New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS.

III. r,r,,sa states Consul at Client Belgium
..y. that no American shoes have hitherto neeh
oftered for sale there. but he believes that me-,
ket could be created The lower clas,es ssoe
rrooaen shoes The middle classes want snOr
thst viii not cost over s. or g. while the upper
classes spend from $50 70 on P phe,r shoes
made to order that prejudice exists Now
made ones The latter can ,6 De The Consul id
sses to send to Belgium ssiesme ,
who the WANG SnS" Sfom 90 sale
stock OF goods could be displayed prominently "a
wndOy, G bants IS F S import duty shoes
is 10 per cent ad Valorem
4 A consular report from Rotterdam indicates tna'
there is a growing demand there for American
,,,,her At present there is a call for wnite oar
and gum boards and walnut white ASH , aro kot
ogs Regular lines OF steamships Iun i'oi wv
tessSar, 10 half a dozen American ports
rn. order in Council, recently issued by the pro-
,tnc,al authorities OF ontario, regarding 'he eN
no,,otIon OF nickel ores and matte, will not ahect
the principal exporter, the Canadian copper IN
many because that company owns the lanos rrV h
which II takes out the ore 10, An e government
made though 10 nGuce ta ee aIready authorized by
law but thus far suspended previous e,,it and
have been made 10 bring ABOUT S"N" q" ''
they have failed
man who advertised TO sell diamonds Tor an
,ston,shine low price in Boston was arrested earn!
- ,ha uaek for an attempt TO obtain money on
a,s .nI preonces II Is alleged that he told buyers r
that his so-caed diamonds we're taken An Inn I'M
mense business Of this kind has been done IN - rs
leading cities Of the county, gu, tasW matter 10
catch these fellows and punish them II the 'e"'''S
in genuine jewels were TO Try
IN. y, the chief explana tons OF the present hsh
nrice Of wool in the opinion OF the America"
Wool and Cotton Reporter" is the enormous eN
nortation Of frozen mutton from Aus'rana All.
New-ZeaIand TO England. and the substitution ..
mutton sheep for merinos in the nrst t tba
nart Of the world The number OF sheep at IN, tne
close OF last year in Australasia was ohemrIbm r ~
csTcasses exported from Australasia IN M, ds0' M
about 12oO9 and last year To aver are also export
ing a great deal Of mutton TO tngIahII 90 Da' en6
amount is only about 80 per cent as large go anu
there is slow gain in the number OF sheep there
cooree Hill tells the American Society OF CIVIL
Engineers that the steel used IN modern h'e
nroof building FOR offices or residence is from ~
n per cent of the total expense But the building Is
worth much less than the lot Hence he estimates
that the skeleton represents less than ~ per cent
~ The investment From this fact me iron
Age argues that the present high price OF sruC.-
urai steel offers little impeachment to new con-
structlon
Several Of the great firms In Glasgow which
manufacture machinery for sugar mills report
that they have never had so many orders at once
as now.
When the Lackawanna Railroad receives the Dig
new engines that have been ordered 1t hopes 10
have a supply OF motive power that VIII enaDie
II 10 successfully compete with Its rivals ether
IN freight or passenger traffic. The Brooks Loco
motive Works in Dunkrk building twenty
three consolidated engines for freight service. and
ten OF the same type are now under way at me
Dixon Works I'm Scranton These engines win
The tenders will weigh 900 600 pounds. The Brooks
works is also building engines for passenger
service that will be particularly aoaP'eu lot speeu
and power.