New-York tribune., 1902-01-29
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

can. be said q few words about two measures which
had been hurriedly proposed and arranged at the
beginning OF the trouble. and which will be carried
out now that everything is quiet from the South
Pacific TO Southwestern Atlantic. The Argentine
Government had granted the necessary authorize
9n for The nd o & the IN oera ana @ var or
fifteen kilometres beyond Punta de Las Vacas, the
former terminus Soon after receiving the grant the
railroad administration opened on December 4, the
regular service oyer the extension This brings the
nse ge Inca an or % a69u5 Iosd ,o eysn % eS me 1s
belliserent the west side.
The other measure was taken by the Chan
Government According to Chilian papers it in
tends to cover its extraordinary expenditure for
war preparation, such purchase vessels, semi
mobilization of the national guard etc, by selling
off "satreros.' nitrate beds. These, 1t is
sumed. would produce 100000. Also. by the sale
OF copper mines calculated to return about f4O0O0;
by discounts of obligations on lands sold in Val
By sale lands around the Straits Of Magellan for
serted to have qeeeyd oers of money fo
Europe for the payment of the vessels.
lated to produce 100000. the additional import
duty dnty r. t2S"Co and the tax on tobacco following
10000 10000 to f5ooo9oo The sale of copper formerly
after all, on account of price of copper having
fallen in London to f4s ton at the time Chill
was looking for resources to pay the expenditures
caused by the rumors of war with Argentina.
Contrary to the budgets of the great nations of
Europe, which are regularly balanced with deficits
which have TO be filled up by the establishment of
new imposts the budget Of Egypt presents every
year an appreciable surplus, excellent" This
financial success of the British administration is
signalled In lie emaphore." of Marseilles the
French international organ of the Latin inter
ests In the Mediterranean and consequently not
prejudfced In favor of the English. but which is
TOO well and accurately informed well too
EsemaPhoTe says that this year particularly the
ff-syptlan budset presents "tableau" more salts
ldCiOis IMAM ever DetOre On the one hand, the
expected eisp receipts amount to 100000 EgyP
francs francs; On the other hand, the expenses are
represent surplus of 10000 E Egyptian pounds ~fn T6e
eorresponding lin figures in the Budget Of 1901
can ask seif'' sdsd the French paper. what hat
much more considerable. since as it will be shown
further on, several imports have been abolished.
prosperous and Egypt develops herself more and
na s ese S me N regard @ to an
standpoint
Apropos of the intended change in the tax on the
in Bolivia, 1t may be recalled that the actual
taxation on that plant amounts 80 cents a duin-
tai and produces annually about 100000 to the
State. Any change in the taxation of the Bolivian
coca will be of interest to the world at large. for
says the Revue Scientiique." of Paris. "the coca
sarrcs apS especaV its ON se OF It's
Indians have consumed IT from immemoral times.
Which IS s npsy to e France %ere T
hs Das se ports OF the OF m a had and he s
on the Pacific, and by inland routes leading from
Bolivia to Argentina, by the Tupra road. The
plant is cultivated principally in the districts of
Paz and Cochabamba'
'Livre Jaune,' which is France what the
Blue Books to England an Official publica-
ton. gave recently some information about the
commerce of the Celestial Empire with France
The Chinese importations into the latter country
amounted in 1880 10 13 7ss 900 francs in
1882: they decreased suddenly Jos 100000 in 1896
put went up TO l6s 10000 in 1857 and they Jumped
70 sA.4sn IN 1883 to fall back to III 900 in 1900
ne eHportaIio from France TO China are not so
ttniportanI They amounted In 1890 only Il 10000
francs. ney have kept on the decrease during
Iour years sno reached only $685. francs in lse3
But tnsy rallied al led in 1897 to % francs and
reacheo goVI eu francs in 1899 and SALLY 600 in 1870
Among the French expectations figure principailv
tne Woonen and silk fabrics Tie wines anI ~