The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-03
AMERICAN. TRADE.
Reports Received at Bureau uf'slll OF q;
Manufactures in Washington.

Especial to Tho Idmes-Dispntch.)
Y WASHINGTON, D. c., April IA re-
viyal OF Americ,,'s export trade In cheese
is agitatlng the agricultural leaders OF 1 the
United states. Consul-Genernl ThacKara'
of Berlin. indicates In a letter to the Bu-
reau OF Manufactures a good opening tor.
a me rican cheese in G Germany. Inc EMPIRE
bought during 1906, mainly from Holland,
switzerland, Denmark and Canadaa, $o,ooo'
600 Of cheese, al good prices, which s snow
a tendency to harden J,
Consul G eneral Thnckara3 supplies val
liable report on German scientlilc metilods
of securing the highest unit value lot
every part of the sugar beet. Inc Tops ops
residue pulp and even the MUD remaining
after washing the beets, are all utilized
for va riolls purposes. Americans have been
equally successful in the close utilization
Of the cotton seed and are as full capable
of developing tho fullest economies Il IN
handling tho sugar beet. America now
pays to- foreign nations over S90ooo'coo
ANNUALLY for ,su gai;t which Mr.. ;PhacKaril
thinks could he Largely saved ny th t ex-
gar beet crop, heneftings also the farmers
and their land.
Consul Hurst writing from Plauen,f states
that American overshoes are scantilly re-
presented there, although superior to the
I5uroDean makes. The rubber shoe market
thcra Is controlled by Hamburg and
ST. Petersburg concern. their goods retail
ing for 81 and sl.3o per pair, respectively
According to Consul Haynes. OF Nan
king, that ancient capital Of China is
waking up. It. is we'll located for trade
at tho junction of the Grand Cnnal&and
yellow, River. EThe Iticeroy Is ienlarging
the native hospital, for which he has en-
gagged an English medical director. a
native mint with costly buildings VIII
soon begin operations. The 700 city po-
licemen have been reorganzed and equip
ped on the Japanese basis. Bridges are
being renewed, more macadamzed roads
built, the governments normal school is
to be greatly enlarged and water-Works
are in prospect. The annual foreign trade
Of Marking aggregates over s5,Oao,0oo As
the seat OF the government OF; the $Llans-
kiang Provinces, Klangsu, Anhul{ and
Kiangsn, and as tho future terminus OF
the Shanghai .NanklnE, Railway, me CITY
Of Marking will greatly increase In I'M
Minister Beaupre reports that the total
value of merchandise imported Into that
country for 1906 was $205,l34,42o, z. gam
over the previous year of Sl1.S4S, 457 IN
railway equipment and automobiles the
gain was S1O,529,73O. Great Britain again
led In sales 10 argentina, Hct lolti ~.
being S6S,391 600. which was gain or Il
per cent. over the previous year. Germany
again ranked second with s29,o3, 900 sales
gaining % per cent. whereas tho United
States made the greatest proportionate
gain of all; or "a per- cent making S2S,-
921 900 sales. France advanced % per cent
to Sol,S4S,oc0 Tho only other country en-
joying Il great share OF trade with Ar
gentina was Italy. which shipped thither
$40, 2s5, eco OF merchandise. partly to sup
ply the 100, 600 Italians settled there and
constituting over one-nfth tho country's
total population.