New-York tribune., 1905-11-06
WANT AMERICAN GOODS.
Chinese Market Strong-Insurance
Injured There by Disclosures.

rtrorn an Occasional Correspondent of The Tribune
9ankow China, Sept 23-During the last week
some of the American companies have been fight
ng the boycott by distributing thousands of copies
n newspapers containing the imperial edict ad-
,,eing the discontinuance of the anti-American
agitation. The newspapers which willing to
p,blish these articles have been boycotted to
,vtent but it looks as If it would not last long.
large cargoes of American kerosene are to be
.een moving and the price, which had gone down
10 some extent. is steadily advancing, with
good demand.
The completion of the war UP north and the
,rening of the Manchurian ports have caused
seavv demand for American goods, and that de-
nand will soon clear the stock on the market
rhe result will be demand for goods, with
,robably large orders. The trade in the outports
Increasing rapidly, and jobbing drug house 10
sted liz Shanghai ready TO fill orders received
rom other ports at once. would do a good bust
,ess and could, if it were owned by American
manufacturers, largely increase the demand for
md sale of American goods.
The need for experienced graduate dentists in
-hina is stin unsupplied. There are several in
;hanghai but in the outports a number of good
men could earn good incomes The wealthy
chinese will patronize foreign dentists, and
eady TO pay larger charges than most Of the
oreigners reasonably afford.
The possible market for some small articles has
pparently been overlooked in many instances
he quantity OF mating used as floor covering
-nted States mating is fastened to the floor with
he convenient double pointed tack. and the same
acks would be great convenience and would
urely find a large sale in China. Yet the most
iligent search for them in Shanghai and other
laces proved unavaing.
It is strange that it does not appear TO be possi-
fe 10 grow good oats in China. So the horse does
OF get any except when he is i'll and they are
iVen 10 him a medicine. for they cost about
cents, Mexican, per pound, which is expensive
seding. Oatmeal Is a very popular food with the
hitishers and other foreigners and in cold
feather is eaten by many Chinese who have
.arned TO eat il from foreigners There would be
good market for American oatmeal, If the market
studied by manufacturers Freight rates
re high. and. being estimated by cubic space, it
advisable pack such goods III the smallest
pace possible Then. practically all Of China Is
wv, and in the cities there is much dampness and
loud. Foodstuffs be packed in tin rather
aan paper packages. A tin package containing
no 70 four pounds of oatmeal IS about the best
arm of package for China trade.
The news of the disclosures Of improperly kept
ccounts and political payments made by the in
urance companies has had the effect of further
ijuring the business of American life insurance
Ompanes. The boycott practically caused ces-
alton of business with the Chinese for the time
eing- and these disclosures VIII now do much to
ijure the business with foreigners.
The price Of silver still remains high whereas
Echange expected to fall rapidly when peace
assured. A large increase in the volume of
usiness is expected as soon as exchange goes