The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-25
FINE FIELD FOR TRADE.
South Africa Will Offer It When
the War Ends.

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TIMELY HINTS FOB EXPORTERS.
Results Of the War Noted In Con-
sui General Stoves Reports-Not
Enough Saddles or Timed Meats
For Last Yenr's Demand-Boers Fn-
vor American Manufacturer.
Trade in South Africa in the year
ending Dec. 81 last, according to the
advance sheets of United States consul
lar reports. just issued at Washington,
Is worth the close study of American
exporters. A bright picture of the
country in the immediate future is pre-
sented, and the question is will Ameri-
cans or others obtain the bulk Of the
trade that is expected to reach enor-
nous proportions. War closed the
British ports during the year to inn
portations from the United States and
other countries to the Boer states, and
In consequence there was temporary
depression in business. But that has
been followed by a large demand for
sfoodstuffs. as the Boer crops to large
extent have not been harvested. Not
only the United States, but Australia
STA and the Argentine Republic, have
been supplying that demand.
In December the duty was taken off
frozen meat. cattle and sheep. The
Dat of{sa
In Australia. but the supply there fell
short of tho demand. and the United
States was turned to- One thousand
tons of that meat was purchased in
this country. American saddle manu-
facturers, however, failed to provide
saddles of the required quality and in
sufficient numbers. American packers
could not fill the large orders that We're
sent to them for canned provisions.
The curious statement is made that
more than 100000 pounds of timed
meats We're shipped from the United
States to England, there to be rebrand-
ed "Shamrock" and shipped to Africa.
War also delayed the Inauguration
and completion of public works and
improvements. llClSDy IcuuCluS SOllc
lines of imports and the employment
of labor. The embargo at Delagoa Bay
on foodstutfs for the Transvaal was
practically taken off in January, but
much time elapsed before orders for
foodstuffs cen by cable. could arrive
from over the sea-, In reference to that
the report says:
"It is wonderful. encompassed as
were the Beers, that some suffering did
not occur; but it was evident that they
had been preparing for long time. and
undoubtedly had accumulated large
stocks of food, as we'll as of arms and
ammunition"
While trade generally was exceeding
" depressed the average Of imports
from the United States was main
tanned. Notwithstanding the fact that
many lines of goods that swelled the
trade in previous years We're not
bought last year. With the expected
close of war and British control tenn
porary state of uncertainty may be an
ticipated 1t is predicted that when
questions for future guidance of the
colony have been settled when the
refugees have returned when the gold
and diamond mines are again in opera
ton and agricultural resources have
been better developed the business re-
yival is likely to be unparalleled.
In some English quarters there is
agitation to retain for their own manu-
facturers advantages that they do not
get under the English open door policy
Beers are more friendly to American
than to English trade. and for time
will probably boycott the latter. Al
ready cooperative associations are ask
ing for information as to prices o.
United States products. but the advice
ers to deal with the large jobber:
in the cities rather than with sucl
association. as he says it would be sui
cidal to ignore the iobbers.
This is the advice given to America,
exporters: For that time the manu-
facturers and producers Of the Unitet
States should prepare, not by aoodins
the country with circulars and prize
lists. but by sending men, or by work
ing through the export commission
houses of the United States which hav,
men here constantly and are subjec
only to the criticism that they perhap
represent too many lines of goods to d
justice to all. or that they are unable II
Justice to older clients to represen
similar lines of goods produced by dit
ferent manufacturers. 1t is not to b
expected that the export commission
houses will ever endeavor to becom
statesmen for cold storage. mining
electric light street car or other out
fits and heavy machinery such a
steam railway supplies, rolling stoc
and many other articles of great bulk
for they have enough to do in the line
Of smaller goods and food supplies
New Fire Alarm Transmitter.
The fire alarm telegraph of the fir
dnpor+uont in New York rpcently in