New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-08
A MARKET IN EGYPT.
CHANCE WHICH AMERICAN MANUFACT-
URERS MIGHT IMPROVE.
INFORMATION FURNISHED BY coNsUr-GENERAL
HARRISON AT CAIRO.
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Washington. Sept Thomas Shelton Harrison
Consult General at Cairo. sends TO the state De-
partment full and suggestive review OF Egyptian
trade conditions. Nth the purpose or stlnuiatns
American manufacturers to find market in a land
frequented. so far Americans are concerned
only by tourists who 30 TO look at the ruins. While
Egypt increases her imports from year TO year.
having now reached the sum Of $50 10000 she takes
from the United States only s2i5,coc, or less than
one-haf of per cent. Englind gets 81 per cent
~ the Egyptian exports. which amount 10 wy
10000 and consist Of cotton, cottonseed cane
sugar. beans wheat onions. skins ana natural
WOODS American imports from Egypt In lee reached
the sum OF $4,000. consisting almost entirely OF
cotton. In the frat eleven months OF 1897 cotton
imports into the United States from Egypt were
si.277slS; sugar imports. So3i23 carried on
in British vessels The public is reminded that only
ten years ago Egyptian cotton was introduced into
tho United States. The trade has Increased with
marvellous rapdity. the larger part RI the Egyp-
tan cotton having been consigned 10 Boston com
mission agents and sold New England mills.
The development ~ the cotton industry in Egypt
only dates from the time OF The American VII
War In 1895 the exports from the United States
largely agricultural implements, IRON. STEEL
machinery. oil. perfImery distilled spirits woods
and manufa ctures Of the same The Consul Cen
eral Cairo that If Arlerc ans would senf
back with the vessels which take ont the Egyptian
cotton cargoes II such goods az are In demand IN
Egypt the trade would he profitable Egypt has
not only doubled her cotton exports in twenty-one
years but new sugar factories and great engineer
ing works hav. been erected there The I ade m
iron steel tin etc Is IN the hands Of Syrians ana
Arabs whose stocks brought from Belgium
and England through German commission
houses Almost all the cotton piece goods uahe
is In the hands of German and french nfWs
NJ. Harrison suggests long Hat or artlcles' EN-,
bracing bolts door mes, carriages. boots ana
shoes gas metres confectionery, -four. wing
machines wagons. typewriters. etc, which ne
thinks would be preferred In Egypt 10 those manu-
featured and sent thither from England France
and Germany ...
One-tenth Of the population NJ 100000 or lOW-
90 is coptic Christian although the domlnan, re-, re-
lgion is Mahometanism While the language OF the
people generally Is Arabic. the language Or com.
merce is increasingly English The condluoh pI
tho people has been greatly improved since the
Punishment Of Arab The land tax. formerly soout
S2i an acre is 81 81 Egyptian bonds are selling
al lo5 and over The cultivated and revenue paving
area is 5.01DcH The English have repaired
The great Nile dam. and regulated the canal sys-
tenn In modern as in ancient. Egypt everything
depends on irrigation, and the more sclentlncaiiy
II IA done the better for the fertility Of the soil
But Egypt Is growing modern with great rapidlty'
She has railway mileage In proportion 10 pop
uaton than Austria Hungary, SPAN or fortusdl.
At present n amounts to Loo miles. me receipts
Of tho railways increased from 100000 In l8" 70
81 mn coo in lSai These facts as 10 progress ana
trade II Is believed. when generally known ana
considered. vii result in greater volume or traae
between the United States and the land OF the
army by the Anglo Egyptians AZ Omdurman san-
not fail 10 improve the general condition OF analrs
ard give a greater incentive 10 American business
men to make investments in Egypt