The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
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with Secretary Root and Pan American Delegates IN Rio

markets OF the world. Most OF their
stones come from South Africa. although
the mines nj ear Bahia are still producing
, fine diamonds 8. 35s
ifftt Among the purchases usually made py.
/ foreigners rare humming birds set as
jeWelry. About Rio there re ma ny su l4
birds. Of the most brilliant plunage some
!, 81 which are (. no bigger than the hrst
Joint OF your thumb and some hardly
as big as ones little finger. There are
Ilalso egrets and NJ numerous beetles En- OF
|firIdescent hues. One can buy beetles. by
the pint, OF such a kind that one set in
gold forms a beautiful sea rfpin or earring,
showing forth every color Of the rainbow.
a queer thing about shopping In Rio
Is the price mark. Silks sometimes sell
for IL, 900 reis and cotton at 1000 reis
or so perayard. The sums seem normous
until one learns that a thousand reis are
worth a but a i few cents 81 our money,
and tina, several thousand 50 for q dollar.
During my stay In Rio I once took some
gold coin to the bank and got million
and a quarter reis 4 in exchange This
seems extravagnnt until YOU know that
1t then took Just that many rets to equal
$500. 35 a5
Scenes in the Markets.
Rio de Janneiro lives well. and Its mar
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Many OF the vegetables are brought from
Spain. notwithstanding the soil OF Brazil
will raise almost everything. Among q g
most inporta ut OF such imports are garlic
and ton ons. s45s
The onions are braided together IL
strings and sold BY peddlers, who So
from house to house, he 8 trtngs y pens
thrown over their should ers. Fruit IS
imported from Portugal and gother. co GOVT.
20 "a
in from New Eng land, y good souha
American apple often sells for 40 cen ts,l
and ono can get ~ a MI half-dozen me
oranges for less. Meat Is sold as soon e as
killed. Very little Is kent In cold storage.
and in most markets the price declltSSas
from daylight to DARK In the nloFnlns
ISit may bring Is cents % po ,N U. ~.
l5for87 or 8. The reason ls that me !, ho ~!
swer ther may eau SO the n}ea II o spo ana
the health officials Will then direct that 4
1t be thro wns ava =. % !. I. ]. {,
Dried meat often sells for more than
fresh meat This Is especially 50 %
jerkod beef, which u.s. a. fayor!te 1000 q aoi
sssss nd Rh9 s Phopgn D Para RAJ
quay to Rio do Janeiro. This meat ~. mas
q strong smell and ts very salty; y Y
largely used for steWs. 3! Anot her Fllg y
priced meat Is fat pork, which - used
for cooking with beans
Americans in Brazil. 3s
/ Secretary Root viii find q number q
Americans in Brazil, and also that 85tne
limited States is doing cons !derahle puslr
ness with that great sopt III lAnle lean re-
public, We have large exporting houses
at Rio and Santos. whose chief business
1t Is to ship coffee to the United st4tes:
Brazil Is the grea test coffee coun try OF
the World, and Uncle San is It's principal
! customer We drink more coffee than
any other people, In 1891 We co!1sumpe sa
almost billion pounds four. ff sns 4, p
which came from Brazil, ~ We pousn!
500 ,ooo, 900 pounds Of her In ~ eob, ana ,'s;
paid more than $4,000 900 for IT. ~
our great coffee companies have sconnee. !.
lions with Rio and San osl and; ma w 2 :
them prepare their coffee at nose. ~ Y
for the An,e RI ca n ma rlset,g g. &.
There Is also a lot Of merle an y !, ph . 4.
Invested IN railroad and electric P9a ms
in Rio dc gJanelro and sac Pap'o, ~