Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-25
BRAZIL AS A MARKET.


BRAZIL AS A MARKET.
OF all the republics OF South Ameri-
ca that buy from the United States
Brazil. next to Argentina. is the best
customer in point OF values. Incom-
plete statistics just received by the
pan American union. Washington, d.
C. show that during the year 1913
Brazil imported goods to the value of
s32s, SOC, 900. OF which total the United
States furnished s51 10000 worth.
On its face this seems to make quite
a good showing, but an examination
of the other side of the account shows
that the exporters of the United
States ought to get busy. Brazil's
exports for 1913 amounted to 1915, 1861
600 OF which total the United States
took over slO2. 900 600 worth. In other
words. the United States bought 1922
per cent of all that Brazil sold, and
sold to her only 1871 per cent of all
she bought. Why? It's up TO the ex-
porters OF the country TO say what's
the answer.
Evidently it is not the fault OF the
Brazilian government. That country
shows its appreciation of its best Gus
toner by giving the United States
preferential tariff rates in certain
lines. by substituting steamship lines
which ply between New York and
Brazilian ports, and by sending from
time TO time 10 this country on friend
" missions some OF her most distin-
guished national officials. journalists.
and business men to promote cordial
relations and reciprocal commerce.
Notwithstanding these efforts of
Brazil to promote commercial rela-
lions with the United States the fig
ures for her 1913 foreign trade show
that the eight countries which sold
over $4,000. 900 each to the big repub-
lie ranked as follows: United King
dom. nearly $4,000, 900; Germany,
over $4,000 600; United States, $751;
OOO. 900: France. nearly S32,OOO,0OO;
Argentine, over $4,000, 900; Belgium,
nearly S16.7OO.OOO; Portugal. over s14.-
300. 900. and Italy. ST., 365.OOO. Incl
dentally II may be noted that five Of
those countries. now more or less tan
gled up with the pan-European war,
sold $2OO,GOO.OOO worth of goods TO
Brazil in 1913. Further details snow
that there were is countries each of I
which sold over S1,3O0.0OO worth of
goods to the Brazilians, while there
were but 10 which each took over that I
amount of her products.
What does Brazil buy? Il may IN I
terest the manufacturers of the United .
States to know that in 1912, under the 1
Manufactures, ready for .
she bought over S35,- I
275.OOO worth OF engines. machinery. /
tools and hardware: over $4,000, 900 /
worth OF steel and iron manufactures; |
over S21,OOO.OOO worth OF cotton man /
ufactures; over $14,2JO,00O worth OF I
carriages, automobiles and other We /
hicles: about 100000 worth of .
drugs. etc; over $4,000, 900 /
worth of paper manufactures; nearly /
81 100000 Of guns and ammunition, /
and 100000 of wool manufactures.
Furthermore. it may be of interest to I
United States cotton manufacturers to /
know that under the classification OF ,
cotton manufactures imported by Bra
I'll may be found piece goods, bleach
ed. to the value of sl,46O.O0O: IN
5Ieached. s255,OOO; prints, 100000;
dyed cottons. S3.325,OO0; other piece
goods. S6.4OO.OOO. Practically all of the
bleached. unbleached, dyed and print
ed goods came from the United King
dom. OF "other piece goods" the i'm
ports from the United Kingdom were
over one-half, with only a small
amount from the United States.
Under carriages. automobiles, etc,
here were 3.7s5 automobiles imported
n 1912. worth nearly S5,3SO,00O, about
Il per cent in value being from the
United States. Automobile accessor-
Is were worth $1,000, 900, of which
title over per cent came from the
United States. OF railway cars, val
led at S7,3s7,O 900, so per cent came
rom Belgium, 25 per cent from the
United States. and IS per cent from
he United Kingdom. II
Under food products Brazil import
d about s14.OOO,OOO worth of wheat !
Practically all from Argentina; wheat
our. about $4,000. 900 worth, OF which
3 per cent came from Argentina, "a
er cent from the United States, and ]
0 per cent from Uruguay; Goldfish, (
bout S6.6OO.O 600 worth, OF which AZ :
or cent came from Newfoundland; 30
er cent from Norway; II per cent ]
rom Canada; per cent from the 1
'nited Kingdom and less than per {
ent from the United States. OF con- I
ensed milk. Worth s14OO.O0O. nearly {
Il came from Switzerland. while or I
ans and bacon 81 per cent came from Z
be United Kingdom and only "a per Z
ent from the United States :
These are but q few OF the striking Z
acts anent the foreign commerce or I
rail, which may be worth the con- [
Iteration, IN these bellicose times. OF ]
le manufacturers aud exporters of I
be United States.
when Napoleon was a youth OF 10.