The record-union., 1898-10-01
Her Experts Increase, Despite the Many
Adverse Conditions.
The Largest Business Transactions
With Great Britain, and They
Are Constantly Growing-Fall-
ing OFF in Exports to the United
States Due to the Tariff and
Disturbances Occasioned by the
War.

NEW YORK, Sept. oU-A SpeCidI W
the Tribune" from Washington says:
According to official intelligence re-
ceived here, Germany's foreign COM
merce has been steadily increasing un-
der difficulties for four or 1--WE years.
Consular Agent Harris, writing from
Ellenstock, on August 18th, reclteS
some of these drawbacks, as the new
tariff laws of the United states, the
confusion brought about by the war,
the famine in India and the hnanclal
crisis in Chile and Brazil. The falling
off in exports to this country has more
than been made good by the increase
in exports to other lands. Mr.. Harris
presents a table from which the SUD-
Joined particulars are cleaned
Silk goods show gains over 1891, but
slight losses since 1894, while iron and
iron manufactures make considerable
advance since the latter period. Leather
goods, drugs and chemicals and instru-
ments and machinery are all items that
indicate Improvement. The last group
of articles steadily rose every year from
$14,613, 200 in 1894 to S22, ,66I, 600 in
1898 Drugs and chemicals rose from
$50, AIS, 800 in 1891 to $50, III, 400 in
1893, $50. .533, coo in 1896, receded slight
~ " TO., ,Ot-.DOI III 1871 anu ANeNPNN AOA
ward to 4O,6O2, 800 in 1898 Leather
goods were exported in 1894 to the
value of S14. $50. 800; in 1895, $1S,2O1,
600; in 1896, $15, ,S27 900; in 1897. S16,
POS. coo; in 1888, ST., ,307 400. Iron and
iron manufactures exports were, in
1894, $50 SGS 800; in 1895, So, ,415 .6Oo;
in 1896. S39, 800, 900; in 1897, $3S, ,532,-
200: in 1898, $43 49,, 600. The silk ex-
ports in 1894 were ST. $50, 800; in 1895,
SIS, S,635, 400; in 1896 SIS, 159, 400; in
1897. SIG. .469. 600; in 1898, $11, 136. .Oo0.
There has been also an increase for the
first half of this year over that of 1891
of s., $4,000 in the export of coal. The
significant feature in this statement is
that the statistics of France and Eng
land show loss in the first half of
this year in the former of So, 514. sou
and in the latter Of S33 ,324 900 as COM
pared with the same period of 1897.
Consul Monaghan Of Chemnitz, also
noting Germany's increase in export
trade, remarks, under date of August
10th:
Although Germany's geographical
situation will probably always preclude
her from occupying England's position
as commercial State, she is already
the second country in Europe in inter-
national trade. Her largest business
transactions are with England, and
they are constantly increasing"
Consul Warner of Leipsic gives three
different tables, under date of August
11th concerning German exports to the
United States. He shows for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1898. a decrease
from the previous year of S:51 800, 900.
He cites the fact that the exports from
Germany We're exceptionally large for
the first half of the calendar year 1897,
and, considering that American ware
houses were heavily stocked at the be
ginning of the fiscal year 1897 -9S, holds
that it is hardly fair to draw a.compari-
son between the years 1S96-91 and
1897 -9S. Seven artcles-artificial flow
ers, toys, aniline colors, gather gloves.
chloride of potassium, fine leather
goods and cotton laces-were exported
more largely in 1898 than they were in
1896. OF these articles artificial flow
ers, aniline colors and chloride of potas-
SUM We're shipped more largely this
year than they were in the CORES pond
ing months of 1895. Pictures, books
and colored paper are gradually falling
OF, as shown by the table presented.
Then Mr.. Warner presents list of the
most important articles, observing that
the decrease in every article is very
large. These articles are raw sugar,
half-silk goods. cotton hosiery, woolen
goods, woolen clothing, wooden hosiery,
colored porcelain. Roman cement
worsted goods and wine in casks Take
the two items of wooden goods and raw
sugar; of the former there was export
ed in 1897 4.91o.306 pounds, whereas in
1898 the quantity is only 1,116, 2Sl