Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-24

at $1,000, The partner of firm in
Uruguay will shortly arrive in the
United States and desires to secure
agencies for the sale of the above
commodities. Quotations should be
given c. i. {. Montevideo. Cores
pondence may be in English. Ref
ences.
239. Steel, electrical material and
supplies. copper, steel and iron wire,
Office supplies, cheap jewelry, games
and toys, celluloid goods, cigarette
holders, buttons of all kinds, snap
fasteners, chains, bolts. locks, brass
thumb tacks, cutlery, drugs, cheml-
cal products, rubber goods, hard
ware, furniture fittings, small hand
tools, surgical instruments, sanitary
and medical material, rubber and
glass goods for orthopedits, combs,
hair ornaments, fountain pens, pen
.cil holders, advertising novelties,
hair clippers, thermometers, sausage
castings and bacon. A firm in Spain
desires to secure agencies for the
sale of the above lines. Cores
pondence should be in Spanish.
References.
28o. Tractors of the caterpillar
variety. Agriculturists in South Afrl-
ca are particularly anxious to secure
tractors of the caterpillar variety,
and catalogues are requested by the
American consulate. Quotations
should he given {. O. b. on 45-horse-
power caterpillar tractors, with cable
address and all necessary informa-
ton. 1t is also desired that the en-
CINE shall be of the kind to start on
gasoline and to run on kerosene.
290. Windmils. The purchase OF
windmills is desired by company
in Ireland. Quotations should be
given f. O. b. New York. Reference.
Miscellaneous Items.
Northern and western Argentina
offer a market for tight hardwood
barrels and cooperage in general.
About II of the 80 sugar plants 10
Gated in the province of Tucuman
are producers of alcohol The wine
district OF Mendosa also furnishes
good market for cooperage which
comes almost entireiX from the
United States. The imports OF coop
erage and cooperage stock into Ar
ecntina in 1918 is given as 81 AS
w which figure does not include box
shocks, slaves and headings. The
report together with
names of cooperage importers is
available for distribution to inter-
ested firms.
The bureau has just issued a re-
port on the cocoanut trade of trop-
cal America. According to the re-
port, cocoanuts are one of the most
products of the tropics. The
palm grows wild and is utilized in
many ways by the natives. Cocoanut
products are exported in increasing
quantities to the United States in
three forms, the whole nuts, dried
meat or copra, and the cocoanut
oil which is used in various products
such as soap and candles, bitter
and lard substitutes.
A report on the foreign trade of
Belgium for the first seven months
of 1919 compared with the corre-
spending period for 1918 which has
lust been compiled by the bureau
clearly shows the effect of the war
on the foreign commerce of Bel
yium.
A report on the Philippine hat in
iustry, together with names OF ex-
oorters of hats, is available for dis
.ribution to interested firms.
For the information of firms wish
ng to ship goods to Germany and
Individuals who desire TO send pack !
lges to relatives in that country, the
bureau has available copies Of the |
IMPORT restrictions in effect in that
country.
According to a report received
from the Aemrican consul at La
Pas, there is no country in South |
America where a dollars worth of |
Advertising will yield better results
than in Bolivia The complete re-
port covering the mediums for and |
methods and value of advertising
will be mailed to interested firms,