Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-06

! St. Louis, Oct. 5.-(Special 1.-The
! Omaha Bee has arranged to cooper.
ate with the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce in distributing
foreign trade information to local
manufacturers and exporters by
publishing each Monday Foreign
Trade Opportunities and references
to other commercial information re-
ceived from consular officers dur
ing the previous week. The names
and addresses in connection with the
opportunities and the other material
to which reference is made may be
obtained by request, mentioning
the file number, to the branch office.
of the bureau, 402 Third National
bank building, St. Louis, Mo.
Answer Any Question.
The branch office at St. Louis has
been established to assist manutac-
turers in the Mississippi valley to
build up their foreign business and
it is prepared to answer questions
on any phase of foreign trade: Man
| ufacturers can obtain from the bu-
reau information indicating the
countries which are the largest I'M
porters of the goods manufacturer,
lists of importers. tariff rates III
force in foreign countries, rules gov
erning commercial travellers, license
fees and customs treatment OF sam
Piles, consular regulations of foreign
countries, foreign trademark and
patent regulations and rules tor ex-
port packing, financing, documenta-
ton and shipping.
The bureau publishes daily COM
MERGE reports which are the medium
through which all the commercial
information compiled by the bureau
and its representative is brought to
the attention of business men. 1t
also has available special foreign
market reports giving detailed intor-
nation concerning the markets for
the principal lines of goods and
monographs on general foreign
trade subjects.
Consular Staff of 800.
The bureau collects foreign trade
information through staff OF some
800 consular officers stationed in the
principal cities of the world, IA resi-
dent commercial attaches and over
40 travelling trade commissioners
who are continually investigating
markets for special classes OF goods.
| The bureau also maintains in Wash
ington a South American. far east
ern, trade information, research and
tariff and statistical division. Prac-
ticallv all the information compiled
by this force is available in the St.
Louis district Office and is furnished
without charge to inquirers.
The first instal1ment of Foreign
Trade Opportunities" is printed be-
low:
Foreign Trade Opportunities.
|. Cutlery, hardware, antimony
ware, glassware, paper, old newspa-
per, stationery, fancy goods. novel
ties, haberdashery. A firm in India
desires to secure connections with
exporters and manufacturer of the
above products, and requests that
samples be forwarded. References.
| 2. Saddles. A firm in Mexico de-
| sires to be placed in touch with
manufacturers of saddles, such as
are now imported into Mexico. Cor
responderce may be in English. Ref
erence5.
3. Textiles. chemicals, hosiery,
machinery Agencies are desired by
a firm in Brazil for the sale of the
above products. Correspondence
may be in English. References.
! a. Catalogues of cheap jewelry of
| the best grades and novelties of all
kinds, paper, garters, suspenders. A
commission merchant in Peru de-
sires to receive catalogues of the
above products. References.
5. Textiles, hardware and grocer
les. A merchant in Paraguay de-
sires to secure agencies for the sale
of these products. Correspondence
may be in English.
| E. Flour, beans, sugar, canned
goods, dried fruits, leather soles and
upper leather, shoes, shoe findings,
rubber shoes, rubber heels, dye
stuffs, glucose, cornstarch and coal
| An American exporting company de-
sires to purchase and secure agen-
cies for the sale of the above pro-
ducts. Reference.
! 7. Typewriters, secondhand and
rebuilt; carbon paper, typewriter
ribbon, pencils, inkstands, fountain
pens, erasers, and office supplies in
general. A man in Spain desires to
purchase and secure an agency for
the sale of the above products
! Quotations should be given f. o. b.
| New York. Correspondence may be
in English. References.
8. Architects supplies, building
materials, foodstuffs, chocolates and
conserves of all kinds. A firm in
| Belgium desires to secure an agency
on commission for the sale of the
i. above products. Correspondence
may be in English. References.
i 9. Portable machines for excavat-
ing holes. Catalogues and prices Of
portable machines for excavatine
holes 4 to feet in diameter, and J
to 4 feet deep, in sandy or loamy
soil, suitable for planting cocoanuts
are desired by firm in Mexico
Correspondence should be in Span
ish. .... =.
| 10. Office fixtures and supplies,
adding machines, typewriters,
pianos, music rolls, safes, office fur
niture. A merchant in Peru desires
to obtain catalogues of all kinds OF
the above products. References.
| II. Medicines and drugs put up in
tablet form, tale powder, perfumery,
toilet soaps and general toilet ar
ticles. An agency is desired by a
manufacturers , agent in Australia
for the sale of the above products
Reference.
| II. Cotton goods, cheap laundry
soap, highly decorated and scented