New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Foreign Merchants
Seek u. S. Goods
OF Various Kinds
Registration List at Bush
Terminal Sales Building
Shows Applications for
Variety of Merchandise

Commodities of all sorts and descrip-
tions are being sought in this country
by foreign merchants, many of whom
visit the United States to investigate
the markets and to place orders.
The foreign buyers registration list
for the last few months maintained at
the Bush Terminal Sales Building re-
veals the interesting fact that Amer
lean made furniture is one of the most
widely sought by foreign merchants.
The Scandinavian countries run large
~ to women's apparel. Australia is
looking tor American made clothing
and textiles. and among other things
Iceland appears 10 have developed
fondness for American confectionery.
Our Canadian neighbors visit our mar
kets for almost every commodity pro-
GuceG here, as do merchants from Latin
America, although the latter appear
now to be particularly interested in
American stationery and books, prin
cipally trade papers
Following are some of the commodi
ties a few merchants from widel yscat-
tered regions came to this country to
buy:
johannesburg, South Africa-Motor-
cycles, tires and accessories, piece
goods, draperies, floor coverings, house
furnishings, furniture, jewelry, leather
goods, horse brushes and harness.
Orient Favors Wearing Apparel
Bombay. India-Furniture, notions
toilet goods, Photographs, motorcycles
and accessories, perfumery, hardware
and machinery.
Calcutta, lndia-Hardware floor COW
erings, furniture, jewelry and piece
goods.
Singapore, India Novelty goods and
machinery.
Toxic, Japan-Piece goods, house fur
nishinis, floor coverings. toys, trucks.
sporting goods, books, stationery, Jew
cry, leather goods, infants and chill
dren's wearing apparel and shoes.
Perth, Australia Furniture.
Melbourne, Australia-W Woollen and
cotton. piece goods, silks for Innings.
women's, children's and infants wear
ing apparel, women's furnishings, art
Eeedlewok, novelties. shoes and equip
ment for electrical power stations,
which member of the Melbourne City
Council came here to purchase.
sydney, Australia-Paper. cordage,
electrical goods, motion picture ap-
naratus and films, mems clothing. un
derwear, hosiery and cutlery.
Christ Church. New Zealand Cloth
ng for men, women and children, house
furnishings, draperies, shoes, confec-
'ionery, notions and toilet goods.
Wellington, New Zealand-W Woollen
md cotton goods.
San Jose, Costa Rica-House furnish
ings and novelties.
Copenhagen, Denmark-Women ap-
parel and furnishings, leather goods,
cameras, automobile accessories and
.ires, toys, trunks, furniture, confec-
-ionery and novelties.
rBadford, England = Cotton and
ooolen goods
liverpool, England - Cotton and
woollen goods, draperies, notions,
tollet goods, mems, women's and chill
Gren's clothing.
London, England Books, stationery,
toilet goods, notions, children's, in.
Sants' and mems wearing apparel and
hhoes
Utrecht, Holland Shoes.
Reykjarik, Iceland = Cotton and
soollen goods, draperies, confections,
infants, children's and mems clothing,
furniture and books.
woollen goods, infants, children's,
'"c.' anu DoyS SiolHiiiS.
Petrograd, Russia-Metals and ma
chinery
Warsaw, Russia-Machinery, small
-ools and hardware.
Madrid, Spain-W Women's and chill
dren's clothing.
Stockholm. Sweden - Women's fur
nishings, mems clothing, piece goods,
confectionery, toilet goods, house fur
nishngs, toys, trunks and stationery.
LatinAmerica Favors Stationery
Mexico City, Mexico-Tractors, agri-
cultural implements and drugs.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina-Pa Paper,
glassware, dyes, chemicals and Office
equipment.
Para, Brazil-Hardware, electrical
goods and machinery.
Rio de Janiero, Brazil-Furnture,
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