The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-30
GERMANy's TRADE.
Has Grown StcHdiIy Under De-
cided Disadvantages.

New York, September 20. A special to
e Tribune from Washington says: Ac-
riding to official intelligence received
re- Germanys foreign commerce has been
eadily increasing under difficulties for
ur or live years. Consular Agent Har-
writing from Elbenstock on August
recites some of these drawbacks, as the
Pw tariff laws OF the United States, the
nfusion brought about by the war, the
mime in India and the financial crisis in
ina and Brazil. The falling Off in eX-
Prts to this country has more than been
ade good by the increase in exports TO
her lanas.
MI Harris presents table from which
70 subjoined particles are CLEANED: Silk
fods show gains over 1897. bur slight
sses since 1894, while iron and iron man
sctures make considerable advance
nee tho latter period. Leather goods.
ugs ana chemicals ard instruments and
achinery are all In items that indicate
nprovement. The last group of ariel S
eadlly rose every year from $l4,6l3 200 in
vi to S22 ,o57 500 in 1898. Drugs and
pemicals rose from s32.4l5. 500 in 1894 TO
9,Tl.4oO In 1898 SS653S,000 in 1896, re-
'iShiS " s"o,ot-~nhV IN 1915 ana
aped forward TO $40 6O2, 800 in 1898.
eather goods were exported in 1894 to the
Plue of Sli,565, 900, in 1895 SIS. 207.2j0; in
s6, Sl5S21 900; in 1897. SIC. 29S s1J; in
Pss, 7,2o7 400. Iron and iron manufac-
pres exports We're in 1894 $40, S6s 900; ia
f9o, Sa2 il5,60O: in 1896. $50. sos 000 In
fg7, sSS,532, 200; in 1895. si3, is2, 500 The
TX exports in 1894 were sl7 .G35, 800; in
~, sls6S5. 400; In 1926, SIS. 400 In
Ps'. SIG 1863 900; in lSas, s17.l3G. 00O There
fs also been an increase for the first half
thIs year over that of 1897 OF So $50 900
me export of coal.
The significant feature In this statement
that the statistics OF Francs
hd England show loss In the first
'alf OF this year In the former OF s22 ,55s,-
70 and In the lattsr OF 1888 400 as com
pred with the same period o. 1897.
Consul Monaghan of Chemnitz also noting
fermany's increase In export trade. re-
parks under date of August 6: Although
fermany's geographical situation Will
Probably always preclude hsr from occupy
Pc England's position as a commercial
tate, she is already the second country in
Europe In international trade. Her largest
2usiness transactions are with England and
pey are consequently Increasing.
Cosul Warner OF Lepsic, gives three diff
frent tables, under date of August H.,
loncernlng German exports to the United
Plates. He shows for the fiscal year end
pig June 3d. 1898. decrease from The
Previous year of s37, 500, 600
Then Mr., Warner presents list OF the
post important articles. observing that the
tecrease in every article Is very large.
Fnese articles are raw sugar. half silk
FOODS, cotton hosiery, wooden 80 Is, wooden
pothing, WOODEN hosiery, colored porcelain,
oipan cement, worsted goods and wine in
)asKs
Take the two items of WOODEN goods and
Faw sugar. OF the former there were ex-
lortsa in 1897 i,9l0.S05 pounds whereas in
kses the quantity is only 1,7l62sl pounds.
" raw sugar in 1897 there was exported
|b2,232. 23S pounds. but in 1898 the quantity
Pad fallen to 9,s59 205 pounds,
kolnischg Zeitung is translated b. Coasul
Petit at Dusseldorf as explaining that
|he principal reason for the decline o. Ger
pan exports to the United States must be
FOUGHT in the new tariff Of the Uaited
Ptahia All the importing houses are
fylinst tariff war and large majority
Y the exporting firms are likewise.