The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
RUSSIA SENDS HERE
TO SEEK FOOD TRADE
Cars Representative Meets Fl.
porters to Learn Bust.
ness Methods.
GETS VALUABLE POINTERS
Told to Adopt American Credit
System and Style Of
Packing.

The Russian Government is nu. ....
looking the possibilities opened D.. H.
new tariff to Russian dealers In f......
able foods.
Russia wants to export butter anu r...
caviar. fish and poultry to this colr.r.
and with the idea OF learning how ts.
imperial Government can foster TIN. trad,
c. J. Medzlkhovsky commercial attach,
Of the Russian Embassy. is In New York
He will And out what changes should b,
made in Russian business methods 10
make II easy for the Russians to shin
large quantities OF food here each year
Mr.. Medzikhovsky held a conference Al
the rooms OF the National Assoc alton o,
Manufacturers yesterday afternoon. al
which he met many importers ana learned
q good deal from them as to how tho
trade with Russia In these perIshlbl,
commodities can he fostered lie viii
hold another conference Friday after.
noon at 3 o'clock. at which he hopcs that
more New York business men will DO
present
The recommendations made to him will
be assorted and referred back to hls
Towel nment, which will disseminate IN.
Information gathered among Russian
dealers In perishable foods and will Dc
all In Its power to promote the growth o,
the export industry In these foods
The principal recomme ndations mad,
yesterday to Mr. Medzikhovsky concerned
shipments Of butter and eggs Edward
thinner. a local commission merchant told
him that II the Russian exporters would
consent to the credit system In vogue here
and II they would pack their eggs In thirty
dozen cases. American style, instead OF
100 dozen cases. continental style, and
would make the cases out OF whtewood
Eastwood or cottonwood, which do not
flavor eggs when put In cold storage
there is no reason why American market.
could not take all surplus Russian egrs
Il have already imported two lots OF
Russian eggs" said Mr.. Zimmrr "One
was a trial shipment OF twelve cases bat
the other was 200 Russian cases. equal
to 500 American cases The eggs were
good and sold well. and only three dozen
eggs to a case were smashed In shipment
THIS Is a very small percentage.
Russians seems to object TO cons gUine
eggs here because OF the credits, We Day
rs per cent. OF the invoice upon arrival
and the balance In three to i've days aNsr
sale. Few Americans would care 20 buy
eggs In Russia outright and bring th.r.
here at their own risk. so the hgs,ns.
would have to be through commission mef
chants"
Mr. thinner said that the America
market would take Russian butter. y =
was salted to the American taste. without
any changes being made in the st>lr o.
irkin the butter Is packed In. although
the Russian hrkin contains ne pounds
and tho American tub holds slNts-ts
pounds. The system OF credits 900 '..
butter business would have TO be arrlr-.'
Max Il. Norman. representative o' ...
Russian American Steamship lir ..
that his company Is putting ref -..''
systems In many Of Its vessels. so 'ha'
perishabl-s can he kept cold during sniI
ment. Another recommendation Was INA
the goods he shipped direct from Lltau
and not vin Hamburg. as this would noes
state handling them several times, whi.'
would cause injury to the goods