The evening times., 1898-12-14

man buy what he is not convinced it is
to his interest To use
Consul Prickett. of Rheims, also refers
TO the conservatism of the French but
thinks that, with the proper mode of pro-
cedure, American products could be sold
He continues:
bicycles have a good start Four years
ago, / am told, there were not one nun
dred in the whole city of Rheims. Now
they are coming in general use, and work
men are commencing TO use them. There
are number OF machines of American
make. These have been introduced gem
orally by houses having headquarters in
Paris. Many more can be sold in the fu-
ture.
The roads are fine and all vehicles of
pleasure seem to me too heavy. | have
not Yet seen buggy. Ali conveyances
intended for two persons, without an ex-
ira driver consist OF cumbersome carts,
ugly and uncomfortable.
The furniture made in France is we'll
made but high priced. Mood is scarce.
IAN the plows and harrows that | have
seen are of French manufacture and they
do not compare faVorably at all with
ploWs like the South Bend or Oliver, or
with harrows like the Acme.
The lamps in use here give very poor
I light. There are no lamps for sale in
, this city that are furnished with burner
similar to the Rochester Perhaps the
Rochester would burn too much oil TO
please the French, who are very eco
nomical
largely in the lines Of goods l have indi-
Gated. would pool their issues and estab-
! lish agencies at some port of entry or
central point in France. and work the
F., territory-as they do in the United States
! with experienced and capable men,
! gratifying results would be accomplished" 4"
| In his annual report QS)1-9Sl, Consul
| General Lincoln, of Antwerp, says:
In connection with d consideration Of
| the subject of Belgian imports from the
| United States. the figures given in regard
| 10 the following articles will be found Of
! interest to our exporters:
The quantity of starch AMI none Ib e
| farinaceous substances exported from
our country into Belgium du.ing the first
six months of 1898 was 5,262 253 pou.ds as
| against 2.60S 1862 pounds in the fist X
| months of 1897 and l69,9I3 pounds liz the
| first six months of 1896.
| Belgian wheat imports for the first
| six months of 1898 from the United State
| We're 49,, 5S2, ,GC0 pounds, as against 1854 =
510 pounds for the corresponding period
| of 1887. The amount of the import OF rye
! for the first six months of 1895 was Sc :
los, 80 pounds, as against % 3sS, 797 pounds
for the first six months of 1897 and 10 S6S =
1876 pounds for 1896, very notable in
crease. The import of indian corn for
the same period of 1898 was 3l7 655 co.
pounds. against 20l.GO .143 pounds in 1897.
The import of wheat flour for the first
six months of 1898 was 2 55501S pounds,
against $50. .S13 pounds for the cor. e pom 4
ing period of 1897.
'The import figures for malt We're l,024
III pounds during the first six months
Of 1898, against 495,c0I pounds in 1897, no
table increase.
''One of the most notable increases in
imports from the United States is lard tn a
| importation of which for the first SIX
months of 1895 amounted to 1858 III
pounds, against 7.56S, 49, pounds in the cor
responding half year of 1897. The increase
in the importation of other animal sub
stances, such as fish and fat other than
lard is also noteworthy. the import being
twice as large in the first six months ot
1898 as in 1897. the figures being 1879 46s
pounds for 1898 and 1851, 694 pounds for
1897
The import of raw cotton rose from %
627. .44I pounds during the first six month
of 1897 to 10, 405,2i2 pounds in 1898. The I'M
port of raw silk for 1888 also shows con-
siderable increase over 1897, the figures