New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16
THE VENETIAN UARhET.
LARGE FALLING OFF OF UNITED sIAl 10
EXPORTS IN THE LAST NINE YEARS


Washington Sept. Is (specIaD. The special a,ten-
,iou which has been attracted 10 NenozuoIa wltHh
The last few days by reason OF events happcIlb III
that republic lends Interest to n statement JUST
nrepared by the Treasury Bureau OF Sth'7'l'S
showing the commerce of the United states with
Venezuela during n term OF years and the CROWNS
bopIlarity OF goods from this country as te5'in'l
10 by the British Minister 10 Venezuela. venezuelan
Imports now amount to nearly Noov,w ahhu"H
having grown from Ao.SGo9 I'm 1870 TO $l2o'5''vz III
lSS7 and s1S2lOpo IN 1897. The United States ipr-
uished I'm 1870 g. "a per cent Of the imports OF Nene-
zuels I'm 1857 furnished 500 per cont ana In 1870
26 e5 Der cent The exports to Venezuela from the
United States have not made the progress that thcy
have 10 other parts OF the world. In 1880 they were
s4O2s $50: in 1896 s37loi5i, and in 1892 S2'5l'3'
Just what is the cause ~ the falling OH IN OK
ports from the United States to Venezuela and In
the percentage which the United States furnishes
OF Venezuelan imports j. the more difficult to I'M
derstand in view Of the fact that foreign testimony
indicates that goods from the United states are
particularly popular statement sent 10 the Brit
ish Foreign once 10y the British Minister at
Caracas ". H.. d. Hageard. discussing the relative
popularity OF American goods In Venezuela com
pared with those OF European productions says
While this year there has been a very large gem
eraI decline IN the imports into The port oi Ia
Guayra and the proportion OF TINS decline ~ I''s
lish goods has been infinitely larger IMAM thal 90
the United States amounting in the former to more
than onefourth. while In The case OF IN. as,si ~
only amounts to about onc-tenth. the naiiaker OF
the Caracas and La Guayra line-an English cor
poraiontes me that ne does not 5tirihu'e 1lis To- To-
which there IS competition between Great Britain
and The United states has declined In greater ratio
than that OF American goods az the same nature
but rather to the want Of purchasing power WI. j
has prevented the imports OF 5ritlsh GOODS more
than il has that of American. for the former con-
sist chiefly OF articles which me p,"ne c i
manage to do without. Cotton cloths even. Tor ~
stance are not an absolute necessity ~ TINS climate
for the mass Of the population While AmeIIlCa'b a,s
ports although they have been anected also' nAHHe
not felt the influence TO the same extent as me JUN
istence. such as -four and other foodstufs go ,
The question of American compe,uoH Will !, =
imagine. he more serious IN the iuluie IN, ~
manufacturers have hitherto found suhcicnt mar mar
ket IN the United States II T. only lateE ,na' my mrI
have their production larser ut, ticlI ~ 80
demand and that they have consequently begun 10
export in any large quantities.. 1t Il 10 De eNeCl'n
end he consequent rcalization Of the fact of the
existence OF other markets neIide- .l -, Ia 80
States Will increase this effect II may IhuerI ~,
aid fo have already done so The countries when
viii feel this first will naturally be those on the
Great Britain however not only holds the bulk
Of the trade but can. when an Intelligent manu-
tacturer IS found underse oce commsrrai agent
told me last December that ne nad Wllnh w P ''
yious twelve months un1ers..I 10 "a nor cent
below. German quotations and that he had Nlthn
tho previous six weeks sent home orders lot - -,
~ goods from a small market like his was laIte
amount especially in view OF the fact tldt lTtlH'
land He added that other travellers were also sen
ing them. that during the year " Iii * ,. Ia,
Great Britain thus reversing the state or IlES ~
long complained n This man also stated to me Nc,
that they had. moreover beaten me AInrruehHS 60
drills which the latter had hitherto S'ippll'u, 80
that Great Britain IS now selling TO- this county, nrc
IS per cent Of all printed drills imported mere
which formerly all came from me states
The following table shows tn" exports To Nene-
zuea from the United states in each year from