The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22


GOOD FIR J1T M ARKET. III II
Brazil Buys Heavily 81 Preserved lIA,
and Dried Articles. |, N
I y Consul General d Gorge u. Andsrson. III.
ut Rio dc Janeiro, sees h D rea son
American dealers In pres,erv we'd and 4
fruits should not have q good aisa re sbf
tile trade OF Brazil I'M such cott1mod ltiesSsI
although at the present time the share
of the United States Isl practically tIlbth.5S
Ing MI. Anderson details this trade Sas ssss
follows; @ " "A III
The Imports Of fruits and
this form are not Il great t, s but they a are
considerable, and III Is probable that they
will soon greatly increase, Ii for, II slthes
exchange between Brazilian money md "a
the money Of gold using #co Dun tries ScntsssS'
tnues long at the present rate 1T wi III ssss
cheaper for consumers Of fruits nd Vel asss
tables to import them and pay bill ~ IN ssiS
port duties, instead OK buying than Sgen:-s5sss
orally IN the Brazilian markets $at pre- s.ss
Jent prices. ss The volume OF trade lei SpreHsa@
Sent Is considerably over half 81 SrnilllonsFS
dollars a. year. The import is OF presery MI
fruits and vegetables Hi l!tD1 we q 1l'J,ss'
900 pounds. valued IT $26o, 1888 ,s3 and w
1904 ~ "a 900 pounds alued at ~ IN y.
The imports OF dried fruits and $780,
tables In 300 ere NJ ], o7s 900 81 poundlAssSs
pounds, valued Sat $253.6 IA. II The illcreas4;s q
between these two years was conside
able, and IT. Is estimated that the M
ports III the n two d asseS of good
year ran to considerable over $500 600 \. .ssiSsS
81 The present high value gof the Brazil !ana
currency as II compared with gold VIII II "
stimulate the impo Ion OF sue class 81
$of goods very much, and for this rea son9
the present OH ers AN except onal opp orsSS
stunity Tor the introduction Of SUCH COM
mod tiles. nj At present tn $U nited U s tate1s
has practically no part rf az
Nv inateyer, Last u year " of the pre- served
fruit, Italy and Portugal each 8furnished Ii
about 30 pei cent, France bout s1 pei
cent, ana OF Their ma lions the rest with
the United Is States not In eth e$ list, f)f#
the dried fruit, Spain furnish ed 80 pei
cent Portugal ~ per &c n France y "A
per cent i, tally u pen. cen pras-s
5tically 4 40 thing from the & United States.
THE goods furnished by these COUNT ies
vary grently IN quality some Of thernS
being except ionallyt merito ious and others
far Inf rior to what the Unit ed g atsss
car, furnish for less money In the gWays
sof raisnsi for 3 Instance, there lis 81 grade
iof goods now coming from Europe " hich 4
Sis far Inf eriorS to- some of the more &conS$
mon grade 8of Cal form
are put on ii the mnrke t}niteo
states az price, I far below those broug htSsS
here. AS rule. peatf tsss
3prines, ana similar DDS Tipped
Brazil are 81 good grade, but prices arr
#high,S ana 1t Is probable that the medium
grade 81 goods sold III the u III tedS staten
could be placed here suc cessfull
III ow to Place Americ can Proc uct5ll}ss
TO prop rly introdu Ameri lean goodsss
EofS this class, ahoWeVe is part
need al VI, d irect representa- Eot Amer
lean fruit interests. The connect lon Oh
$Brazi with & thesS coun tries ofs south ern
Europe BY ties Of blood and tradition iss
too close for the here toss brealk
III from Ia time honored III God N sour ce1ss
without some fort on tines par Sof Hpeo-sss
pie who wish to sell hast. goods. 81 be-
tween 8two 81 lines Of goods OF aual @neri
and the same price the Il 3 q ia:nsSa VIII
general Bprefers EuropsnnSgoo DDS lott hat
they have any reason for so do BY
simply because ID they have beer acous|.:
toned 81 to- buy Eur IL goo ,$ss his iss
simple feeling ID OF VI favor for Europ
goods as opposed to those fro m other
country, 81 I hough OF equ 3 meri IS irisiry
opinion has more Of an I'M luence upon
the foreign trade q OF Brazil BIS than any
other single factor. Energet tic work $sis NJ
necessary to "A overcome thi slss
prejudice and naturally I he splpn eersS trsSS
the work will DO the q rst to get busitley
which ought to 60 to the y lted statess3a
"A For such Anne rican fruit men as cares
to attempt to : secure trade " by corr
pondence, g list of deal ers In
metro Is given 4 by Mr.. Anderson, ID md 4
ca II be secured from the Bureau q IN
Eufacturors, Letters should { be writ ten
Iii Portuguese. VI or at q least In & French
Nothing IN the way Of 3obbing u p res
served or y dried Il fruits seems to- havaS22
been done so far, but MAJ be q efyisa be
to correspond with certain commission
houses In Brazil, the adore ssesS Of VIII
are also obtatnable from the Bure au5ofSs
Manufacturers. The consul 4 genera adds
that On $all these goods the mat 81 u
packing for 4 export t N through or
tropics Is to BE consl dered. Packing such II
good ina comparatlY ely srna u sss packagess
also lie q ma tersworth $attent ion.ss: