The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-29
TRADE WITH THE ORIENT
Vow Have An Even
Chance With other Maltese In
Caterssg 10 the vast and Grewsag
Needs Of the Chinese Empire.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-Jonn T.
Covert, American consul at Lyons.
France, sends TO the state department. a
translation Of a pamphlet PUBLISHED by
a silk merchant Of that city. who has
spent some years In the extreme Orient
II il entitled Commercial Information
IA to French Indo China and Consul
Covert SAYS IL should be in the hands o.
every American who wishes TO do bust
ness In that part OF the world Tne
state department will therefore. publish
!, in IT'S monthly consular reports, from
the advance sheets OF which these ex-
tracts are made:
zone OF the mos, important questions
4. that OF credit In Ipdo China every
body does business on credit. from the
highest functionary to the lowest en-
ploye. Settlements are made every
month Retail houses have credit for
their goods Of from nifty to sixty days
1T requires ninety days 10 transport
goods from Paris 10 indo China and Zen
days more are necessary for unloading
and placing On the market. Merchants
who cannon give over SIX mGrths credit
eanno, expect 10 sell In that market. The
English and Germans. tnose redoGbtahie
rivals in the Orient, are practical They
give one years credit An ineisp~n sab.
goods on hand. They vii always End
purchasers and one viii be ready AT
moments notice 70 take advanssse 81
circumstances. In packing. large boxes
should he avoided much as possible
In Tnukn where the means for handling
and~storsng are not OF the best IL would
weighs more than lss or 30 pounds.
French boxes are ton heavy and add too
much weigh; 20 the merchandise
Articles embossed with false silver and
goid work are extensively used IN the
ornsmentation Of psgofas and theatsrs.
but nothing can b done IN this line IN
less a large stock II goods ia kept on
hand
The rnandarinx wear clothes II dars
vIole, color This kind ef goods shoa'i
b. spsinkls4 with designs ~ flowers. vide
rather than long, oTnam.nies With ssrs
dragons As.a'ic b.r5s. pescocSs. etc. The
prices should be kept WITHIN the limit
% from s 10 Ie francs 81 Is 20 g. ~ per
meter 80 r. inchest II ~ recommended
cheap and has weigh, rhe graf
desderatgm - ths; the article be % SIX
and have some thickness ! would adj
Wis., that such stu~ b made IN four or
and iight leaves flowers IN yellow. 'hree
tones af red and three Ss green. Maze
all Of ane asufed Work, from . 90 -
ceutime,rr~ * - 20 = - inches, ~tss.
preferably On a aArk-bsEe background
An important srfscle i mosquito rs,-
ting meters fS q lnchssi ~ de nesvy
rssserlst such az 10 ro~ furnished ~
England The Frercn are TOW shut cut
% The Chsrs-~ market FER thIs article.
ef account % the cnssruess - the Eng
Iish goods CHEAP psrasols woss-f snd a
X ~ a rtrhIy rasoree material"
In commenting upon the French pam
rhses Consul COVERT saYs
what - sad fn relation te lnSo Cnlu4
Ar..,ll.. with Equal force 70 China cr15.e-
ais - 90 s9 81 population France h2s
a. ss~xtB ma HE advAnfsx~ over ~ incs
e-sg-a IN account ~ her ;sri- unsrn
savorx everything thtt - F%ncn and
clo.~s ,ne so4s-s 40 h>-rssfseallv a. En-
cisr~fv~ AIRY avs can close them uyrr
er@rv,h,ng that 10 rot ~ Frs1ch rsEs-
txr:ure Ra. eur MANUFACTURED. Fave ar