The sun., 1919-03-17
LATIN AMERICAN
TRADE BRIEFS

BraIirs Live Stock EIposition-consul
Hoover. Sac Paulo. Brazil. cables that an
at Sac Pauio April ii. breeders and man
ufacturers in all lines connected with stock
raising should send by ordinary mall. not
parcel post. catalogues to consulate for
distribution.
Proposed Chamber OF Commerce Agree
ment-The American Chamber OF Com
A.sociaoao Commercial Of Rio de Jsnsiro
that an arbitration agreement be effected
between the United States Chamber OF
A Joint meeting was held on January s.
1919. in the offices OF the Associacao Com
mercisl. at which the proposed asreemen;
was advocated by the American Consul
and the secretary OF the American Cham
bsr OF Commerce. The draft of the agree
msnt offered by the American Chamber is
summated In 1915 between the Buenos
Ayres Bolsa dc Comercio and the United
States Chamber OF Commerce. The As
sociacao Commercial OF Rio de Janeiro has
approved the project and appointed a COM
mittee TO take tho necessary measures 70
Tho United states Chamber OF Com
msrcs concluded an arbitration agreement
with the Montev!deo Camera dc Concrete
have been taken toward an arbitration ar
rangement with the Camara de Commerce.
y Agriculture OF GuayaQuil. Ecuador.
May Open Line Between Brazil and Hol-
iand-Ths ''Folha do Norte," a daily news
paper published at Para. Brazil, gives an
account OF tho visit OF DR.. W. J. Won
Balon. general representative OF the Lloyd
Hollandez Line 10 that city on February 3.
DR.. Baien visited also Rio de Janeiro, Vio-
toria. Santos, Bahia, Recite. PRrahyhs and
other Brazilian cities for the purpose OF In !.
vest!gatins the commercial expansion OF
tho country and the quality and quantity
OF its products. The reception accorded
tho Lloyd Hoiandes agent seems to have
I'll 80 NasAQ HRn
newspaper account. he Is likely to return
to Amsterdam with favorable report.
Stock of Sugar In ArEentina--Consui-
General w. II. Robertson of Buenos Ayres
reports 10 tho Bureau OF Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce that on August 10. 1915
the Argentine Government issued an exeeu.
tive decree permitting the Introduction OF
200. 900 ton. Of refined and unrehned sugar
into the country free of all import duties
since estimates issued last July reported q
not ever 10000 tons. LPter-< stimateE-
however. have shown that the crop viii
roach about l2o,oo9 tom. .,xsa
under the original decree OF August 10:
1918 consisting of 4l'Sst tons OF rsnned
sugar and 6,SlS OF nnrennsa sugar n1S
importation of e3.l46 tons OF refined sugar
and 44.52O tons unrsined. and these last
Others were refused at tho time because II
was doubted whether they would be ful-
hlled Hence about 10000 tons OF sugar
will be produced IN the country from the
1918 crop and about an equal amount Inn
ported one of the conditions being that TIM
portations will have been completed by
April so.
sugar in Argentina Is about 100000 tons a
year, between now and the end OF next
month there should be on hand about 24o'-
600 tons of sugar, or about 4O,OOO tons In
| excess OF the domestic needs.
Norwegian Bank in Buenos Ayres--A
bank formed with Norwegian capital Is
| TO be opened soon in Buenos Ayres ana
branch has been started In Rio de Janeiro.
Thirty-two Norwegian banks are said TO
have combined In furnishing capital for
| the new undertaking. These banks have
sent kilograms TO the leading Norwegian
firms in Argentina advising OF the plans
and requesting that all scandinavian hrins
be made acquainted with TINS new STEP
Tobacco Industry In Guatemala-A re-
port on the ou0ut OF cigars ana cigarettes
| In Guatemala Is received from waiter O.
Thurston, Secretary Of the American Lee
CATION In Guatemala. II says that Guate-
mala manufactures annually about lOo,-
| 900. 900 cigarettes, worth approximately
$lS5,0 900 United States currency. The pTin-
| cl pal factories are in Guatemala CITY and
Qu6zaltenango.
The cigarette making machines used are
largely German made. Only two American
machines are In use, although American
| cutters. dryers and other auxiliary appara-
| tus predominant.
] 70 not high. 1t 10 especially unsatisfactory