The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-03
losing of More Ports and
Advance in Cargo Rates
Halt Exports.
NORWAI ARRANGES
TO GET FOOD IN /. S.
Committee Here Planning
Transportation New
List of Open Ports.

In a special bulletin which goes to its
members to-day the National Association
or Manufacturers, through its foreign
trade department, declares that demands
Tor supplies are coming to the United
States from the countries OF the world
daily and hourly by cable, post and by
personal application They are coming
from belligerent countries as well az from
Neutral, and include Amos. every CON
celvable form Of manufacture and raw
products Some OF these are goods which
the United States itself imports
With respect to European shipments
The associations international freight
bureau says
1T Is impossible 10 make shipments
gust now to Austria, Germany. Turkey.
Greece, the Balkan States. Switzerland
and Belgium. The only possible way TO
Russia is via the Pacific coast out OF
Frisco and thence via vladivostok. but the
time is exceptionally long From present
indications we do not think you will be
hble TO ship to Italy Although the steam
ers are running they are only carrying
Government supplies, and It Is impossible
20 secure any space whatsoever.
Equipments to interior points in Great
Britain can he handled. but To France
none whatsoever. We can only quote to
seaport. and same conditions apply TO
Holland To Portugal shipments to in.
terror points can be effected. Mediter-
ranean ports. In most instances have
been closed, and outside OF Alexandra,
Egypt, there is no service To offer With
the exception OF the anove mentioned
points IL is possible 10 ship a. the present
s,,.t hat nd Ions
10 only affect the parts Of Europe whore
hostilt!es are taking place. All except
German lines are now operating to vari-
uus destinations outside of this section
Of the world.
Never before has the American manu-
flcturer been subject to SO much urgent
appeal and gratuitous advice on trade
opportunities abroad 80 At the present
lime II the average manufacturer had
not demonstrated his coolh"dd"duess rs
we'll as his business sagacity by success
at home. he might be led TO believe that
III he now has to do is to write to for-
cgu merchants iu order To reap rich
harvest Of orders aud start lucrative
foreign trade at nee
According t. an American Express
Company bulletin freight rates continue
- he from 80 per cent. TO 10" per cent
over the normal. No quotations are
made for Christianla for general cargo.
This mort Is hotdin space fpr foodstuffs
only The American line rate to Liver
pool is higher than the English lines on
account OF the lower insurance rate.
London. Liverpool and Manchester seem
10 have Withstoud the shock to trade
conditions with remarkable fortitude.
Rates to these ports remain friu, but
are far above the normal. FIFTY per cent.
over the usual freight rate the lowest
now being quoted by express companies
here Within the last two weeks the port
Of Southampton has been closed ard
opened TO traftc four different times, II
Is now closed. presumably until the end
Of the war
The situation was astonishing hut
was to have been expected" said Harry
Gee foreign traffic manager uf the
American Express Company yesterday
Not only are rates and conditions chdng
ing daily, but momentarilN.'
The American Express Company is
considering the establishment of gold
credit for Norwegian imports OF grain,
either in London or New York. SO that
Norway may buy grain from this coun-
try 4 committee of importers at chris
tiania Is now negotiating the matter WIN
the company here.
II the plan goes through the Norwegian
hanks will deposit money win the eS-
press company In London, and acting on
This credit arrangement the American EN'
press Company here will buy grain 10 the
amount OF London credit. ,hippng the
grain 10 Norway