The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-11
BUYING
AMERICAN
MACHINES
Farmers Of The World Pur.
chasing Implements From
the United States.

New York. Feb il.--An unprecedented
boom is now on In the export of Ameri-
can agricultural machinery. Steamers
scheduled TO leave this port within the
next few days will carry the largest indi-
vidual shipments ever made in this class
OF goods.
1t is estimated that close TO $1,000 tons
of agricultural implements are today
waiting shipment al New York and other
Eastern ports. intended for every part OF
the globe.
This volume OF export will fill 500 cars
and require the employment Of thirty-hve
huge special trains 10 effect its distribu-
ton in foreign countries.
Russia is leading in this demand for
American-made farming implements.
Three large steamships OF the Black Sea
line will be dispatched from this port
within the next thirty days laden exclu-
sively with agricultural machinery for
Southern Russia
SHIPMENTS VALUED AT 100000.
These three shipments will foot up a
total OF 10000 tons and represent a value
OF close 10 81, ,500, 900.
The Black Sea steamer Costello will
next week sail for Novorossisk with the
largest and most valuable cargo Of ma
chinery OF any description that has ever
been forwarded from this country. She
will carry over 1000 tons OF reapers, now
ers. harvesters, rakes, etc, worth nearly
s400. 600.
The record shipment TO date was made
by the steamer Crews, which sailed from
Philadelphia last February for the Black
Sea with 1856 tons OF agricultural impie-
ments. valued at s230,000.
Six thousand tons OF the steamer Cos
telIo's cargo is the shipment of one house.
the Mccormick Harvesting Machine COM
pany.
The steamer Congo IL scheduled to
leave this port for the Black Sea on Feb.
10 with 90 tons OF farming implements.
She will be followed within a few days
by the steamer Colenso. packed with the
same class OF freight.
One OF the most prominent export
agents. representing a leading manufact-
urer of agricultural implements, said yes
terday:
Notwithstanding the political troubles
in Finland, the bad state of finances In
Germany, the stagnation or trade that
England had suffered during the prolong-
ed hostilities in South Africa and the
oversupply of machinery that was ship
ped to France during the exposition. pres
ent indications point to an increase of
American shipments this year OF at
least 80 1-3 per cent. over those of 1900
As S6,000,0O0 worth was exported during
the last year, we therefore look TO ship
more than s21. 900, 900 worth i'm 1901
wherever IL is introduced American
agricultural machinery rapidly super
sedes everything turned out by our for
eign competitors, because OF its lightness
coupled with strength and its up-to-date
improvements.
THE question of It's price is not con-
sidered by the average foreign buyer.
farming implements made in the United
States readily commanding a higher fig
ure than the products of our English and
German rivals"
New markets. including Algeria, Greece
and Siberia. are opening for American
farming implements. with demand
away ahead OF the supply.
The first direct shipment OF 1000 tons
will be made to Algeria from this port
colony has been content to draw its need
ed supply of agricultural machinery from
France.
The coming month will witness the
shipment OF 1900 tons of farming imple-
ments to Greece. Siberia is developing
into one OF the most active buyers I'm this
market. taking "a monthly average of 1000
tons of agricultural machinery
IL is reported from authoritative sources
that the English manufacturers OF farm
ers implements. seriously alarmed by the
inroads of American trade, are re-eauip-
ping their plants with the latest Ameri-
can labor-saving devices operated by
electricity.