The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
Trade Openings.

The poorer qualities OF steam coal sell
| in Liege Belgium, at from $3.50 10 $3.50
per ton. and medium grades at from s..
| 10 81 per ton. while furnace coal brings
| from $3.50 10 SO per ton. Coke fetches
| $3.50 TO $3.50 the ton. These prices are
at the mines, not on cars. The condi-
ton of the coal trade I'm Belgium is such
| that Consul Winslow thinks the time ripe
| for imports Of American coal From an
other source-Rotterdam--c similar
information. Thus a. 4. w. Van Reede
writes to the bureau OF foreign COM
merce asking for information regarding
anthracite coal. best quality Names of
mine owners. dealers and exports are
wanted.
AS Illustrating the successful efforts OF
German traders 10 win South American
markets, a recent transaction with a firm
In Chile is instanced by our consul at
Chemnitz. The firm in question imports
annually hundreds OF thousands of kilo-
grams OF cotton yarn I'm tubes. and has
decided to obtain the yarn from Chem
nitz instead OF from England, as for
merly. The fact that German manufac-
turers can buy American cotton In Liv-
erpool, and elsewhere, pay heavy freight
rates. bring Ii 10 Chemnitz-almost 30l
then ship IL to Chile seems strange 10 the
consul. who thinks the United States
manufacturers should be in a position TO
compete for the cotton yarn market OF
South America. But the consul ventures
the opinion that the longer credits given
by the Germans may explain their sue
cess in the premises, and, moreover. Ger
mans have an exact knowledge of the
market. Again, the consul thinks that the
American method OF quoting (. o. b. New
York. etc, is a serious drawback Thus
haa oh ftgxF. Ia. I.I "A.
Chemnitz importer of grain. This inn
porter declared that IL was impossible for
him TO deal direct with the United States
as he had 10 pay when goods were put
on the vessel in New York. so he pre-
ferred TO buy Hungarian grain instead
Tenders are invited until Nov. 20 by
for the supply of 2127oo fishplate. 10000
wood screws and 136.000 hook bolts.
Bids are invited for the supply OF the
following for the Great Southern & West
ern railway Greland); Castings, mall
leable iron, files and tool steel. Iron and
steel wire
Consul General Hughes writes from CO.
burg that according TO German reports
the Importation OF artificial manures into
South Australia has grown enormously
since 1897. In 1899 besides the 1900 tons
produced in the colony, 1900 tons were
imported In 1900. 34O0 tons of the home
product were used and i.206 tons were
imported, and for the present year II is
estimated that 81. 400 tons will be wanted
OF which quantity 26. 400 tons will have TO
be imported. The value OF the manure
imported so far this year amounts to
s5i0. 600 The 1.400 tons for this year can
be classified as follows. viz: 25.5OO tons
OF mineral superphosphate, 2700 tons or
bone and guano. 1900 tons OF Thomas me- al
and 1000 tons of bone dust, etc. OF the
gross amount Great Britain supplies
about 2l.500 tons. Germany 300 tons, New
South Wales 1890 tons and Victoria about
900 tons. The consul general thinks the
United States should have share OF this
trade.
Frank Dyerchester. consul at Buda-
pest, writes that, as American leather is
already known In Hungary and recog-
nized TO be the best. steps should be
taken TO introduce goods directly and
thus eliminate the iobber. which may be
done either by sending a salesman who
can speak German and is willing TO stay
or by correspondence with native mer-
chants.-Bradstreot's