The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19
Our VENEZUELAN 1RIlk.


Special DsSpAfch 20 the Po0f-InfotJ9eucer
WASHINGTON. Sept. n-rhe special 81.
scntion which has been attracted 20 vene-
xutia within the last few days b. reason
Of events transpirfns IN that republic ssnds
interest TO a statement tust prepared ~
the treasury bureau OF statistics. sacw.ne
the commerce Of he United Ststeo with
venesueia during q term Of years and the
growing popularity Of goods from this cosn-
try ~ testified TO By the Brifiah minister
to Venezuela Venezuelan imports nav
amount to nearly S1smo.0oo annuity, haS.
ing grown from Ao6s. - in $50 70 u201.so
In is7 and 3la. ~, ~ n 1871. The Cnssed
States furnished in 1870. ia per cent e
the imports Of Venezuela: In Isl. u FUR
nished 304 Der cent, and IN l1f. 4X PEI
cent The exports to vens1us.a froD the
United States have not made the pr0roO
that they have 20 other parts OF the wor1&
In 1880. they were N.0ss. So: II 1ss6 @7u, -
ana In 1sse. e2.xl.DA
Just what il the cause Of the failing %
IN exports from the United States 70 vens-
sucIa and In the percentage which tne
ports In the more difficult 70 undsrseAnd
IN view Of the fact that foreign Testimony
indicates that goods from the United States
are particularly popular. A statement sous
10 the British foreign ONCE By the British
minister at Caracas. Mr.. w. H d. Has-
cards. discussing the re.ative popularity Of
American goods in verezuslA compared
with those Of European production. says:
s decline sess as *. ssss yss s
the port OF La 0uayrs. and the proportion
OF this decline IN English gpods has been
innnstely larger than that Of the unissd
man ne-fourth, while In the caee Of the
ssEer q caraca. and Il 0uayra line. an
not attribute this To the fact that the Inn
ports OF the British goods IN Whioh there
v competition between Great Britain and
.s' rss ssa sa .s:t As' dss,rss n sA
the same nature. but rather to the want
Of purchasing power: which has prevented
slst chiefly Of articles which the people
cloths. even. For instance. are not an ab-
s. 81 res the ns c WIN. ssr sss
Imports, although they have been affected
also. have not felt this influence to the
same SANE extent. as the bulk q them are arti-
such a. nour and other food stufYs
The question or American competition
VII. ] imaaine. be more serious In the ~
erto found a suf5icient market In the INT
ted states. II n only lately that they
have seen their production larger than their
HU'ai UsW0uus H0u rB9t tHSy nave c0H&e>
qucntly begun TO export In any large guam
titles. II IN 10 be expected that the I'm
petns given by the result u the war. and
the consequent realisation 81 the fact Of
the existence AZ cher marhess beeides tas
United states. win increase this effect. II
may. indeed. BE mid 70 have siready done
60. The countries which win feel this
nrst VIII naturally be those on tho ams
"t,rsst Britain. however. rot onJv holds
tho bulk 81 he trade but can. When An
intelligent manNscftw~r ~ fnssnd. undsP-
cell German and American made goods.
very experierced commercial agent so1A
me iset Dc~esnh>r shas NJ hsd within enc
pr~vious twelve ronfhe underSoId certain
German male drills - prices vasyfn9
frcm 20 ~ per cent. b~IrW German 1trs,.
tatlons ard fhaS ne had WITHIN f6e me-
votle ~ weeks scut home orders FOR these
goods amounting 20 over o. a. which FOR
orc class ~ apcfs from \ small nNRrtes
Iihe iris. VS. q large ampsfns, eeperfai1v
IN view ~ the fart shat twelve fno1fns
rrf1re ylsse~ roede we've not made IN Ere-
lnnsi Ne add~f that other srsv~gere W~1e
also selling them. 20 that during M vsar
9 large business viii hsye ben sahen away
from Germany nv ord1 rwfsAss, snus -
vsrsins the state ~ thines - long conn
tlafn.d or iris gentleman Also MATED 20
nre that fN~y hef. nnnr~ov~r b~NsAn ne
Ameficsns IN drills, wnich me latter hsf
NV ses'ng 70 fh's courtv r peg cent
formally all came from ne asat~s
The following f-hIc shows sn~ sspovfs a,
vcrezu~'s ffnm TIE tinted States n ea<h
year frpfn ffs4 "a ~ ~ "