New-York tribune., 1899-05-18
rRapE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

\ -. s,snatches from Europe report that rigor-
ts.osures are again taken against the Jews
I y ~ pussa and that they are eNpe"eu rom OF
D sS,,,,o Ns the capital OF the Muscoviie Empire
i Pe'e~ - an treated al Nicolaief Switzerland offers
ana az. now field OF commercial operations. That
i 10 '" ~ axpected from the most liberal country
i vas Tas.,,ontal Europe. and the facilities given TO
\ -. as well as to other merchants by the Hell
'e~ laws will not be withdrawn or diminished
ye'iA" e',, of the opposition which some few Swiss
% s.,ers display toward the new peaceful In
snoS A Hebrew by the name Of Knopf has
yao' ocentlv at Berne what is called in Europe
~e, large hall in which are sold all kinds
.oIes AT a lower price than that OF the regu-
Of -. .as ,n the city The venture was so success
% ~, competition followed. and a second bazaar
i'' .,ed few weeks ago by the Loeb Brothers.
Wa Jewish origin. The shopkeepers OF 'Berne.
ss' rsa nv their colleagues OF ST. Gall. Zurich.
suppv md other places, have protested against the
Basel anu committees were formed and petitions
were ssoSznnerciai Mber'y and protect Swiss shop
upSss against the alleged abuses practised in the
ktlnriced Jewish bazaais. These cries Will prob
low-pn nrheeded by the sensible Swiss legislators.
| 49,. oola fever seems TO have spread all over the
Ia While the French imagine that the precious
W., has been discovered again in the Algerian
".,s,ns OF Aures. which would thus justify their
.s po,,an name. Monies aurarii,' similar dis
r,es oD have been reported in the island of Sar
"'o 7, Is also reported from Turin. in Pied
.o.o 1,al, that the English company which
mOreted the mines of Monte Rosa has discovered
0pti" yetns These veins appear TO be rich. since
go,u' , said that some have given as much as two
Monrrsrnmes u ton Many workmen have ar
kIoss kIs 81 The mine Offering their services II Is
,,r,ended to open new galleries in the mountain.
-.ox.raordinarv development Of American COM
ZOO and industry s the subject of recent aru-
1a IN a European paper, the Revue Technique
pic II publishes a table covering the years
anff hp n which
sars the "Revue" show the amazing progress OF
..lcon industry and commerce In no less than
h,r,veight articles Of industrial production. the
n.ner adds: "In order to judge of the increase OF
he exporatJn OF manuIac'ureq m o,a Monetary
uaiues for prices have been lowered IN prOug-
VaiueS, ,onner Ii is evident that the American
oer oeS,sacturer must be considered as competitor
NOR and more to be dreaded by European manu-
facturers
:. ,,. renuhlic Of Hayu the present financial
- has increased a movement in favor of the
vltbdrawai Of the expectation duties on coffee.
Tbasa duties have TO be paid in gold, and the prin-
c,nsI newspapers Of Port-au-Prince. the capital
and of Cape Haytien. as well as those OF the sec
ondary cities Of the Black Republic. are urging
tbe signing Of a petition 10 the Government
against the maintenance of the conee duties. Ihey
advocate also the lowering OF the export duties
on cocoa to one "gourde. and TO 90 centlmes TOT
logwood
The consumption Of rice in France has increased
from 100000 Kilograms In 1919 to 6S.0OOOOO In
1895 This increase has helped the country TO
make up partially for the deficit in its wheat pro-
ductlon which is per cent less than the consump-
ton In a communication to the Congress Of the
Societies Savantes /. Maure has shown that
rice -four be mixed with that Of wheat in the
proportion OF per cent without injury at all 10
bresd-making and without decreasing the nutri-
tive properties Of the bread The Increase in rice
Importation has caused a notable diminution In
the price of the article. That increase was due
mainly 10 the importation OF rice from the French
colonies which from 1873 to 1895, rose from
100000 klOgrammes to 5000 900.