New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

While American merchants and manufacturer
.mnIov their private Initiative To foster the inter.
es's OF American trade abroad. and especially IN
South America. where sample warehouse has
been recently opened at Caracas. venezuela the
French Government has just opened the National
Bureau OF External Commerce" decree pub.
lshed in the Official paper Of the Republic and
signed by NJ Boucher. Minister Of Commerce.
appoints VI Con-Delavaud as director Of the
newly created office national" The scope OF that
American Republics OF Washington, for IT extend:
TO the m M Of The viii
Information. concerning al natura! ana many
S.ss 9frs the TT. MoasuT T ss Ru
Commerce" and in pamphlets issued about PAR.
diplomats and Consular represen ,atives IN foreign
countries are instructed to send reports on Thy
thu Countries to which they are accredited. ssl
Tho latest reports from Chill state that ~
prospects for the agricultural year are Highly
favorable The wheat and oats crops look very en-
couraging and they expected 10 give QuanuV
double that IN 1880. These crops gathered -
April IN the countries OF the Southern hemispha<
and the details regarding the exact produodoo
have not yet been received. The Gillian vintage
which Is quite considerable. promised to BE- eiSs
time. the Government at Santiago mas ere
to superintend the technical ana adrinisIapw
branches OF the CHILEAN railroads. FOR more tnan
the state or in process OF building, the balance Of
the railway network being owned By private com:
panles. The revenues OF the year 1897 have proved
sufficient pay oil the expenses OF the fiscal year
American importat,ons in Portugal. whose name
has figured quite prominently recently In cable dis
patches relative to its neutrality in tho present
war occupy the second place In the latest CON-
mercial statistics OF the Lust,anlan Kingdom. Tho
total OF the special trade OF Portugal for the year
1893 amounted TO 9Al.eD nires for importation
in this total for iosiso miireis Of goods sold Portu
gal, and the United sta'es holds Che second place.
and Spain. As TO Portuguese exports the figures are
quite different Brazil comes first then England:
receives almost nothing from Portugal.
Belgian engineer director OF the State Bureas
OF Public Highways. has just published, after .
soiourn in the East. remarkable report the
two great ports OF China. Shanghai and Ten-Tsn
He the reasons OF the extraordinary develop
ment OF the commerce OF Shanghai. despite the un-
favorable geographical situation OF that port, now
recently formed sand alluva. Still he says that IN
1896 the maritime movement at Shanghai an amouns
The port OF Tien-Tsn received in same year 81
vessels. with tonnage Of 62o655 tons.
The Venezuelan Heraldo' publishes an important
notice. issued by the Minister OF Finance OF tho
new President. Andrade Importers OF foreign mer-
chardise requested to present 10 the custom
house. together with their manifests. II not the
originals Of their respective consular invoices. At
least a plain copy OF them. which the customs
authorities shall remit TO the Finance Ministry,
with the note compared with the original at most
six days after the arrival OF the ship; The
"Heraldo" adds that failure to comply with INC
conditions prescribed In the official notice VIII
entail considerable amount OF trouble 10 I'M
porters. The Venezuelan Government iust.nes TINS
new measure In saying that II Is DESTROYS TO obtain
the information Of the contents OF the ccrsula!
invoices without having 10 wait until the Minister
caracas
the invoices from the Consuls abroad by some sub
seQuent shin