New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-06
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

The dispatches which so deeply disturbed
the cotton market last week were inspired perhaps
by the association OF ideas With the alarming re
ports spread in Europe ON account Of the unsst-
isfactory progress OF the annual overflow OF tho
Nile The continued falling 81 the water
In the middle OF September was represented in the
Alexandria papers OF the 18th rendering the SIT
uaton grave. Up 70 the present time Uppcr Egypt
was the only country running Che risk ~ losing its
sufficient quantity at least furnish enough water
ior me SuitlE@uon OF cotton III te"er tSSn,' M
sidered 10 be IN imminent dareer. Tho want or
for its aSriculSuTal ciahs the w6rs, 81 evils while
II is Gripping the Anglo Egyptian treasury as me
poor fellahs. deprived " their crops. cannot pay
their taxes.
The Government Of Hayu. It IS reported, intends
to close the ports OF Aguin and Miragoane II IS to
be hoped that such a measure which would prove
injurious TO foreign commerce. viii not be taken
The motive OF the Government at Port au Prince
Is that the harhor OF Aeuin does not bring to the
State Treasury one-hah Of the revenues OF 81;
IS useless to incur the expenses ~ maintaining Gus
tom house officers IN R9rt ofins.ns no no me
in Miragoane as shown In the protest
q the nha6ans OF ha gaT2 Pq TbsT saw :" th s
the Miragoane port brings IN revenue above us
expenses.
The "Gazetta di Torino" OF Italy. hasing It's views
on the statistics OF the commercial movement IN
Italy with satisfaction that there Is improve
ment in the balance OF exports and imports Inc
imports have decreased in 1S9 to noOnl lire.
while the exports have increased nearly l0WHV"
Ire. Through improvng and eNiengins Ine So
cease 10 import gram by scores Of millions OF
hectolitres.
The President 81 Brazil. DIT Campos Sales has
taken up with such energy the work d promptly
rebuilding the financial and commercial condition
OF the republic that he Will be named aiteT"aIu
among those who have most contributed 10 inc
consolidation Of the Brazilian Republic. lie Is
strongly supported by the Chambers. The revenues
Of custom houses and the taxes on articles OF
consumption have been increased as much as pos
sible without crushing the masses One-tenth OF
the custom house receipts must be PAID In gold-a
fact which added 20 - per cent increase In those
fsCe The gold payments IL has to meet abroad.
+b ~, n5 less 5ifcult consisted in reducing
the working expenses Of the Government bureaus
etc The President, taking advantage OF the pow;
ers conferred upon him by the Chambers, ordered
the discontinuance Of three navy yards ana OF me
system of retrenohment 10 other Coy eminent inst
buttons and is lustnea IN eNpeC''nk ~ ~ ne
situation than that presented this year when the
President supported by The Chambers. obtained
balance settling accounts OF 100000 francs.
~ Dewev's triumphal arch IS ever TO be recon
structed OF marble plenty Of that material and
the most renowned IN the world could be imported
from Italy Statistics published by the Government
Of the peninsula show that in the year 1897 tho
famous quarres OF Carrara, Massa and Nersiia ell
in the same region Of the country have been
worked on a larger scale More than 2s5SoS tons
Of marble have been produced. Of which lslll tons
came from Carrara itself and $500 from Massa-
IN ,ha first Of these places there 7sS quarries
of which 81 are In full operation Massa possesses
zee quarries. with only 81 in eXploit4uon ana ner
The number Of workmen employ 90 ID NOSE qua
ries amounted In 1897 to 1913 men ore thah haI.
of whom worked at CaTrara, the largest anu HOsI
celebrated marble quarres in the world.