The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
orr GROWJNG soUTHERy TRADE.
"" Are Buying More from the Latin Amer
lean COnniries and Selling More 10 Them.

Cur Ion,uls in tho Latin countries e. the south
NJ NE gII" notice in every mail that W. are not
getting our share of trade Of thosc regions They
have been preaching in this vein for years and
Todd MS tcrcat"lly what they thought TO be- tho
reasons why England and Germany are 81 far
ahead II MS in those fields They have given
our exporters some good advice and the trade
siau'jl,T for the first sovcn months 81 this yea
STOW that our business relations with our neigh.
tots At" looEing up Here are some of the mos,
interesting facts cullcd from columns Of figures
showing tho amount Of business done this wear
mp to the end Of July compared with the trade
during the same period in 1898
We NJ" the largest buyers Of coffee in the world,
end II course BAIL tho greatest coffee producer
r'"tts by this fact Brazil has sold us this year
tu round numbers S23 600. 900 worth Of coffee which
- S2,O~OOO more than last year Brazll'S near.
est competitor in tho coffee trade 's Central Ann
cr,ra ~ ia So 900. 900 our coffee purchases from
Mexico have been 81. 800 OOO. n little under those
OF lsoS Mexico has u gold mine in siSal grass
or hcncqucn that il grown in Yucaian and We
bought S5,o00.0OO worth Of this fibre
Central America supplies us with more
bananas than all the rest of the Americas nut
together and has sent us 81, 200 900 worth this
year which BEATS last years " tord by nearly
S2oO.O 900. South America has contributed lib
orally ui her hides, sending rs S6.6O0,oO0 wor.
which - about S6OOOO over last years fix req
ira,tl has no reason 10 complain that w ~
n"gl"ci'nS her India rubber industry. for " 90.
purchased S3.Jn,oOO more Para rubber Inan
~ lhDS ur- imports amounting To- over ST. 900 600
The rubber exports Of tho rest Of the Americas PALE
IN comparison with these II Brazil, and they sent
w. only q LITTLE over 81, 600, 600 worth
tura has hen improving her breathing spc,l
NJ great rate We hHv" paid her this year for
over Sl",OoOOO worth of sugar which is SIS 500
900 NOR" when We Paid l.cI ior las years product:
tobacco " hicn is 50 400 600 more than the nmnunt
e orr purchases last year Thcs" are the largcs,
i.Gurs in III" list 81 our purchases from Latin
snail show that We have Fought much great
than IN 1898
South america il not IL. irg a great deal 81
agricultural machinery, ana ,.'r h.st customer
NJ year II \rgcnnna. which has purCha s"d SisI
900 worth more than all the other countries put
together. Tut the trade Is growing and amounts
tr $500 900 more than in 1898 The largcs,
amount Of mniz" has gone 10 Cuba. about $500
900 worth. TN the whole We sent a little NOR.
-four south in 1893 than this year tho iargrs,
purchasers in 1890 being Brazil, 81 6a8 900: Cuba
SilIom aud Central America, $685., 900 Mex
\rgentina coming next with Slts 900. and Mex.
T.! was ais" "nr frst customer for coal. buying
SSH 900 worth while coal 10 the amount Of nca ri
$500, 900 went 10 cuba
1t is in textiles that Great Britain and Germany
Narr beaten NJ badly for y"arS III Ic South Amer
million dollars greater than last year Mexico
bought about $500. 900 Of our steel rails hui they
ic,I oil IN NE total trade about the same amount.
our sales Of builders hardware and tools are slowly
Increasing our sales of oils were over So 900 zoo
gud every stat" bought more than the year BE-,
tore. We sri very it'll" meat or dairy product :
~ the southern countries. except what goes Ia
tura hut that ISLAND is u libcral purchaser N
nams PORK and lard taking this YEAR over 81 900
I" Sh22OOO Mexico cuba aud Argentina each
took oyer 5000 worth "f lumber In nearly
every llnr al exports. which embrace forty seven
classifcarons the sales 81 1890 show sibstan
hal gam over those Of 1908.