The evening times., 1898-11-21
RELAND'S TRADE
WITH AMERICA
No Reason Why 1t Should
Not Increase.
RUSSIA'S SUGAR OUTPUT
A Consular Report on Turf Bri-
quettes in Germany.
Heating Material Cut From the
Noors Nice 10 Burn in Fire
places and Crates.

eral interesting and important repJrts |
from United States consuls which have !
been given out for publication.
Consul Wilbour, writing from Dublin,
ireland, says:
''AI goods shipped from Dublin to the |
United States go via Liverpool or Glas- |
Cow. none being shipped direct Ordinary
bills OF lating are in use, virtually the /
same as those in the United States. For
freight rates between Dublin and other
ports. special terms are given, based on
quantity. class of goods, etc. No seized
ules are published, but the rates nay be
learned on application to the steamship
companies of New York Baltimore, etc.
Port regulations are uniform through VI
The United Kingdom, the charges being
p cents per ton for vessels from over sea
and Is cents per ton for coasters There
are The usual charges for stevedoers, Ia
bor etc
There is no reason why trade between
the United States and IreSand should not
be largely increased. The following ar
ticles are imported in large quantities
from Germany, Holland anad Belgium:
Mood ware, paper, starch. iron nails and
other hardware brushes, glassware. bot
I es leather, Oleomargarine and CONDENSED
milk over l. UUU, 900 tons OF coal were inn
ported in 1897. Bituminous coal is used
exclusively, retailing from $3.50 TO sou
per ton. The best of our bituminous coal
could be landed here and sold at a hand
some profit At a considerably less p" &C
! than that quoted above. There is p e.
judice against American coal, wnich
would have 10 be overcome
Timber comes largely from Norway,
mr. ar
and the United States. The trade IN
American states is growing, and could be
largely increased with proper faci tiles
for shipping"
Consul Van Buren in a report from Nice
on the utilization Of petroleum residue,
says:
Mr. Max Bouchsein, United States con-
sui at Barmen, has reported the invention
Of a mixture known as 'velna, which Is
manufactured from petroleum refuse, re
fuse of animal grease or tallow or any
/ other fatty substance, and soda I've. The
last number OF the British Consular Jour
I nal considers the matter of such impor-
tance that it calls upon its consular ofl-
GERS To send reports on the subject.
The United States ought TO success
fully compete in the manufacture Of this
product. In this section of France there
are several coal mines of inferior quality,
which are at present useless. but which,
with the aid OF 'yelna,' could transform
their coal into briquettes possessing ca
loric and gas-malling qualities of a high
. order and replace The English coal in use
here, which costs from SG.5o TO $3.50 per
ton"
The Russian production of sugar is
thus referred to by Consul Smith, at Mos
cow:
The total output of all the sugar re-
fineries Of Russia from September l, 1885,.
1 to September J. 1898, was about 42, ,004. 900
poods 1e67 4l9 long tons}. Out of this total.
q. $4,000 poods (556 i51 l-2 long tons) were
sold in Russia and the remainder export
ed to foreign countries The Russian gov
ernment levies an excise tax on sugar Of
l.75 rubles per pood. which is equivalent
to - cents per pound.
In reply to inquiries by the National As
sociatien of Manufacturers, Consul Gun
ningham writes from Alden:
Il send herewith 4 list of steamship
lines which touch at this port. This does
not. Of course. include tramp steamers.
The irregularity of arrival of the boats
bound for New York reduces the amount
of cargo they would otherwise receive.
Most OF the goods sent from here go by
German or British Indian lines. and trans
/ ship at Naples Genoa and London.
LAS is known Alden is the collecting
point for exports from Somahaud and
part of Ahyssinia and the distributing
point for such articles as are imported.
steamers to Zeila and Berbera and thence
carried 200 and 300 miles into the interior
Of Africa by camel caravans. The freight
, rates charged by coast steamers on cot
ton goods and petroleum (the only i'm
/ ports OF consequence from the United
. States and here to Hodeida (Arabia)
Zeila. Bulhar. or Bebera (Africa) are
, about IS. ($17o5) per ton of 2.240 pounds
Other goods are shipped to the coast al
about the same rate. The freight on ar
ticles from Alden TO New York is: Skins
; and hides. 20 rubles about S22..9) per tor
Of 2.240 pounds; coffee, 40 rubIes (about
Sl2.S0J per ton
, Consul Kehi, at Stettin, sends the fol
lowing report on turf briquettes in Ger
many:
About TWO years ago. experiments
Were commenced in manufacturing bri-
quettes from peat or turf. 1t is now very
evident that this new adventure will meet
! with success. The process of manufac-
i turing is as follows:
After the turf has been cut from the
I moor, it is brought, in wet condition
I to a breaking ma chine, which reduces it
TO small pieces, whence ii passes to a
Z 1 second machine, where ii is cut and
ground quite fine. The turf is then dried
by passing through a large cylinder. fill
| ed with exhaust steam from the engine
The inside of the cylinder is filled with
large tubes, after the style of boiler
resting at an angle and continually re-
volving. This permits the null to pass
| through perfectly dry. From here it il
carried TO the hopper which feeds the
press The press. which forms the .bri-
Quettes, is operated by a 75-horsepoweI
engine and finishes one briquette with
/. | each stroke.
The machinery in use at present can
be improved in many respects, and can
! he made TO press more than one bri-
quette at a time. The capacity at pres
, ent is about eighty briquettes a minute
or thirty-five tons a day, while the
presses used in manufacturing briquettes
E from bituminous coal and anthracite
from slack and screenings) have ca
: pacity greatly exceeding that of the tur
. ! press. Coal briquettes retail at ninety
!. pfennigs (21 cents per centner Oh:
!. | pounds )and average ninety-eight bri
: quettes to a centner-about four and one
/ half briquettes for / cent-while the tur
/ | or peat briquettes retail at the rate o
4 100 briquettes for Is cents, or more thar
!. I eight briquettes for ! cent making 9
7 very cheap fuel
I'm addition to cheapness, 1t has Other
! merits. II is clean in handling pack.
. very nicely in bins, gives good heat, ant
I in a closed stove with only a Slight draf
/ will remain in a glowing state for ter
hours. In an open fireplace or CRATE Il
] | naturally burns much quicker. Only few
!. men are required to operate the machine
! ry Women or small boys are employed
/ in stacking the briquettes. The cost O.
= material and working one ton OF bri
quettes at Langenberg. where one plant
] Sc taa ic cd oh IN