Washington sentinel., 1900-02-24

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margin ofproit is offered to Amer
lean coal exporters"
may add that some exporters
in England deem it wise, when
they FIJI an order for Italy, to insist
upon payment upon delivery OF in
voices: otherwise, VeXatious OBJ.
jections are apt to be made, and
the cargo may be disposed OF at a
disadvantage.
AMERICAN FURNITURE FOR SOUTH
GERMANY. Manufactures of fur.
niture, according to Consul Wor-
man, at Munich, should turn their
attention TO Bavaria, especially to
Munich and neighborhood, as
prices charged here, particularly
Tor birdseYe maple and mahogany
veneered bedroom sets, are much
higher than in the Unitel States.
The styles in vogue are so differ
ent from those at home that they
should be carefully studied No
double beds are wanted, and each
set Of beds must be matched by
wardrobe (patterns likewise to be
carefully studled) and by two night
stands, as we'll as a washstand,
which last as here used is about
the width OF our bureaus or dress
ers and is supplied with marble
top. Night stands are also so sup.
| piled.
Such bedroom sets, without
chairs, or with two chairs-usually
cane bottomed and to match re
tail for about $500 and higher. The
bIrdseye maple sets manufactured
in Michigan, western New York
and elsewhere in the United States,
made to wholesale with chiffonier
and bureau, each supplied with.
| plate glass mirror, at from $50 to
SIS. in good quality, could be put
here at SIoo, and be beyond COM
petition If the German taste were
first considered by the manufac-
tLrers.
Manufacturers of brass and iron
beds Csinglel, as well as OF cribs,
should combine with manufactmr-
ers Of other household goods and
open an exhibition here next year.
when the Oberammergau Passion
Play and the Bayreuth festival will
draw crowds to this section Of
Bavaria.
Much furniture is brought here
from Berlin and other northern
German towns. Considerable fur
niture is also imported from Eng.
land, France, and Italy, especially
parlor furniture, in which the styles
do not differ so radically. Un-
doubtedly, a beginning has already
been made in exporting such goods
from the United States, but it will
pay to send competent men TO Look
over the field Tor the combined
trade, before or alter its annual ex-
hibition in New York.
Makers OF dining room furni-
ture can not hope to succeed unless
prepared to exhibit for some time,
as the German style Of sideboards
and extension tables is altogether
different, and the general way OF
fitting up a dining room is de-
pendent upon the use made oil
the apartment.
An effort is apparent to push
American cylinder desks for Office
and home use, but Germans prefer
the open fat top desk, and manu-
faclurers are losing golden oppor-
tunities while attempting to sup.
ply what is not wanted. A study
oi the desks most IN use here will
soon make this Americas market
for Office furniture.
One house in Berlin is adVertIs.
ing literally in the papers oil
Munich and other south German
towns and will be rewarded for its
enterprise.
Makers OF brass lamps also have
a good field here. American styles
would quickly find favor. The best
shops do not offer lamp worth
having tor style or finish.
Manufacturers exhibiting al
Paris should remember that the
middle class oil Germans, who are
the best buyers, do not 60 in large
numbers far from home.
1t is we I'll to consider that a mar
ket made here is a market made
elsewhere. Consul Monaghan, o
Chemnitz, last September reported
an export OF rough tables from
Germany to the Transvaal amount
ing in 1897 to 655.I4o pounds, anc
there can hardly be question tina
il our makes OF furniture were
once we'll Introduced on the con