Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-03
sFFER UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES
TO RICHMOND MANUFACTURERS
american. Made Chewing Gum, Confccions Organs and
Musical Instruments Exporters of Wheat, Flour, To-
bacco and Steel Products in Demand Abroad.

tobacco. which rank next. represent
about 10 per cent Of the total.
Richmond producers OF iron and
steel products. including hardware
and locomotives. Will be Interested
In the news from India that Amert-
can goods have been placed at n
disadvantage through "a comparison
OF prices with other countries. al
though our products have an ex.
cellent name in several OF the prov
!nces
Quality counts very little in Cal.
cutta mprknt. importers customarilv
buy The cheapest goods. being in.
terested only In the price. PoraIon
competition. fortified by the hirh
exchange value Of the dollar. has
virtually eliminated American iron
and steel from the markets OF the
Karachi district.
The American steel products Inn
ported into India in August were:
fourtohs OF beams, girdcrs etc, los
tons OF belts and nuts. Ave tons OF
hoops and strips. Ave tons OF nall.
other than wire. $50 tons of cayt
pipes and httIngs. 3s3 ton. OF gal.
vaniz.d sheets and plates. 1925 tons
of iinplate. Ling tons Of sheets ana
plates not timed or galvanized. $50
tong OF wrought tubes. pipes, and
httings. l3i tons Of wirenaiis. nin-
tons OF wire rope. l.492 tons of bars
and channels. The bulk OF the steel
PRODUCTS imported came from the
United Kingdom.
Hardware Trnde Active.
IL has been reported to tn. Rich
mond Chamber Of Commerce that
the hardware trade in France is be-
coming more active. except In the
1901 and general supplies trade for
me steel and iron industries. where
the prices are disputed TO mar
row margin. and where orders are
almost wholly suspended
The shortage OF dwelling house.
which has forced certain activity
in house building throughout, me
region. Is one OF the leading In
hnenccs for revival In the hardware
industry. and II IL expected that tho
bhHding operations viii he strong
iactor in the general recovery.
het'er hardware business in
spain aud Portugal
Commercial Attache Cbar,.. u
cunningham. Madrid. Spain. r.port.
.hat IN Northern Spain and Portuca,
ne round an increased interest I'm
American hardware and Indication.
OF larger market in the near IN
ture.
Market for R-frIg~rntors in s,,,.
Consul Allen. Damascus. Syria say,
u ~ believed that the home refr,,,
orator could be Introduced into svrI.
ana considerable demand ,.r !,
developed through an agency work
ing preferably In Beirut.
summary m Conditions.
summary OF conditions through
Out the world. contains tn. fnIIov.Jn,
items OF interest TO manufacturers
OF Richmond goods:
i"bacco--Rem Of tobacco i'm
p"r' restrictions by Germany IL re-
sun OF protests OF $50 clgaret,. and
l''"ou cigar manufacturers emplo<
ing $4,000 persons.
foohruHs--i.ars. grain inpor,,
'l"hS into Europe are predicted do.
I pi'" deprecated curr.ncIes hr.ad
CONSUMPTION economies and hir ma.
I 'h'" crnpr Reserve stocks or grim
are very low.
lro" and determination Of
/ romano steel has not ressinnd ,rc
/ war volume ia India and notnn,i,
market ~ larp" but American prices
mr." too high. Largest Indian s,..,
WORMS proposes To exponG It's an
phcitN 10 $4,000 tons Of pig and io5
900 tom a.! finished st.ei
Hhrdwhre--.;reat bmildin gactivi,v
~ reported from Hardin. with con.
sih"r"bl" demand for builders hard
ware, but financial conditions arc
Sh'h mat houses and mortgages 20
up together
Musicni instruments south Africa
: S""d markc, for cheap ORGANS
pianos ana monographs. American
organs SOL best bus British pianos
are preferred.
Lumber Exports Of boards. piasks
ana Schn,iings In third quarter OF
i'22 we're - per cent larger than In
same quarter 1927.
Give Detailed Information.
IN" numbers pr"hXcd Ia the trad.
opportunities listed below refer to
CONFIDENTIAL Information regarding
the particular inquiries. To obtain
the confidential INFORMATION It is
necessary only for American OK
ror'"rs 10 apply To the cooper.
ative office OF the Richmond Cham
h"r ~ Commerce. giving the number