New-York tribune., 1904-10-03
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

Commercial reports fsom Ministers and co'sul'
accredited 10 foreign countries arc somewhat IKE
statistics ~ which Il is said that they can be
equally used the negative or the positive side
or questions Of political economy. The only thing
know how to read statistical figures wih
cunning and then 10 array them iu
parently solid phalanX IN favor Of or against tins
that theory Il would seem that consular % min-
isteral reports commercial questions abroad
have 20 be slfted before being blindly believed.
Here are. for instance. with respect trade tn
South America. which is so much coveted by North
Americans official reports making assertions
quite different The commercial attache OF the Ger
man Consulate al Buenos AyreS writing for the
benefit OF German manufacturers and traders says
IN his latest report: The introduction OF new
brands Of goods Is enormously expensive, and II
is only by continuous advertising that the compe-
titon OF known brands he combated. II is
due. first. clever advertising that tho Imports
from the United STAGES into Argeitina have in
creased much I'm recent years. 1t is best 10
print all catalogues price lists etc. II Span
ish. The Americans attach particular Importance
10 the caseful preparation OF such printed mat
ter II Is known that 1t geierally ad-
mitted that il American commerce was not more
prosperous in South America II due TO the
negligence OF the manufacture packers and ship
pers in regard the proper advertising. packing
ana shipping Of their goods This is The view
10 Brazil. who said I'm recent report: American
and the United states exports very little into the
cognttrE c9mp3TFd with the business Of foreign
American manufacturers do not make goods the
German manufactgrer meets the demand in every
PARTICULAR The American manufacturer
goods as they not at all The result is that
commercial agent at Buenos Ayres states that
those goods are taken in Argentina II is not likely
dealing with oolntriea south OF la Plata River
snd those north Of since they all are part Of that
Americans a unit with regard to customs, ell
mates ana commercial habits
The commerce OF Belgium during the first half
of the present year is analyzed I'm the official
ports just published They say tnat the imports
to I2Ss22lOOO francs. against 12A 5000
francs for the corresponding period of 1908, OK
cess OF a. 600. The exports were also on the In
~ hey % s y m T0SGs IN and the S st m S m months 20 tbs
corresponding period OF 1904 an increase of l6s0OO
francs
French commerce during the same period of tho
first six months In this year shows imports
value Of 2S45 600 francs. against 2452726O for
the corresponding period of 1903 This is desrease
OF 1911 600 francs for the imports But the ex-
ports. on the contrary, show an increase OF 67.-
626OOO francs. for they jumped from 2O77.3 10000
coo francs during the similar period in 1904 II Il
rather n curious to note that France the greatest
OF about 100000 francs Most OF those wines must
used to couperthat is to give more stTenib ana ana
color 10 some light French wines. which are OK
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the world.
The system OF trusts seems to present some good
qualities to the mind of NJ Nottebohm the Min
lister of Belgium 10 Brazil. In a recent report he
states that 1888 $50 bags of coffee were produced
In Brazil during the year ls02'O3 In the preceding
year the production amounted TO 100000 bags this
being 81 per cent Of the worlds production The
| Brazilian industry. says Mr. NOttebohm Is there
fore suffering from overprOduetIOn Various schemes
this state of affairs. The Belgian diplomat tbinLs
| that the only logical remedy is the formation oP
trust sufficiently powerful to fix the mice NJ
! coftee. He fears, however that there would he
iack OF capital necessary for such an enterprise
| lie thinks also that the diminutiOn OF the nroduc
ton would be equally difficult 20 realize Cor Tant
! OF combination among the planters.
Now that peace according TO cable disDatcbos
has been re-esablished in The Republic OF Urupray
, after seven months of civll war, which caueed
great loss the people and merchants win he on,,,
, too glad submit to the Increase OF importation
duties. which will aid in preventing national banL
| ruptcy. "El Tempo" OF Montevideo has aIre,d
mentioned the subject some weeks before tbe ~
or the revolution, which nobody 10 ooc,,r
| so sOOn but which was hastened by the death on
the battlefield OF SaraVa, the leader Of the RIano
Nationalistas insurgents. Ths '"Tiempo'' haS o,
nOunced Il then almost cestain that thu so,ei
ment would increase the import duties v,SvS
idea OF compensating for the serious jecraas te t
the customs revenues and OF creating revsnoae ~
ot appropriation Is no longer necessary ana t ~ "a
! that reVenne will be drawn upon 10 Davs tRSaa OA
gtases OF the yet unfinished port OF MonteyiSso