Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
ORGANIZING TRADE PR0MoTION|]

Rio de Janeiro. Government officials
say that the list will be approximately
the same as In 1919, when . reduction
of 80 per cent was allowed in the inn
port duty on wheat flour and in 90 per
cent In the duties on the following
goods when produced in the United
States: Condensed milk, manufactures
Of rubber, paints and colors except
writing inks, varnishes. typewriters,
irefrigeFators. pianos, scales, wind-
mills. cement, corSets, dried fruits,
school furniture and writing desks.
Peru-Many American products are
well and favorably known in Peru,
and are purchased
/. South American on their merits;
Opportunities. the present
strength of the United States is based
largely on German weakness under
war conditions. 1t will" have to find a
more solid foundation in American
enterprise If it is to endure when the
peaoe conference has broken down
barriers and there is an era. of un-
hridled commerce competition. will
liam NJ Montayon, who until recently
was the American commercial attache
at Lima, has prepared for the United
states bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce a report on the wearing
apparel in Peru. He says that in spite
{ OF preference for taiior-made suits
there is a good market for American
readymade clothing. supported by an
Intelligent advertising campaign I'm
ports of wearing apparel of all kinds
in 1915 amounted to s1,4oe, 600. OF
(which hosiery and mems shirts repre-
scented almost half In both of these
important items and in other special
tiles the United States ID strong in
the Peruvian market
| Observation-Disclosures meat packing
interests are watching this source Of
supply closely, with a view to profit
ing by British example. A British COR
poration 10 now operating under a
leoncesston from the Venezuelan gov
eminent, giving it exclusive right to
prepare and EXPORT frozen meat for
unitsd States has furnished much of
the construction material and maehin-
cry FOR this tremendous plant. Ven
ezuela, being closer to the United
states than most Of the South Amer
lean meat-produoing countries, enjoys
a geographic advantage. Expectation
of frozen meat to the United States is
expected to be one of the big indus
tries in Venezuela after 1922.
| Liverpool offers a GOOD market for
American efiice furniture. according
to reports from Consul Horace Lee
Washington. He says that the dealers
are impatientlY awaiting the removal
of government restrictions on COM
merce and shipping. American filing
eahinets are especially in demand.
They had not been popular because
they were not Understood" until just
before the war but they are rapidly
gaining entrance into the larger busi-
ness Offices and banks English manu-
| facture threatens to lessen the de-
mand, but one of the largest dealers
voices the conviction that American
makes by reason of their efficiency
and SUPERIOR wspkmanship and design
viii hold the market. A well known
local dealer Is prepared to take up an
fagency for American manufacturers,
especially fer filing cabinets of both
wood and steel.
| Sweden needs a wide variety of
! products from the United States.
| Consul General Albert
In sweden Halstead at Stockholm
.A has reported that
ana Spain. these include foods of
all kinds. machines and machine tools.
labHieants, lubFieatine oils copper.
nickel. tin and like metala. aulnhur.
harvesting machinery, cotton, wool.
leather. rubber, coal and copper wire
Sweden II anxious to get quick de-,
iiveftes an cotton. wool and silk
elothsi eettan, weel and silk uader-
| wear; cotton, wosl and silk stock
ings; shoes. all kinds Of clothing for
! men. women and children; thread.
| metoF cars, tyRewFiters and adding
machines, It 10 realized that raw ma
teEiais will be Fatiened and that orr
ders for many commodities cannot be
given TO interest manufacturer and
exporters n the United States.
| Spain offers a fertile field for de-
veiopnient BY American eapftaf 1t Ia
2 laRa with possibilities which even
sltSe. Broad commercial bonds should
be esta bltshed5 for these reasons: III
j The prestige that the United States
mas gained In the eyes eft Spain by
carving out an Immense military
program. and In matters of executive
natures fO SnaiH's great need Of inn
porting some raw material, hut es-
peeiat1y manufactured products to
| replace geed-uR equipment. for rail-
! q large outlet fer spain's. own ex-
Reftsi ~ the vital need Of developing
/ Spain's industries through financial
| sqppeFt from outside. Those. who are
looking Into the future beliexe that
American meney will give impulse to
Spaip's RESOURCES and industrfea
Pertugal-One of the. most pronis-
ing signs Of closer commercial Fela-
tons with the United States has been
me Increased banking facilities of
t Hsr,e to meac e e Dc business in
report that their business Is expand
ing along International commercial
lines. according to Consul John @.
Wood at st. Miehaels. A private
banking arm established In 1917 is
business, Dealings in American ex-
change have been on q somewhat ex-
tenslye scale, with most satisfactory
pronts The American dollar is read
ily taken by all merchants and it's
the local money. England snd the Hs
united states are the available mar
kets, and many lines of American
goods are now predemiHating on the
s More shelves Graups Of the largest
rangements to visit the United states
friendship.
Grsece Is ambitious to make trade
exchange with the United States. The
Greek chamber of COM
Nearer merce at Alexandria, Egypt,
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