New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

roods would thus appear to be giving excellent
satisfaction. .., .roao
British consular reports say Americas trace
with Japan for 1897 shows an enormous IN
crease Imports into Japan from the Un'.eu
states increased 81 per cent, and exports IN
creased So per cent while foreign trace WIN
Great Britain only per cent, ana WIN uH
many per cent of the total The follo S',nts
comnarison is made in iron and steel proouc's
OF the years 1890. 1896 and 1871:
1ocomotives .$4S,51S $41G106 S23o3Ss'
M strnmerts anu Bali 7s1.51O 19997SSS
Steam boilers. oooif "''o
Rails and railway o.or,..,osa 55s 7Q4
materials ......... 0 n9 5 535 9S3 039370
Iron nails Qbs) IDS 2oZ'o'' "'''"'"
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES IN JAPAN
In 1896 railway engines MADE III A"e
hogan to be imported into Japan 10 Pc
ceptbe extent. UP to that time, Asa'i'' -"
English engines used on me Iokaioo ,"s
there were only six engines OF American m""'
Rut since then more than seventy engines nov
been imported from America. This CROWNS
predominance of American over .. ,. nd ma rtly
zines Is partly due to the cheapness anu pa'u'
70 the pr0mptitude with which orders are -, az,
tended to. An American engine. maze a. aosts
adelpha New-York or In N New 10 eino ven.
against "a 600 yen for an Engisn iocoiho'ive.
Further chiefly owing to the outbreak al er~
engineers strike. ard later to the extraoru,ni'
lecture the orders in England nave Deeh ve.y
slowly executed. and forty engines sen. loi IN
1896 have not yet arrived. maj - NJ ~ ra-
case with America. But though there the
cent tendency lies in the direction OF tne graz
ual superseding Of the English engines "
American. on the whole, however, tnose VI
English make still predominant over the o,n
ers the American engines, as apo'e S'"''"'
being of only recent introduction.
THE railway authorities have been engaseu
since last year in carrying out experiments
the investigation remaining as yet incoihPiete.
no definite verdict can be pronounced Oh .me
relative merits Of the two xmas OF iocoIiVtne,
That the American engine consumes d iaI5I.
quantity of coal compared with the Engisn
seems to be well established. AS TO the rela.
tive cheapness of the American engine IL ought
10 be remembered tat the materials uSed oy
the English and American casters are not siHi-
liar. so that it is impossible to pronounce any
definite Judgment In that respect alone on INC
question of the relative merits OF the wv gu
gines However. one point is certain, namely:
that the American foundries utilize mechanical
power to larger extent than the Engusn;
For the eight months ending August 81 tne
exnorts of American oatmeal show a very big
gain being 5J,SJ1, I1S pounds, valued at %i'-
1851 against 31.O49 T21 pounds. valued az
$500 523 for the corresponding PERIOD IN Lov..
Here is an increased foreign call for American
oatmeal in seven months that absorbs 24S
057 pounds more than for the same months ot
the preceding year New-York is credited wi,n
exports Of 23,9901 1856 pounds; Boston. INV
600 hounds: Baltimore 9945, 462 pounds; Phila-
depha. 3,305,211 pounds.
Our export trade in candles. while not repre-
sentng a very large amount in value. some
5000 900 during the fiscal year ending June 3O.
1898 shows a considerable quantity-3,OI2.56S
pounds. There was an increase OF rather more
than 100000 pounds in the quantity OF Ameri.
can candles exported this year, as compared
with 1897 At the same time there was gain
of nearly 5000,OOO pounds in the shipments OF
soap that we made to foreign countries
AMERICAN TROLLEY-CARS FOR THE
ARGENTINE.
A firm of American manufacturers recently
completed number Of troley-cars for the Gov
ernment of Argentina, which will be used at
Buenos Ayres and other places for the trans.
portation of meat from the Government abat-
toirs located in the suburbs. to the butcher
shops and markets of the cities. Formerly this
transportation was effected by horsecars. but
the introduction of electric traction made pos
sble much larger cars and speedier service All
the slaughterng of cattle must be done at the
Government abattoirs. and in this way 1t Is pos
sble to provide thorough inspection OF AL
meat before it is offered for sale.
For many years the horsecars have been used
to bring in the dressed meat. but the objec-
ton was made that it was liable to suffer In
jury from the heat and dust. so that now. IN
the improved trolley-cars, the meat Is carried
In specially made boxes, which are handled az
either end of their journey by a large crane.
For this purpose not only motor-cars are used.
but also trailers. and train OF such cars can
be run to the city and the markets
Buenos Ayres has recently ordered twenty
motor-cars and seventy-five of the trailer class.
so the extent to which they are used can DE APP
preciated The meat-boxes are lined WIN zinc
and are provided with ample ventilating ar.
rangements Each box carries about o,UU
pounds of meat, and the system has been found
efficient from every possible standpoint.
The light agricultural machinery In AiglerS u
all of American make, and is very suitable to
! the requirements Of the colony. The pl0ugne