New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

The latest report of Mr. Garstin Under Secre-
tary Of Public Works in the Egyptian Cabinet con-
firms the fact alluded 10 by the Alexandria papers
that the fields planted rice and corn would not
be provided with the usual quantity of Nile water
because d portion that water will be used for
irrigation of cotton fields Without discussing the
wisdom of such agricultural policy 1t may be
worth whtla that the production OF cotton
has continually progressed in Pharaoh's land
From 2.694.GD0 cantars in 1SS3-'84, the crop has
reached 4072jO0 in 1890 81. and $4,000 last year.
It is estimated that. notwithstanding the water
famine. which win cause non-producuon in about
p per cent of the cotton fields the next crop NAV
come UP to 100000 cantars These expectations,
though shared by all the experts are much dis
cursed especially Marseles, the principal mar
kct tor cotonseed Oil Some parties there have pub
mart that oil Would reach IN sbnr Tna b
price Of 100 francs for 100 kilogyammes But ii must
be added that this opinion was shared by the
commercial press OF MHrseilles, which is accus-
expressed Opinions from correspondents with whose
dissent. -''"'
Gratifying Of important American enter
prise II a South American republic is given in a
recent number OF 'El Critic del Pueblo of Guaya-
Ou which publishes interesting interview with
Air. Farman. who is connected with the company
possessing the concession from the Ecuadoran Gov
e-nment for the building OF railway from the
seRshore to the capital, Quito located In the Andes
Mountains. According the custom OF many
Spanish American papers the published interview
consists OF a series Of short and precise questions
ana answers. Without going into the details OF
II. the impression is left that, while the
work the road in the low grounds IS being
pushed actively. the construction of bridges tlin-
nc5. etc, in tho mountainous region be
undertaken immediately after the arrival at CuAy-
aquil of a corps of engineers from New
York. Twelve hundred colorcd laborers were also
expected from Jamaica
A railroad trade paper published in Germany
furnishes particulars concerning the ferry
boats used I'm Denmarck, TO insure tho connections
exclusively by rail between the several islands
which compose the kingdom. The entcr
special boats which transfer them ths other
shore of the sea inlet to be crossed where the
of finds again the rails OF the land road.
The Danish railways possess two kinds OF these
special ferryboats: one for trains or sixteen
OF eighteen freight and the other kind for
trains of six passenger cars The latter are
provided with restaurants. staterooms. smoking
rooms and other convenienees
The Italian steamship company La Veioce, in
view of the Paris Exposition. will increase the
feet of its plying between Colon. 1sthmus
of Panama, and Genoa. The company has bought
recently two new and splendid vessels the Pied
monte and the Etruria The travellers TO Europe
from Central America and those from the south
western coast OF the Poetic will enjoy teus m
creased facilities 10 reach the other side OF the
Atlantic already offered them by the French am
nritieh lines running the is.hnuE But " FnsS
decrease somewhat the number or those Spall.aE-
American travellers who used TO take at coon
the steamer for NewYork and embark nero ios
Europe.