The times., 1899-10-29
GERMANY's MALT EXPORTS.
Conditions of the Business Reviewed
by Consul Pitcairn.

Hugh Pitcairn, American Consul at Ham
| burg. sends to the State Department a re-
port on the expectation OF malt from that
port The report follows: In 1897 the ex-
port of malt from Hamburg exceeded that
of the preceding year by almost SO 1-3 per
cent. It is notable that the decrease of
| q 600 double centners e. 700 tons) in the
year 1898 is exactly equal to the decrease Of
| import of the article into Brazil which
may be due to the present financial trou-
bIes of that country. The average export
| by way Of the ocean has decreased in price
from 30 marks (S7-1D per double cantner
t22O4 46 pounds) in 1897 to % marks t$6.9Ol
per double centner in 1898.
The export OF malt from Germany has
developed steadily. in spite of the con
tinual growth of the brewing industry in
the different States of Central and South
America, as we'll as in Asia, where East
India and Japan especially have made Won
derful progress in the art of brewing by
the adoption of the newest NODES of re-
frigerating machines. Most of the malt in
the market in Hamburg is exported by way
OF the ocean. The decrease in the export
of beer and the increase in the export Of
malt appear to be concOmitant-
The greatest market for Hamburg's
malt for the last decade has been Brazil
and it has not this year been exceeded by
that to any other country, although the
decrease of the export has been about 25.GO
double centners (2,500 tons). A great in
crease in the export of malt TO Japan has
been noticeable during the past year
There are also great quantities exported to
Cape Colony Venezuela, the Philip mes
and Cuba
There has been some export to the
Azores Chile Russian Asia, Ecuador, Ma
deira. Bolivia. and Peru. The formerly
Hourishing export to Uruguay has beer
Auctuating The total export in 1895
reached IA SEQ double centners "a, ,45O
ronsl. against 10, 500 double centneTz
az ESQ tons). in 1897. Leaving Brazil oG-
NJ the question. there has been no decrease
in export of malt from Hamburg during III
past year
The export TO Europe has remained
about the same for 1898 as well as for 1897
beipg in the neighbOrhOOd of $1,000 doubls
ceDtners 20 700 tons) The export of NAL,
to the Netherlands has Increased The eX
port of malt from the Rhine provinces by
way of the ocean. as well as the export Vic
the Baltic ports TO Russia, Norway, Sweden
and Denmark. has Increased The eNpor'
TO Great Britain has decreased, while IL
export to France and Spain is of very littls
moment.
The export from Hamburg inland mainl
supplies the brewing industry of the neigh
boring districts The import Of malt &c
Hamburg is mostly by way OF the Elbe from
inland districts. There was comparatively
very little malt imported into Hamburr
from foreign ports in the past year; &
fact only 2.212 double ceHtners (221 tons
of which the greater part-namely 103
double centuers tIO3 toEs)-came from "a
Netherlands. while very little came from
Denmark and Great Britain.
THE import from the interior came par
ticuIarly from Austria Hungary. which
the most important country exporting mo
10 Hamburg The small difference betwes
he import Of malt and the export Of ru1
in Hamburg causes the brewers OF be-
Hamburg and Altoona to keep their or
supplies For quite a time. there hay
existed in Hamburg extensive malt stoc
companies. However. most Of the brewerie
in the neighborhood OF Hamburg buy the
malt direct from the producer. such
farmers, etc"