New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-24
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

Tho nov, governor Of the Bank OF France. VI. raj
lain was before his appointment by the ffehch
Cabne; TO that office. Director-'ieneTal OF ire GUS
ton, houses. lie did not at once take his place at
the head OF the bank. In order 10 finish the Dli'n'
or statement OF the foreign commerce OF france
for 1881 In that year the exports amounted 10
Ss75 40 francs-abou 500 ooo CO., Among the nest
purchasers Of French products were Great Brl'alh
which Dough: goods 10 the value OF ll'''p"V
francs; Belgium 81 0O00nD francs; Germany. @'"''
600 francs: Switzerland 100 coo 600; the United states
2i6 600 900 francs Italy. 152000Co francs. and SPAN
81 600 francs or course. Belgium ana Ehsia"'
especially did not buy such an enormous extent
for their home consumption. They re-eNooTl"l Il
large portion OF the articles 20 foreign amos ""V'o
they had commercial houses already established ana
rect sales win great profit II they had possessed
trade relations with those foreign countries
The Venezuelan papers. particularly eel Derecho'
OF Caracas. commenting with great sa'lslao'io
on the recent statements published IN the hhaoIai
napers OF Lombard Street. London, In regard 10 lHe
foreign debt Of the spanish-Amerioan RepubHc. Inc
Venezuelan per cents which were quoted last Jan
uary from 80 to 81. have gone up In this moh'h 10
nearly 49, while the stocks OF several counIfles oa
Central and South America had decreased IN Nd'us
on the London Exchange, with the excepuon o os
those OF CoorNoa and Ecuador In which there was
a slight rise.
Chinese coolies continue 20 be viewed with dis
favor in Guatemala The Government Of that coun-
try has authorized the firm OF Cornelio Lazo & Co
10 import laborers. provided they are not chi
ncsc The properly Of those immigrants. their fur
nure and domestic animals Will be allowed TO enter
Guatemala free Of custom house duties.
American manufacturers OF bicycles are threat
ened with an increase OF duties on The articles ex-
ported 10 France The Custom House Commission
Of the Chamber OF Deputies has heard recently the
arguments of Messrs Descuber and Paulmier. au-
thors of a proposition tending TO double the duties
upon bicycles, automobiles and detached pieces com
ing from abroad. These two Deputies were accom-
panied by certain NUMBER of French manufact-
urers who supported the proposition. The Commits
sion has heard also delegation OF other manufact-
urers who import detached pieces for the construc-
ton OF their machines and who have opposed the
proposition The Commission Will continue the
study OF the question. which is OF great interest TO
American manufacturers. since the United States
exported 70 Europe in 1897 s. 9 36 worth OF bicycles
detached pieces increase Of $3,l0s.74 over the
figures in 1896
In Nicaragua MI Emery has lately presented 10
the Government request TO obtain continual ton
OF the right to cut wood along the Atlantic OF
the republic. He has established this business on
large scale As compensation for such concession.
miles long. on any point Of the coast.
The development OF the growing Of olive trees in
Florida and California already tells upon the olive
oil industry in Southern Europe. In France the
acreage of the lands devoted the culture Of the
trees daily decreasing. though the produc-
ton there averages about three hundred thousand
hectolires In Italy the average production is one
million three hundred thousand hectolitres and in
Spain three million three hundred and fifty thou
sand.
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