The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-06
TRADE NOTES..


Mail advices from the coas, state: Port
lanC salnUn Gamers who nave pants In
Alaska nave p~stiuoned secretary Of the
Treasury Gage 10 abrosate the sections OF
the Treasury regulations Of lt0 and 1901 re-
curing Gamers TO dspcsit IN spawning
four times the number of hsh caught. On
the bass OF the present pack, this would re-
Quire 100000 fry, once a year. The can
merry men claim that present conditions In
Alaska are not favorable 70 artificial propa-
cation OF salmon Tney say II the regu-
latoEs are enforced the canneries will be
tionat expense. ano property worth millions
OF dollars will be threatened with destruc-
ton They ask the Government to abrogaie
or suspend these regulations. and appoint 9
commission TO invest gate the subject and
select sites for hatcheries, to be built by the
Government There are about forty-dve
! cannerieS in Alaska, and the pack during
I the. coming season Is expected to reach
10000 cases.
According to advices from Para, the mar
ket for Brazil nuts appears well sustained
on account Of the demand from England.
from Brazil are decidedly larger
than to the same date the previous year
Private advices from 81 Petersburg state
that the recent increase in Russian import
duties on American manufactured goods
Goes not affect consignments OF machinery
or metal forwarded TO Eladivostok. East
EN- Siberia Copper is the only exception.
such having to pay an increased tariff, 10
matter TO what Russian port 1t is shipped.
made a shipment Of 1852 tons Of afty-pound
steel rails. to be utilized by the Burmao
Railway Company, India
The OH Well Supply Conpan Of Pitts
burg is said to have secured some substan-
tiai contracts for oil well equipments for
shipment 10 Sanaarang. Palembang. SourA-
baya and other ports in the East IndiesL
Two shipments Of the same class Of ma
chinery are now pending for Batoum, on
the Black Sea
The organization Of a company to build .
cotton mill has been completed. With cap.
ital stock OF Sc. OH. which will be increased
to sl0.VD if needed. A site Of thirty acres
has been purchased at Paris. Tex, and the
company has definitely determined to erect
but has not as yet determined whether 1.
will install looms at the start.
The city Of Lima. Peru. viii. II present
negotiations are carried out. shortly have
a complete sewerage and drainage system
Senior Elquero. Alcalde del Conseto. Provin-
cial de Lima is considering the scheme with
various foreign engineers.
The Council OF the Toronto Board Of
Trade has passed a resolution declaring that
all tolls now charged on grain passing down
the Welland and st. Lawrence canals should
coal ee an ssouie be arse Tsvi taaI '9ith on a VIEW rnM0s e the the
promotion OF increased use OF the canals
As the United States canals are free to the
seaboard, il was felt that canal tolls on
grain passing dcwn the St Lawrence Canal
system place a serious burden on the Cana
dian route
Regarding almonds q leading dealer r..
ports: According to letters Just At hand
from Malaga the damage by frost to the
they expect only a fraction OF the usual
harvest. Some damage has also been done
TO Valencia. but not so serious as IN the
mail and cable. from Sicily are favorable to
the new crop. and everything up TO GATE -
going on well. Stocks Of Ta~.rasona: are
very light, and at the reduced pScs tne1e
is some demand"
Indications are that the 800. ooo. 900 marks
German Government loan will be many
times oversubscribed. One American bank
er said he was ready to take lo.0O0.0O worth
scription would bring him more than a.
900 900 worth of the securities. He SAID
many institutions would subscribe, as the
price. S11s. means an income on the invest
ment Of over 80 per cent The bonds are
selling when issued in Berlin at ssh
the values of foreign coins issued BY George
Roberts. Director Of the Mint. shows that
during the three months ended March 20
cial value OF silver Of .024Os, or nearly ~
cents per ounce. The value Of foreign sill
yer coins is c~orrespondingly decreased
the statement OF the coinage n mus
Of the United States during March, ls0l.
shows a total of So. s92 81. as follows: Gold,
IS, 15e; silver. S.120,5s $50; minor coins. So
ls4.
The total capitalization Of companies IN
corporated In the United States in March
with a capital of 81. 100000 or more exceeded
the amount recorded last month. II footed
up TO 500 20. 900. compared with $50. 00o. eco
IN the corresponding month last year. The
of the companies were incor-
norared in New Jersey. Some Of the larIe
capita1izations were the $ss.0000O0 Of tho
Can Company. the S.o00.00 Of St
Mineral Land Company and the a..
700. 900 Of the Traction and Light Company.
It Is said that the silk manufacturer Of
Japan are suffering heavily from a chango
IN the fashion Their silk harvest IS in July,
but even at this late season there are about
z, O0 bales IN the warehouses yet unsold.