Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-19
FOREIGN PURCHASES OF AMERICAN
PRODUCTS IN SPITE OF THE WAR

OF copper consigned u SuIlSIldud
That shipment alone was valued al
$166,64 For the same point there
were 1900 bags of flour, 1,459 bags OF
feed, 400 bags of corn meal and CSC
bags of cereals.
The same vessel carried 246,361
pounds of copper for Gothenburg, val
ued at $30,559. For the same point
there were 55,927 bushels of wheat,
valued at $73,569; 500 barrels of syrup,
valued at 1851; 1856 boxes of dried
fruits, valued at $29,719; 1000 bags of
-four, valued at $4,000; 100 bags of
cereals and other miscellaneous
articles.
Wheat Sent to England.
The steamship Slingsby carried 49,
676 bushels of wheat, valued at $21, 4S0,
| to be landed at Avonmouth, England.
The steamship Columbia carried a
large cargo when she cleared for Glas-
gov. 1t included 2S0,458 pounds of
ham valued at $25,4O5, 124,9OO pounds
of bacon valued at $4,000, 1921 bar
rels and 1854 boxes of apples valued az
$59,379, 6,S25 bags and 1876 barrels of
sugar valued at $6,661, 500 boxes Of
dried fruits, 1927 pounds of lard, 26
packages of firearms.
The steamship Philadelphia, bound
for Liverpool, carried 211, 1856 pounds of
ham valued at 1886, 1OO951 pounds
Of bacon valued at $16,276, 1876
pounds of lard valued at $7,097, IS
packages Of electrical materials valu-
ed at $13,315, 5,3OS packages of fruit
valued at $15,406, shoes valued at ST.
! GA, and many other articles. For Lon
don she carried dry goods valued at
$4,S4S, surgical goods valued at $1,052,
electrical machinery valued at $12,535,
drugs valued at $5,503 and other ar
ticles including shoes. leather cutlery,
crude rubber, glassware and manufac-
tured iron products.
Wool Hosiery for Soldiers.
On board the steamship Espagne,
bound for Havre, we're 1856 packages of
wool hosiery, valued at $4,000, sup
posed to be for army use. On the same
| ship was $35,534 in drygoods.
An English firm transacting an ex-
tensive business in Russia has advised
an American consular representative
that it is anxious to get in comunica-
ton with American manufacturers and
wholesalers of machine tools and ma
chine shop equipment, lathes, shapers,
planners and machinery for milling,
boring, gear cutting, etc., as we'll as
sawmill machinery and kerosene en-
gines.
A Russian firm wants catalogues and
price lists from American dealers and
exporters of electric bells, electric
pocket lamps, paraffin, peppermint oil,
spermaceti, Sanford f1avine, gum shell
lac, gum stick-lac, kali, chloricum, po-
tassium CELEBRATES, phosphor, anthony
crudum, quicksilver, citric acid and
tartar emetic.
Another Russian firm, which buys
annually about $250,OOO in supplies for
the production of Photographic plates,
is looking for an American connection
which can provide what it neers.
Spain'S Needs Made Public.
A business mems organization in
Barcelona has prepared list of arti-
Giles that heretofore have been export
ed from countries now at war to var
ious parts of Spain. Spain now must
look elsewhere for these supplies. The
list has just been received from Carl
B. Hurst, the United States Consul
General stationed there.
Great Britain's Needs.
A chemical manufacturer in Great
Britain has sent word to this country
through the United States Consular
service that he wishes to enter into
negotiations with American manufac-
turers or mine owners of various kinds
of potash, soda hypo-sulphate, various
acids, alumina sulphate, formaldehyde,