New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18
FRESH TRADE DEIELOPHENTS.

American consuls In France have recently urged
upon would-be exporters in the United States the
importance Of having exhibitions OF their products
in Paris Marseiles and other French cities. These
expositions IL Is pointed out. should be under the
supervision Of men who can speak French huenty-
1t would be necessary. TOO. for the chosen agents
TO travel through the country and solicit orders
There is a good market for food stuffs and for a
great variety Of articles Ike stoves, tools ana
lumber Al present such things are brought 10 the
large towns Of France from Paris and as that city
has Its "octrof duties. and there are extra trans
portation charges on goods forwarded from the
French capital. It would be more advantageous Tor
the rural buyer to get his MERCHANDISE dlrecty. on
orders through the trayeIllng Ame[raii a. tba
American tools are noted IOi supT.VIaS 1oa,,i,,
French article Failure 20 cable to France recently
lost an American firm chance 10 bid on large
order for yellow pine
Mr. Bell the American Consul At sydney New
South Wales. says that with an Increased sale OF
American goods in that part of the world there Is
n dininution Of complaint as 10 poor packing OF
goods and defects IN the goods themselves How
ever Mr.. Bell reterates his former Injunction 10
American producers TO recognize that II IS oiten
south Wales from those which win success in TIE
United states There Is sirons coile,iryn Of
several foreign countries.
The Consul-General Of the United States in
Guatemala writes as follows: Speaking of South
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the standpoint OF personal gain combination o.
roanufacturers and merchants strong enough to
establish bureaus In all the principal cities, with
q General Office IN the United States. would reap
| far greater rewards proportionately than would
/ the same body were the Government TO undertake
! The enterprise. The cream OF the trade OF these
/ countries has been and continues 70 he IN the
hands Of great exporting houses-commission mer-
chants-in Hamburg London and other centres
| aud these houses have hundreds nay, thousalia-'
! of customers In all South and central AneIlci
| f{ties taking the whole product OF certain rae
! tories they can sci cheaper than the lndiNuua
| manufacturer. Merchants here tell me that lhey
| have been able 70 buy California canned salmon
| chfaner i'm London than in San Francisco NO.
! only this but they could buy only nQzeh cans j
| they wished The same Is true In other INES
The American Consul at Malta says that the
| army there buys a lot 81 mules every APRIL an'
will nav as much as $73 each for good ones AZ
| ~ American mule Is superior 10 those IN Malta
! ,bcre is q chance for some breeder ana exporter II
| This country make a sale.
| Smoking Of the recent rise In prices, THE lror
| Age. This week says: indications are that th'
| mace il too fast. and instances have come to oul
notice repea edly late Of work that is delayed Of
! rostponed because prices are regarded too nigh
! such coses are isolated still. and DO not cut any
figure when compared with the urgency OF the dc
| mand from many quarters
The substitution Of aluminium wire for copper FOL
carving electric currents has already been re
eorted TO IN consequence Of the present high price
| NJ the latter metal And It IS now reported tina
a firm which has a contract for a seven mile powe
transmission line for South America IS getting esti
mates on aluminium LOT me "hoie me-