New-York tribune., 1899-07-28
FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS

The United States Consul at Liverpool says tha I
the two objections urged against the Lowry cotton
bale, which is round. were that II could not be
readily sampled and that the fibre was too much
compressed at the centre Of the bale He adds
that he has himself gone through a cotton mill in
England where Lowry bale opened for con-
sumption. and finds that sampling is not such a
difficult matter as was supposed, and that the
hardness Of the cotton at the centre disappeared
on the second breaking" The superintendent Of
the mill said 10 the consul that the new bale left
the fibre lying all in one direction, which an
advantage over the Old style. Moreover the spin
ner gets more net cotton out Of bale there being
no loss from dampness or dirt, and little or no
repairs of the bagging being required AS yet the
trade is not ready to express opinion to the
ultimate fate OF this bale, but views 1t with some
cased the cotton has been tried. but does not seem
to give satisfaction 1t utterly prevents samping.
United States Consul Dudley writing from Van
about the deposits OF platinum, osmum and
associated metals in British Columbia. says that
a leading mining engineer told him that these sub
stances usually found in all placers that yield
gold. He believes that much platinum Is thrown
away by the miners without realizing its value.
Search is now beginning 20 be made In the river
beds and gravels.
Consul McCook reporting on the Klondike. says
that it is hard for to preserve good health
there owing to the poor cooking and quality OF
canned food. Typhoid fever set in earlier than
usual this season. Several hundred destitute per-
sons In Dawson are anxious for opportunity to
get out.
Special inquiry having been made Of the State
Department in regard to the duty druggists
scales in foreign countries. a report has been re-
ceived from France saying that as such articles
are considered as Instruments OF precision no
duty is demanded. Germany taxes them, and
bases the rate on the material used in making them
and the degree OF finish and polish impaired.
Trademarks are being taken out in Cuba and
other Spanlsh-Amercan countries by local manu-
facturers Of certain popular medical preparations
originating in the United States Inasmuch as
these local products probably inferior to the
standard articles. and as the trademark shuts the
genuine thing out OF the market, two wrongs are
being committed. on the consumer and on
the real proprietor Of the preparation The Amer
lcan DIuSslst lL ca III tiy it,
States TO protect themselves promptly or they VIII
find themselves forestalled when they try to sell
their products in South and Central America.
The great novelty in cut glass this season is
said to be a cameoke product made in alternate
layers OF transparent and translucent glass. The
pattern IL cut through from one layer TO the other
In such manner as TO give the effect OF cameo.
In the Judgment OF THE Cotton and Wool Re-
porter" the most important advances in the de-
partment of dyeing of late are the Improvement OF
artificial indigo and the production OF caustic soda
and bleaching powder more cheaply by electrolyss
than by older methods.
On the other side of the Atlantic the riveter.
which operates by percussion, delivering a series
OF blows with hammer as by hand. has almost
entirely replaced that one which merely squeezes
the rlvet In this country, however, the former
device has been used only In an experimental way.
In a paper read before the Institution Of Civil
Engineers r. T. Napier gives his reasons for re-
gardng the percussion rlveter superior.
The Fay Fruit Company Of Los Angeles Cal.
has made arrangements with Mr.. Tripler for the
erection OF liquid air plant In Los Angeles. and
expects TO the product in place Of ice for keep
ing fruit cool while IN transit 1t is said that Mr..
Trpler has devised regulating apparatus to control
the temperature in the car perfectly.