New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

II is generally thought that the Argentine Repup-
lie is holding the superiority In South American
wine production. well as In the case OF cefeao-
II Is not So however In regard TO the former trads
as Is shown by a comparative table published IN
The Buenos Ayres Standard" the most important
American newspaper In the southern half OF this
hemisphere II says that from data supplied ny tne
Winners College. OF Mendoza. In the Argentine,
chill easily holds first place in the wine production
OF South America having 100000 hectares planted
with vines and an annual output Of 100000 heco-
gun grape growing as far pack as looS rom Tn'an
last twenty years that any impulse mas been given
TO the Industry The Argentine Republic now has
about 10000 hectares under cultivation. giving an
OUTPUT OF about 900 hectolitres annually half OF
which comes from the province Of Mendoza alone
Tha home consumption is stated 10 be 2sOoMo hecto
Iitres 10000 of which are obtained from native
vineyards. 100000 imported and 10000 from
supposing that the consumption were to remain sta
tonary the vineyard area would have to swell from
1900 to 10000 hectares TO cope with requirements
Since the occupation by the French OF the Tunis
Regency. Africa. great attention has been given 20
the problem OF the artificial production OF sponges
a business of prime Importance to Southern Tunis
where the fishing and sale OF sponges give employ
ment to a large number Of people. The latest at
teInpts toward the artificial production seem TO have
oes IN April 49, U the hns banks Of
Kerkcnnah. to make experiments In the process
park have been pronounced very fine by the experts
OF the Tunisian city Of Sfax anu by the members OF
the Chamber Of Commerce " tfs' place. the great
The recent decree of the Cuban Government
granting free importation of foreign cattle has given
great Impetus to the cattle trade OF the Mexican
Republic Steamers fitted up especially for the busi-
ness are constantly starting from Vera Cruz and
other ports At this date fewer than ten thou
sand Mexican animals have been already shipped to
Cuba.
The latest official inquiry into agriculture In
France IL reviewed in the "Economste Francois"
OF January e. 1895. and It gives a general view Of
the repartion of rural property in the country The
an excess OF q per cent over the figures OF 1852
This tends TO show that the number OF small peas
ant pIoprietors I'm France is Increasing Tho hold
Ing comprising from 10 ten hectares amount to
2.6l755S. decrease of aoout per cent compared
with the figures OF 1852 The properties OF from 10
to 100 hectares comprise s24403 holdings somewhat
less than IN years before. The great properties OF
one hundred hectares or more number $500.
Emperor william II has caused to be distributed
10 the Reichstag "Memoire' prepared by himself
in order To show the necessity for n stronger Ger
snavy protect German maritime commerce.
The "Memo.e" states that Germanys commerce
with the different countries of the globe has greatly
ncieased The increase with the United States has
nearly ~ per cent with India. China and Japan;
AS per cent with Russia. Sweden and Norway and
co per cent with the OF Europe including Eng
land In 1873 the arrivals Of vessels In German ports
were $500. OF 100000 tons In 1875 there entered
1873 500 vessels of 30 100000 tons In this Increase the
proportion OF vessels flying foreign flags was 2s5 per
cent OF the entire number and that OF vessels flying
the German flag 40 per cent