The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-20
PROSPERITY POINTERS.

Exports from Porto Rico to foreign
countries for the fiscal year ended June
30 increased 3i per cent. over the total
of such exports for last year. The
American flag is Il great trade tonic.
In the fiscal year just closed We im-
ported 81. .4Uu.UUO worth of jewelry, OF
which $l",,OOOOo was unset diamonds,
against yl'..WD.Ooo the prior year, an i'll
crease of $l1. .io0,WO We could not afford
such luxuries in the Democratic years
lST,-1Sg6.
A German consular report on our OPP
rrations in trade last fiscal Year says:
'The continued reduction in the cost of
production in this country must be iml-
tated by European manufacturers II they
want to keep up their competition AS
Il cause for this reduction. the report
gives the formation of trusts. the con-
seuuent thorough organization, and the
greater capabilly of the American work
man.
An English newspaper man, T.. a. Me
KenZie, in writing about 'rhe American
Invaders" IN London publication, m;tin-
tainS that the American methods of gem
eroliS newspaper advertising have had
AN immense influence in pushing the sales
of our products in the English markets.
Through the newspaper advertisements
the British people have become better ac-
uuainted with the articles from this culln-
try than they have ever been with the
home made articles.
The New York! Metal Exchange esti-
mates the exports OF copper from the
United States in July al lO7l7 tons against
l4Oa1 tons in June and 1,S2i ions in July
last year.
The Johnston Line steamer Irada,
which sailed from Baltimore TO Liver
pool ON July II, has a cargo ON board
which manif"sts al $5Ol ,901, This unusu-
ally valuable cargo includes LII oak
panks, @4 poplar boards iSi pieces of
oak plnnks, l57 pieces of poplar lumber,
175,9G bushels of wheat. 1,3;l, pieces Of
oak panks, LOS. white oak pankS, Loss
oak planks, ~ walnut logs. 2,0t9 pieces of
oak planks llsN walnut squares, "a
pieces walnut lumber. 3s9 oak planks,
3,+6G pieces locust trecnals lO,3iS fecr
North Carolina pine lumber. 400 bars.
3.lS4 ngOts copper is eases oysters. 3,Gll
pieces and l,35 bundles poplar lumber,
l,3a0 pieces white pine, 1ll,Sl2 feet oak.
walnut. ash and pine lumber. 80 cases.
400 kegs and l.GR: bags wire nails, 93D
bundles wire. io5 barrels lublica ting oil,
1000 boxes laundry soap, ! tierces. 81
cases and 81 half-hugsheads tobacco, /, 900
sacks oilcnke, ~ head cattle 1000 barrels
rosin, oli bales cotton, 1,O0O packages
lard, 1O5l packages tobacco, ,UG9 sacks
flour. .D barrels flour.
According TO Portland, Ore, dispatches
shipments of wheat to South Africa since
Jan, ! amount 10 2,WO00o bushels
The prominent English iewelry manu-
featuring firm of John Spires & 90. has
been compelled In send a representative
to Attleboro, Mass. TO purchase jewelry
of American make, In order to retain
their Canadian trade, which shows "A de-
cided preference FOR American made Jew
elry over the heavier and more costly
product of the old country. with its out
of date designs and monumental effects
Reports from Bangkok. Siam. state that
German goods have preference In de
liveries to such an extent that shipments
from the United States ,le for weeks un-
needed in Singapore and Hong Kong
This will continue ill congress helps us
get more ocean steamships and direct
communica ton
John Churchman, of Johannesburg
South Africa has arrived in this country
for the purpose >of purchasing about 500
900 worth of agricultural machinery and
indictments
The reclNdescnce of South Africa Is APP
parent in orders already placed in this