Congressional Edition Volume 4151 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... year consisted entirely of placer mines. The exportation of tin through Puerto Perez during the year 1899 consisted of 347,091 kilograms. The official value of this tin was 137,773 bolivars, and the export taxes collected on same were 5 635 lol ivars. In 1899 there were exported through the national custom-house of La Paz 1,464,627 kilograms of copper, on which the Government collected an export tax amounting to 31,839 holivars. The crude rubber exported from Puerto Perez from January to June, 1899, amounted to 113,504 kilograms. BRAZIL. TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES. The "New York Journal of Commerce" reports that the steamer Marankerute, which sailed on September 8 for northern Brazil from the port of New York, took one of the largest cargoes of manufactured goods that has left New York for that section in many months. Besides a large quantity of machinery the cargo included railway material, electrical equipment, and manufactured iron. This, together with large consignments of provisions destined for Para and Manaos, indicates that Brazilian trade with the United States is reviving. LAW REGARDING PORTUGUESE LABELS. On July 17, 1900, the National Congress of Brazil enacted a law with reference to imported goods bearing Portuguese labels, of which the following is a translation: "article 1. All foreign merchandise bearing labels or lettering of any kind, in whole or in part, in the Portuguese language shall have printed in capital letters and in colored ink across such lettering or labels the name of the country of manufacture. All decrees to the contrary are hereby revoked." The Government has issued an order, according to the "British Board of Trade Journal" of September 27, 1900. postponing the application of the prohibitio...