The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-08-19
EIsE FIELD FOR TRADE.
..,h Africa Will Offer Il When
the War Ends.
.,.rr,Y HINTS FOR EXPORTERS.

..,,ts of the War Noted In Con-
general stoves Reports-Not
.rh saddles or Timed Meats |
,..last Years Demand-Boers Fa-
American Manufacturer.
trade in South Africa in the year
s,no Dec. 81 last, according to the |
.nce sheets of United States consul
.renorts. just issued at Washington,
rorth the close study of American |
-rorters. 4 bright picture of the
sr,rv in the immediate future is pre-
.,ed and the question is will Ameri.
:. others obtain the bulk of the
.ae that is expected to reach enor-
- nroportions. War closed the
p.,,,sh ports during the year to i'm
..tatons from the United States and
~, couniries to the Boer states. and
consequence there was a temporary
sanression in business. But that has
sssp followed by large demand for
ssodstuffs. as the Boer crops to large
.v,ont have not been harvested. Not
s,,v .he United States. but Australia
!. and the Argentine Republic, have
baen supplying that demand.
IN December the duty was taken OF
..n,ep meat. cattle and sheep. The
british war Office bought corned beef
!. Australia, but the supply there fell
.aort of the demand, and the United
c,stes was turned to. One thousand
,ons of that meat was purchased in
.h,e country American saddle manu-
s,r.urers. however, failed to provide
adde's of the required quality and In
sua6cient numbers. American packers
.sah not fill the large orders that were
.sp, TO them for canned provisions.
The curious statement is made that
more than 100000 pounds Of timed
nests were shipped from the United
states to England. there to be rebrand-
ID shamrock" and shipped to Africa.
War also delayed the Inauguration
and completion of public works and
improvements. thereby reducing some
lines Of imports and the employment
~ labor. The embargo at Delagoa Bay
an foodstuffs for the Transyaal was
nractically taken off in January, but
much time elapsed before orders for
foodstuffs even 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
k uocks of food, as well 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
i many lines of goods that swelled the
trade in previous years were not
8 bo1ght last year. With the expected
e.ose of war and British control Il tenn
porary state &C uncertainty may be an
tcipsted 1t is predicted that when
questious 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-
viysl 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 a time
will probably boycott the latter. Al
ready cooperative associations are ask
Ing for information as to prices of
United States products. but the advice
Of Consul General Stowe is for export
ers TO deal with the large jobbers
in the cities rather shan with such
association as be sayssit would be sui
eidal to ignore the jotbers.
This is the advice given to American
exporters: For that time the manu-
lecturers and producers of the United
States should prepare. not by flooding
The country with circulars and price
lists. but by sending men. or by work
Ing through the export commission
houses of the United States which have
men here constantly and are subject
only TO the criticism that they perhaps
represent too many lines of goods to dc
Justice TO all. or that they are unable In
Justice TO older clients TO represent
similar lines of goods produced by diff
Ierent manufacturers. 1t is not to be
expected that the export commission
aoases will ever endeavor to become
1lesmen for cold storage, mining
eectric light. street car or other out
us and heavy machinery such as
Ream railway supplies. rolling stock
tnd many other articles of great bulk
lot they have enough to do in the lines
smaller goods and food supplies"
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