The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-09
Latin American
Trade Briefs

Peruvian Paper TrAde-ln 1913 Ger
many held a large proportion of the
paper trade with Peru. especially IN
wrapping and news paper, but statistics
show that the United States became the
chief source of supply by the year 1917.
The trade feels very favorably inclined
toward the United States and, other
things being equal, will favor American
business.
Use OF Cotton Bags in Venezuela
Consul Homer Brett reports from La
Guayra that the market for cotton bags
in Venezuela is very small, as there are
no -four mills or plants for grinding aud
mixing feed located here. The principal
demand comes from establishments
turning out refined sugar, but even these
ara supplied in large part by the bags
made in the country OF domestic mate
rails. Such bags hold ten klos. or
twenty-five pounds, OF sugar.
Proposed New Water supply for Lima
The municipal authorities of Lima
have evidenced special interest during
the last year in studying plans and pre-
pairing reports with n view TO the i'm
provement OF the water supply OF the
city of Lima. Consul-General W. w.
Handley says that owing to the anti
quated system for the last fifteen years
many of the houses in the city and
10 ten hours a day. As result OF the
speciaI activity of the Mayor of Lima
the Municipal Board OF Water Supply OF
Lima has engaged an American engineer
to come to Lime to make a complete re-
port on the water supply for the city
and its suburbs.
The work includes the construction OF
infiltration galleries for the collection OF
the water. the necessary aqueducts.
distribution reservoir and an entirely
new cast iron pipe distribution srs-
tenn for the city of Lima and suburbs.
The total cos: win be approximately
100000.
Coffee Harvert In lombIa-The Co.
lombian coffee harvest Is the heaviest
in the history of the country, being
estimated at 100000 sacks. reports
Trade Commissioner P. ID. Bell With
prices from 20 to IS cents pound. II
the bulk OF this crop Is taken by the
United States as heretofore II will mean
an increase in the present unfavorable
balance of trade from S25. 900 to
$50, 100000, which with the present slow
movement of goods from the United
States will still further aggravRte the
exchange situation.
Nicaraguan Concession Provides for
Public Works-A despatch from Mana
ray concession now pending In the Con-
Gress provides for the construction OF
wharves, railroads and also the estab-
l!shment of a line OF ships between the
norts of Nicaragua and the United
States or Europe. 1t grants the right
to concessionaries to operate refrigerat-
iu,, plants, cheese factories. creamerles.
sugar refineries, &C.. and general stock
growing. 1t provides that there shall
be granted the concessionar1es the right
10 construct wharves on the Gulf of
Fonseca, Estero Real and at such places
as they may elect. In addition to Ze-
murrays Campuxano farm lands near
Chinandega he is granted the privilege
to purchase and include in his plan for
general operation adjacent lands. The
concession 10 to run for fifty years and
three years are allowed in which to
begin work.
RoadBuiidins Equipment for Colombia
THE Department OF Bolivar. Colombia,
has authorised the construction Of new
roads and extensive repairs and surface
in9 of old roads along the western coast.
n total distance Of $50 kilometers (2S0
miles). For this the following road
building equipment viii be needed Auto
trucks (automatic dumping TYPED, scrap
ems (wheel type and ordinary. large
road rolls (steam Upe). grading ma
chines, ditching machines (gas engine
driye), miscellaneous tools and cu.Fert
material. At present there Is an annual
contribution Of $4,000 for new roads
and the department u negotiating a new
loan OF s2.0oo.o00 with which to push
this u1z2 estivsly.