New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-12
TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA.
CONSUL GENERAL STOVES SHOWING OF
ITS UNTOLD POSSIBILITIES.
DETAILS OF THE EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED
srATrs-wHERE THEY MIGHT BE INCREASED
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WASHINGTON. Aug u.-Not only is It true as as
se.tei Ny Consul General Stowe IN MS ions iepo
10 the State Department on the imports m'o oou''
Africa made fror, Cape Town and accessible TO-
day. that trade in that region has unto'o poss'o'
,,s. and that ono OF Its obvious features at present
Is the roohold gained by United States goods ou' II ~
Alan tr,a that the trade OF this country Win inc
British and Dutch communities OF southern A,i'0,
tends TO weld together IN common oro'ne'
The peoples who arc interested In the trace anu
strensthen the bonds that bind them IN seh''".''.
-ha.e are The worlds freest and possibly happies'
communities 1t Is therefore. a matter OF deep III,
teres, to the lover of free government on 'ne ",
nal Teutonic model as well as 70 inc en'eip'''e
tradesmau and manufacturer. that the co"me'0o
OF this Republic with South Africa Is largely on
the increase and has already reacheo "e"' -
srectable stage OF development
Cousul-Generai Stowe deals at large with hot
only the subject OF imports into South AFRICA o"'
he also separately considers the commerce OF Sape
Colony that OF Natal the proposed tarin chanseS
in Cape Colony American vines In South AFRICA
and South African law regarding COMMISSION
agents and telephones in Cape Colony. The seven
teen broad pages Of his printed reports are wen
worthy Of study but their contents can only De IN
dicated here.
The trade Of the United States Is mainly IN 1000
stufYs Among the articles mentioned as having
held their In the last year are electrical sooos
and appliances. steel and iron. galvanized noh'
tools hoes forks. hardware silver-piateo ware,
furniture and window glass. An improved demand
for drilling and hosting machinery ana oil gas
engine. IL noted. England. It IL stated sent more
goods in 1897 than ever before English shippers
urr. that they are no, on the same footing with
Americans and Germans. They hope that preler-
entail rates TO American shippers will be with
drawn.
The imports into South Africa aggregated last
year y2s, $780, 2s s. OF which Cape Colony TOOK W.
1882 o. This trade came from the following coun-
tries: Great Britain and possessions SsoioooI a.
United States. Hs.l5lO71 "A; Germany. sSl22'@ So
other competing countries, s5.7as'2M u; foreign
countries. not competitive. @aSOSoe 80
Germany ia preparing to foster her trace i"'
tating the United States in classes OF goods ana
methods Of packing Her proportional trade al Del
agoa Bay is shown to be large. she senos 10 oou.n
Africa a monthly trade and export Journal IN oroer
10 make known German industry and prove It's
ability to compete with all civilized nations Bri.-
ish manufacturers are calling ATTENTION 10 'he a'
In the trade with the United States the principal
increases stated in the table are hour aro c,ochs
and watches cotton manufactures and raw 10
bacco Timed beef agricultural implements ecre se W.
smportatons of implements. vehicles etc Inc tame
of Items es psses AND Of fine
embraces a large number Of articles.
Mr.. Stowe is surprised at the small imports IN
nsh. particularly cured FISH, such as mackere
ssinon halibut etc. He thinks Americans ought
~ have the glue trade Of South Africa With large
apple crops Americans send no cider England
furnished all the malt. How much OF this. says
Consul Generai Stowe. was made from barley sent
from the United States or wire fencing. produced
a. largely In the United States England sent twice
as much as this country: And 40 on Bacon ana
All other sailed and cured meats are imported from
the United Kingdom in the ratio OF 10 TO ], as com
pared with the United states Yet the puih vi 'io
raw meat came from the latter
The United States. the great silver-prooucins
country sent only about $1,000 worth of silver
plated ware 10 Great Brtain's nearly $500 II is
pretty much the same way as TO manufactured TO-
bacco and worse as whiskey, by comparison
with the United Kingdom. 49, ,s- 49,.
The total imports Of Cape Colony for 1897 were
81 A!s2 for isSS H sa' Is ss tbs exports were TO-
The total exports of wool from Durbon East Lon on
don Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. OF which the
last named exported less than any were Tor 10, 1897
The revenue Of Natal for 1897 vas no1Sss2S es,
RSiisiW. against s2s, isssS In 1893. The exports
were T,Sss1Sa They were in 1895 $Sss,sN. The de,
, crease is credited to the rnderpest locusts and
drouth.