The sun., 1919-02-12
TRADE BRIEFS.

Consu! Bucklin at Bordeaux, Franco ad.
vises that the representative in the Unit ed
states of tho Bordeaux Sample Fair IL Mr..
Lamontagns Chapman. lo1 Park avenue,
New York city.
The S!carasuan Government has ap-
proved a timber concession TO Manue!
Gutierrex Psna, American citizen. This
concession comprises the timber and other
land OF that section bounded by Rio Coco
or wsnks River and the Honduranean
frontier.
Commercial At;Aehe Barrett At Buenos
Ayres says that the commercial failures
throughout the Argentine Republic for 1918
represented assets amounting to SI7,51o.-
l92 and liabilities OF Sls.4o7.sso.
French authorities have proposed to Q
committee of Siberian fishermen at vladi-
vostok to supply rice and salt direct from
indo-Chins through one of the French
banks here. II necessary on . credit basis
Exports from Prosresso. Mexico, to the
United States In 1918, a. declared at the
United States consulate, amounted to $780,
$50, O4s. as compared with SIS. 99l,sss In
ouen, 14l.9se tons, valued at sac SSS, 524 ;
raw cattle hides. 1.o78s p2 pounds, valued
at s384.73T. and chicis. <03, D2s pounds
valued at $Sl+.7e4.
Declared exports from Nusv,tas, Cuba.
to tho United States during 1918 were
valued at SIS. sos SIS, Sugar. OF which
s8S. 966. 7so pounds. valued at Sl5,bOl, 7eI
were exported. was the principal item
Returned American goods amounted to
sl4.799.
The All John Ohlssons teknisks Fabrfk
IL increasing its capital from s7I 900 to
$4,000. This company built a new fac
tory at Ulvsunds, Sweden. about a year
ago for the manufacture OF chemicals and
has paid II dividend of 20 per cent.
The whaling industry in New Zealand
during 1917 resulted In the capture Of
ninety eight whales on the coasts In the
vicinity OF Cook Strait, OF when ninety
four were OF tho humpback species and
four were right whales.
The following products arc among those
which Sweden particularly needs from tho
United States: Food OF all kinds, ma
chimes and machine tools, lubricants, lubri-
eating oils, copper. nickel, tin and like
metals. sulphur. harvesting machinery
cotton. wool. leather. rubber. coal and
copper wire,
The Board OF Trade of New Zealand has
completed a scheme for standardisinE the
manufacture OF boots and shoes through
out inc Country IL - proposed 10 M
the manufacturers price and pront a
well as tho retail price. All standardized
footwear is TO be stamped both with the
price and the official mark.
Efforts are being made to hold an ex-
position In christiania Of American made
goods next summer. Tho American Min.
lister of Chri.tiania writes that he con.
siders tho idea an excellent one, as since
tho outbreak OF the war Norway has come
into closer commercial relations with
America
Kauri gum has been exported from New
Zealand to the value Of 500, ooo. 900, VIII ID
does not seem to represent half the act,.s,
value OF the gum deposited In the earth
from tho immense ksuri forests that hay,
| covered much of the northern half of tn,
| island for centuries.
The project to establish q rolling mil
| In Holland. according to Consul Franz
| w. Mahin, at Amsterdsm. has now pro,
! crossed 80 far that YmuIden, the port nj
| the mouth OF the North Sea Canal. six
teen miles from Amsterdam, has been
definitely selected as the sts.