peasants
| and workmen in vain against the Panama craze:
Now NJ. Aron and the other patriotic ana hohesii
| economists advise their countrymen not TO sell
| their stock at the extremely low price actually I
Yaai mines are equally sound and profitable. they
| call attention TO the fact that Barnato and the
| nther British spectators. who disposed or their
! shares originally at fancy prices. are willing 10
buy them again at low rates, thus causing fright
p M ,oas 70 the horde Of small French investors.