The times., 1898-10-31
Saks &Company
Perna. Ave. and 9TH St.

sarily accepted, in spite of their compar-
atively high price"
From Bucharest. Roumania, came thls
report to London, which is of unusual IN
terest to American manufacturers:
1.-THE competition between British and
German manufacturers OF engines anu
thrashers is becoming more acute year py
year. as the Germans seem to nave httie
difficulty in providing cheap article ana
one which does its work very Well III
harvesting machinery, the American
makers hold the market; and, as these
makers seem to have determined to con
form to the requirements and usages OF
this market in every sense of the word 1t
Is nrobable that they Will succeed in en-
larging their trade. The Americans also
are gradually but surely getting the trace
in binder twine, large quantities OF which
are sold OH this market.
Following is an English consular report
from Mexico:
"The great increase in the imports OF
American goods this year QssO must De
regarded by British merchants and manu-
facturers as another warning that, unless
they soon make a serious effort, they Will
have to give up all hope of prohting by
the Increase in the Mexican import trade,
and may even lose part of the very limit
ed share of it they at present enjoy.
The British consul at Tokyo, Japan,
gives an interesting comparative statement
of American and English trade with that
progressive country He says in part:
While the relative growth of Japan 5
imports from the United States shows
very large increase in recent years. the
amount of exports fromsGreat Britain has
increased by a larger total value, but 1t
must be borne in mind that the American
invasion has only just commenced, that
the ground has been prepared for large
| extensions in the future, and that unless
some unforeseen changes take place, the
! tendency will be toward encroachment
upon the trade hitherto belonging TO
! Great Britain. 4 glance at the trade
statistics will show how rapidly the inn
! port trade TO Japan of the United States
| is growing. particularly In machinery,
| locomotives, and railway materials-arti-
| cles for which the United Kingdom has
| hitherto held a monopoly.
| This portion of the report can not be
closed without a reference to the quick
| deliveries which can always be obtained
| from America. AS an instance. English
| locomotive builders required two years
| for the delivery of an extensive order
/ while the American Baldwin Locomotive
Works turned them out at the rate of two
| a day and shipped the whole quantity
| within eight or ten weeks another cast
recently occurred where the English time
for shipment of five locomotives was ter
months and the price about $4,000 golC
| delivered in Japan. and American makers
| offered to ship in fourteen weeks. al
about 5000 gold. The same specification
was submitted to both countries.
The United States manufacturer viii
not only take any reasonable risk, bu
he will even face an immediate and Ger.
tain loss in the hope Of being recoupet
by large and continued profits by and by
| This is not the sole reason why United
States manufacturers are now slowly
but surely eating into the British mnsa
trade. But their enterprise in this respec
is an important factor in their success
1t makes the commission merchant II
Japan their firm ally, and it is one which
is well worthy of greater imitation on tn,
part of the British manufacturer"