New-York tribune., 1899-07-28
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

Another instance OF the development OF seaports
under the influence of the free port system Is
furnished by Copenhagen in Denmark This city
is already a competitor Of Hamburg. whose trade
and shipping commerce have increased so largely
since the great German city has declared itself
free port The commercial policy has been
adopted In the Danish capital The improvements
made at Copenhagen and the new basins created
there were intended as an answer to the construc-
ton OF the canal OF Klel by Germany, which ex-
pected thus TO attract to its ports the bulk Of the
commerce with the Baltic Now. a great deal OF
It, to say the largest portion. will be for Copen-
hagen. which has become the normal centre of all
the trade with the Baltic. not only with Denmark,
but with Sweden Norway. Finland ana the whoe
northeastern coast OF Prussia. The new free port
is easy of access, possesses deep water for the
largest vessels, long and comfortable docks. ana
easy communication by rail with all stations on
the German and Scandinavian railroads. These
material advantages. added TO wise commercial
policy, have brought the following results OF
The shipping movement at Copenhagen for the
yieaF i6ni @ yssses Tas cesTed is M of ss 600 tons The
trafrc Of the Copenhagen Railroad mainly de-
eTehanGse Gh 'HS @rTSed IN s tons in @
to tons and saI N M @ 90 OIs toDs TnI 10 m t and
in 1891 $4,000 tons
The siberian News" of Tomsk, is one of the
few newspapers published in Siberia and gives
some interesting particulars in regard to the
transportation OF Chinese tea. question to which
the Russians seem to give more attention than
ever before. They know the efforts made by the
British who spent 100000 to advertise the Ceylon
tea at the Chicago Worlds Fair. In order TO
snatch the tea trade from Muscovite hands The
Russian merchants are determined TO hold their
own in the commercial field against the encroach-
ments of England as their dplomatists are de-
termined to fight the British Lion In Afghanlstah'
the Persian Gulf and in Northern CHINA. Inc
Tomsk newspaper says proudly that IN the ~ nTs6 o
sisiebss loaded with tea passed through the 81
berisn CITY caravan is ordinarily composed OF
from 5y to feyeay a m evan Of 800 seghs Every
sleigh carries usually five bales Of tea, packed IN
OK sK SION in the Villages only for three four
hours to allow time TO the drivers to take thgI b
meals and feed their horses The men sleep on tne
seiehs during the trip across siberia which lasts st.
nearly one year. It would be shorter 20 senu , tne
house duties are high, while they are compara- p.
lively small on tea imported by oy rnnonoIv rnT d1 in tbe
handling Of the best brands Of Chinese teas ana
t6e SeYon leaf. she ought to alter her schedule Of
tariff imposed upon the chinese Pro1Se' Pp ,edavs
dueed & by way yrasmuSb 81 1nG as It is only the oldest
the reputation of the caravan teas
vvbua Chinese tea was a leading subject for the
pussosiberian press It is strange that similar dis
cussions appeared IN the South American papers
IN regard to the mate, or tea grown IN the sou'"-
eaetern part Of the New World Accordng u
manv people the mate is as good as the emma
Co,Ion mr. Japan tea and somewhat less enervating
7. is nroduced especially in the Republic OF Para
euav and also in the Parana'State Of Brazil ana II
,s sold by millions of pounds all tnrouen Uats
America Recently the Brazilian growers OF Line H,
sont 70 President Campos Sales a petton ASKING M
him TO request the governments OF Argen,ha sits
Uruguay that they should place Bra%lS" wh1c6 ula
nop the same footing that or Paraguay, Viz
P oodnitted free Of duty in the two Plata rep%uD% % -
pasdant Campos SALES promised 10 present anu ~ ~
I5Iocafa tho request. which he sent ptomptiS
.brouqh the usual diplomatic channelS 10 ''e e0'
srnn1ents OF Argentina and Uruguay.
A, the beginning of this month congress was
= -, ,t,Ian italy attended by the representa-
.,as of about fifty railroad companies oi the zen,
,nsula II was presided over by Sighor Noiii' anu
,ho debates were in relation to the toundauon Oh
..,, league OF railroads having for It's OBJECTS
the bringing about Of the bicS i was
raaIndy under discussion in the Italian press, ne
alIeauy the new league will be the newspaper az az
oisdv Known as III lreno but under the y mgw M a6e r
- III Riscatto Ferroviaro. Inc league Mii, u meet
arized next month. and II VIII then can q Ives
tng Of a congress composed ol the