New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

In connection with the descriptions of the great
automobile show in Paris. at the Grand Palais, in
the Champs Elysees which presided by
". Trouillou Minister OF Commerce and Industry,
statistics have been published relative TO the prog
ress Of the automobile industry in France In 1889
only 129 automobiles received licenses from the
Paris Prefecture of Police In 1900 that number in
creased TO 5000 and since then the builders and
dealers have been unable TO satisfy the ever in
creasing demand In 1903 there were 1856 auto
mobiles and 1856 motorcycles. which. with the
1.s1n223 cycles. represented value Of 4140ooyOo9
francs II 1904 that figure reached 5ol00O000 francs
and in 1895 6OOO01o00 francs paying more than
100000 francs in taxes TO the State. There are
110ooo workers. employees. conductors and chsuf-
feurs who earn their living in that industry
which gives them good salaries In 1900
the automobiles exported by France repre-
scented about 100000 francs: in 1904 that
figure had increased TO 100000 francs and
the automobiles exported in the first ten months
Of 1903 amounted S4.39 600 francs in value
Meanwhile. foreign automobile competition was
favored in France. as shown in the display in the
Champs Elysees From 1900 to 1905 the value OF
tomebes ana cyce eSo imported lhIo me country
100000 francs already exported in the first ten
molkhs Of the year 1905.
The latest papers at hand from Chilli report that
II is intended establish that country in Sant-
age, commercial museum which will have agen-
c;es in San Francisco and Valparaiso, in order to
United States and the Gillian republic.
An important question for the economical future
Of France. the representation of her interests
abroad. has been taken up earnestly by the Cham
Der of Commerce at Marseilies Adrien Armand
prominent member of that chamber says lie
Soma phore,'' has presented remarkable report on
that matter. The paper gives a synopsis of it The
eight posts of commercial attaches at the principal
French embassies abroad, which have already naval
and military attaches
kind of industrial revival took place in Russia
Just after the close of the Russo-Japanese War
though IL has been stopped by the recent rerolu-
tionary troubles. Russian manufacturers deter
mined to change their former policy especially to
satisfy British and American customers. They
resolved to furnish good articles. though they
might be dearer than those OF other nations The
Russian firms Of Tula have caused workmen from
the gun manufactures of Iiege and St Etienne
10 go TO Russia The same has been done in the
Of woolIen and cotton fabrics and weavers
from Ssxony, especially from Zwickau and Zittau
have been obtained by Muscovite mills As to
wines and vintage appeal has been made to expert
vine growers abroad but these Will be imported
Vines are not greaf liked in Russia S9d iba ex
ception Of dry Madeira, Xeres. Malaga and Oporto
Immigration in the Argentine Republic sometimes
approaches the large figures of the United States
Last November record immigration estab-
iished at Buenos Ayres. No fewer than 1850 pas
sengers OF all classes arrived in day by Euro
mean boats; this total being made up as follows:
The steamer Nile. Southampton, al; the Rio
Negro, from Havre. LIB; the C1tts di Geneva from
The Toscana, from Genoa, i,s7l: the p de Satrus-
Eeg1I from Barcelona, LIZ. and the Armenia from
reported at the same time that steamer had left
mat port with 500 emigrants Buenos Ayres,
saeh. who intended 10 found colony in one of the
y -.hsrn territories OF The Argentine Republic.