Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-22

! went through British ports and this
would suggest that the English esti-
mate. about one-half that made by
the bureau of statistics, is the more
nearly correct. On the other hand
| it is possible that the English esti
mate does not take into account the
| imports through Portuguese. East
Africa, which, in 1897, amounted to
$4,000. 900. OF course trade with the
Transvaal is now entirely suspended,
owing to hostilities
A report from Mexico City says that
the MeXicon Central railroad is about
to rebuild its Tampico shops on a
large scale and will need a consider
able quantity of manufactured iron,
tools and machinery. American
architects and contractors should try
to secure the contract for the new
building which the National Bank OF
Mexico is about to erect in that city.
There will be considerable steel work
in the structure and large vaults. The
capital and surplus of the bank are
stated to be about $4,000, 900. The
Federal District Street Railway Com
pany's equipment has arrived at
Mexico. City from New York .Addi-
tional cars will be ordered by this
company for the interior cities. where
the street car lines have been pur-
chased by the same corporation.
1t is incomprehensible to the
United States consul at Asuncion why
American capitalists overlook
country so full of promising oppor-
tunities for the sure investment OF
capital as Paraguay. He is more con-
WINGED than ever. since his recent trip
through the republic, that Paraguay is
a most favorable country for the ope-
ration of American capital. Advance
sheets of consular reports No. 522
contain list of promising business
openings for trade and capital.
The activity in the bodybuilding es-
Establishments at Hongkong, China, is
creating from that port an extensive
call for all sorts of small engines and
other appliances. The demand for
launches for the Manila, Borneo and
West River trade is so pressing that
complete vessels can be sold at most
eXtravagant prices. Both builders
and engineers in Hongkong are work
ing night and day to keep pace with
the demand. In the shipyards OF
Hongkong, Macao and Canton it IS
estimated that there are 300 launches
in course of construction. Any sec
ond-hand launches and tugs sent to
Hongkong would sell at a handsome
profit.
The bleached cotton imports of Par
aguay, amounting to about 500 00s
annually, is in the hands of English
merchants, but there are opportunities
for American exporters to get a share
Of this traffic if they would send a
man to represent them or samples to
be placed on exhibition. \ report on
the subject states that it is most i'm
portant that the goods should always
come in book fold, with the trade
mark covering the whole front, if pos
sible. 1t should be in glaring colors
and the goods shoull have ribbon
around them
rhe principal obstacle to United
States trade with New Caledonia, viz.
the lack Of direct communication, is
about to be removed Macondray &
Co., merchants of San Francisco, are
about to send a sailing vessel of 900
tons register every three months di-
rect to Noumea. This line of vessels
is to supply the colony mainly with
food products from California, which
are to be consigned to an American
house at Noumea. Re-
turn cargoes of minerals, copra, cof-
fee, vanilla, pearl shell, beche de mer
and other colonial commodities will be
furnished.