New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

In all discussions relative 10 the expansion OK
United States commerce with Spanish America.
great stress been laid upon the fact that thefs
are in those countries no sufficient banking faci-
ties American capital however, should not oe
afraid to in banking operations tners "htcr
instance in the case OF a bank at Lima, Peru
The Peruvian papers proudly call attention 10 Ina.
set aside sufficient funds for reserve and eyentu-
ates. has been able 10 pay TO Its siS 9s
According to the official statistics lately published
by the Swiss Government. the figures relative 70
the foreign commerce of Switzerland have cnangeo
very little during the .I last a Two Years and m i' M
10 IO3io5l ST. AS to the exports. they also silgh
Y Increased last year g d1 X, an sd IN 1850 %
The foreign commerce OF Belgium for the last
two years is summarized as follows. IN the trust
worthy and weknown European trade organ. the
HANDLES Museum: Imports into Belgium during
1896 Las 10000 francs during 1897. LOS coo ~;
ports In 1896 were l.421 10000 francs Inc prihclpA'
countries in trade relations win Belgium are Ges
review devoted 10 the extent OF the Belgian ousi-
ness OF those d nrs IS sres into
has decreased considerably while that OF German
taken the place OF England as purchaser OF Bel
san articles @ d.9m raSns es SO than
those sent TO England were in 1891 larger by $4,000
francs
practical commercial route does not yet exist
between Chill and the Argentine Republic. The
railroad lines starting from the Pacific and from
the Atlantic have not yet been connected by the
tunnel In course Of construction at the top OF the
Andes Mountains. At present few commercial
Santiago. Chill and Mendoza. where they San axe
the Argentine Railroad to Buenos Ayres. They pre-
fer to travel by the steamers Shch Ply along "a:
eastern and western coasts Of South America Sat
the sturdy horsemen OF chill and Argentina
when they travel unencumbered with merchandise,
find 1t quicker TO use the rough road across tho
Andes. One OF them, a well-known lillian, has
Ss by n s Ch f F%a w n
way only twenty-five days. three OF which were
all the way from Santiago TO Buenos Ayres. where
he took the steamer for Montevideo. canary ISL
ands. Barcelona, and thence by rail- TO Paris
The tax on bicycles In France has been the sub
ject Of long discussions in the Budget COMMITTEES
OF the Chamber OF Deputies. Finally. the Cham
Der voted 10 repeal the tax OF eleven francs foe
each bicycle, and to replace II with tax or only
since only five francs taxation is charged for sad
die horse. costing. perhaps, thousands OF francs
employees workmen and people In moderate circum.
stances. But the Senate Ia composed gen.
the wheel They have therefore re-established
the former tax OF eleven francs
The commerce Of Japan has been developed re-
Gently to a still larger extent. perhaps. than its
naval and military power. The Japanese patriots
do not think any longer that Il Is shame and
danger to trade with foreigners. Al meeting held
lately by the Japanese Trade Society: Count Oku.
with great pride the progress made by the com
Of the ins" to ,ss tSs
trade OF Japan amounted to 100000 yens; In 1891.
to 100000 yens. But Il is during the last zen zen
years that a gigantic advance has been made t0r
the trade which amounted in 1875 10 lo00c,oO yens
had reached 400. 10000 yens In 1897.