Matawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1885. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1885. COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1485, 20 October 1885, Page 2

Matawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1885. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1885. COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY.

At the last meeting of the Wei" t lington Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman referred to the existing depression m the agricultural and pastoral, ihdustriesTand to "fiffe inrfporfcance of seeking; to develop neyv lines of trade, yhich would^teqi^ to relieve that depression. He rioted that there had been 3 sent to thl C^a^nberr'forJutsV inspection samples of coffee and sugar from -Rio Janeiro. He further pointed out that Brazil w.as prepared to take a considerable quantity of the products of temperate climates. It wanted grain and corn; it wanted fruit ; but particularly it wanted grain and corn, and it was prepared to give m exchange coffee and sugar \ From statistics which he had ■ ; examined m reports upon ., coffee anjil sugar at a great exhibition 1 recently held at St. Petersburg, it appeared jthat Brazil was now the greatest icoffee- producing, country, m. t the iQfthegO^OdlbOOoiTpoods of coffee produced throughout the world annually, , Brazil produced 22i,000,000 ; and it seemed that of the cbffe which found its way into ■the market as';mochas or, the choicest products of Ceylon, a very large proportion was produced *m the Brazils. He was informed by a gentleman who had recently visited Rio Janeiro, ; wiihj special reference to opening up a J tra^de between the Brazils and New Zealand, that there was an excellent market 'for agricultural products there, and more especially for wheat and flour; but* that m order that that market be opened up successfully it was; riecessarv : to send them a gbod ar-; ticlei '■ In consequence of its becomr. ing known that Brazil would be; likely to bffer a good, market , for^ wheat and flour, some exporters irti Christchurch had recently sent ;by some of tho large -vessels which carry frozen meat Home, and which touch at Rio Janeiro on their way., Honie. consignments of wheat and , flour. Unfortunately, this consignment arrived m a condition m no

sonse fit for the market, arid tKe. goods, when ssliipped at^jLytteltbn, must haVe b<en damaged arid m an unfit condition. {l/hat wus calculated, naturally, t#do a great*" deal of mischief. When opening 1 up a tr.tde with «i now country it was desirable to showafc one 1 ? best, and to seild Uin A inferior' "article" to a^place '■ like the Brazils, where civilisation "had'TnaYle'r grear^^adtahre, wannt" questionably a great mistake However, lie was led to believe that a largeTq Turn City of *gf airi was ilow'bfeing sliipped^for Rio Janeiro of an excellent kirid,*'and that' -in all-prob'i ability the bad i mpression , created by the first venture would be removed. It was fortunate for Mew Zealand that,; aVthe time, tlie shipi ment alluded to arrived at Rio, a gentleman there,,, who- was finti^; , mately acquainted with theproducts I of New Zealand, was able to assure 1 tho /merchants to whom- the stuff was consigned, that. it was i mno degree representative of the quality of grain and flour grown m/ IN' ewoZ,ea^ iand. /9 lfe Ava's informed 'by £ne anine gentje^man. that the coffee and lut&^fJirciKif could be deTivere'd m jthjs Colony at a much lower, price than was now commanded' by the sugar of Mauritius and , the coffee of Ceylon. . .;..-■; |lt is very satisfactory to note that the WeHingtbh Chamber of Cbm- ; merce are recogniztng the importance of commercial reciprocity. If that useful body can succeed m assisimg. m. tl^e;extensidn;of'comme.ree with Brazil, for our . general produJßts, and with China and Japan 'for; wool, vast advantages: wilL undoubtedly accrue. New Zealand shoyld hfe hole 'to export hi ahy coim moclities'fbr'which/at present' jtfiere is but a limited demand, the value of which would proportionately ini'nerease were other markets. found m which .. I^evyvZealand produce is'.'n^W unknown. We trust, thequestion will receiye further* cposideratipji at j, the: hands of the Chamber of Commerce, and that incouijSe of, t,ime ; t brisk **and mutually satisfactory tradfe 'will spting up betweien this ©blony and Brazil , in^the^development of which the direct '' starrier traffic ; should Inaterially assist. " " ~"