Alphabetical Index.
A.
- Acapulco: trade report of Consul Sutter 121–123
- Agricultural implements: trade with Germany 54
- Agricultural machinery: efforts of Dr. Seelhorst to introduce American models into Bavaria 76–78
- Agriculture: in Italy; its primitive character 108
- Ale and beer: exports from the United States to Canada 93
- Aleppo: commerce of, rapidly disappearing 147
- Alexandre Line: steamers from New York and New Orleans to Vera Cruz; subsidy suggested 120
- Argentine Republic (see Buenos Ayres).
- comments of the Buenos Ayres Herald on the trade-circular 5
- Arms and ammunition: at present the principal export to Turkey 144
- Aspinwall: report of Mr. Thorington, consul 31
- Australia: supplied with hardware and machinery from the United States 81, 83
- Austria: (See Prague, Trieste, Vienna.)
- Avonmouth: the new docks; port charges 87, 89
B.
- Badeau, A., consul-general, London: report; depression of British trade; American competition 81–85
- Bagdad: trade with Persia, viâ 147
- Bahamas: condition of trade with the United States; general decline 102–105
- Baker, E. L., consul, Buenos Ayres: trade-report 5
- Bartlett, C., consul, Martinique: report 37–40
- Bavaria: trade with 73–79
- Beef (American): trade opening in Germany 57
- Belfast: trade-report of Consul Donnan 85
- Bender-Bushir (Persia): necessity for a consulate at 146
- Berlin: trade-report of Consul-General Kreismann 40–42
- Berne: report of the acting chargé Mr. Byers. 136–140
- Bingham, J. A., minister to Japan: trade-report 110–112
- Birney, J., minister resident at the Hague: report 124–130
- Bohemia: American productions finding sale in 16
- direct trade would cheapen the productions of, in American markets 17
- Brazil: (See Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul).
- views of Mr. Hinds, consul-general at Rio de Janeiro, on the possibility of increasing trade 17
- Breadstuffs: trade in the Bahamas 103
- Bremen: suggestion of a sample-depot at 45
- Bridgland, J. A., consul, Havre: report 36
- Bristol: trade-report of Consul Canisius 86–89
- Buenos Ayres: report of E. L. Baker, consul 5
- comments of the Herald, of, on the trade-circular 5
- Buffalo-skins: importation of, to the United States 101
- Bullion: statistics of import and export in Japan 113, 114
- Butter (artificial): Bavarian importation of American lard for the manufacture of schmalz 73
- Butter and cheese: the market for, in Denmark 35
- Byers, S. H. M., acting chargé d’affaires in Switzerland: report 136–140
C.
- Cairo: relative commercial facilities of, with European countries and with the United States 15
- Canada: American hardware and machinery competing with British manufacturers 81–83
- Canisius, T., consul, Bristol: trade-report 86–89
- Carpets: Turkish 142, 143
- Cattle: production in Ontario 96
- Centennial Exhibition: effects of, on German trade with South America American competition 49
- Central America: trade-report of Mr. Williamson, minister resident 18–30
- Cereals. (See Breadstuffs.)
- Chance, M., consul, Nassau, N. P.: trade-report 102–105
- Chemnitz: trade-report of Consul Griggs 44
- Chili: report of Mr. Osborn; decline of United States trade with Valparaiso 31
- China-ware: the trade between the United States and Central Germany; effects of a high tariff 68–71
- Circular to officers: in Spanish American States and Brazil 1
- in Europe 2
- Clark, B. F., commercial agent; Samana: trade-report 132–136
- Clocks: German importations of; bad effects of the efforts of Connecticut makers to force a European market for 72
- Coal: consumption in Denmark; sources of supply; chance for United States trade 34
- Coffee: in Central America 24
- Cologne: trade-report of Vice-Consul Herbertz 79
- Colombia. (See Aspinwall.)
- Commissions: high rates of, in the United States, an obstacle to trade 21
- Constantinople: report of Minister Maynard 140–144
- Copenhagen: report of Minister Cramer: suggestion of a sample-depot at 33
- Costa Rica: tables of imports and exports 29
- Cotton goods: demand for, in Martinique 38
- in Germany; competing with English goods there 56
- opportunities for enlarging the market in Italy; the cotton-trade of Genoa 108
- relative importations of American and British, in Japan 110
- in Japan; British and American competition 115–117
- trade with Mexico; British competition; qualities, styles, and prices of fabrics sold 121–123
- in Portugal; cloths for printing; room for American competition 131
- in Turkey; British and American trade and competition 142, 144
- in Persia; British exports 147
- Cramer, M. J., minister, Denmark: report 33–36
- Credit: short and long, contrasted; ill effects of long credits on Canadian commerce 97
- Customs-duties. (See Tariff.)
- Customs Union: suggestion for the establishment of a general Zollverein, embracing all the States of North and South America 6
D.
- Denmark: report of Mr. Cramer, minister; necessity of steam-communication with the United States 33–36
- Dockery, A. V., consul, Leeds: trade-report 89–91
- Donnan, J. M., consul, Belfast: trade-report 85
- Duties. (See Tariff.)
- Dye-stuffs: Turkish; excellence of 142
E.
- Eastern trade: (See Aleppo, Bender-Bushir, Trebizond, and Trieste.)
- Education: in Holland 130
- Export duties: Argentine; suggestion for their reduction to benefit trade with the United States 6
F.
- Flax: production in Ireland 85
- Fort de France: facilities for steamer-communication with 39
- France. (See Havre and Martinique.)
- Frankfort-on-the-Main: trade-report of Consul-General Lee 45
- Free trade: effects on British production and commerce 90
- Freights: rates from European and American ports to San José de Guatemala 22
- Furniture: the market for American, in Martinique 37
- Fur-trade in British America: effect of the United States tariff on the exportation of buffalo-skins 101
G.
- Genoa: trade-report of Consul Spencer 107–110
- Germany. (See Berlin, Chemnitz, Cologne, Frankfort, Leipsic,
Nuremberg, and Sonneberg.)
- trade with Trieste and the East 14
- trade, with Central America 21
- statement of products of the United States in demand 40–42
- obstacles to American trade; cheap labor, cheap imitations, &c.; goods in demand 47–62
- trade of, with South America; effects of the Centennial Exhibition and American competition 49
- reduction of production in 1876; opinions of leading manufacturers 50
- complaints against the United States tariff 51
- opinions of leading manufacturers on trade with the United States; 16 letters cited 68–71
- Gloucester: dock-dues at 89
- Great Britain. (See Belfast, Bristol, Kingston, Leeds, London, Nassau, Toronto, and
Winnipeg.)
- trade with the East via Trieste 13–16
- trade with Central America 20
- imports in excess of exports; American competition; editorial articles from the Times and the Standard, 81–85
- effects of American protection and competition; opinion at Leeds 90
- trade with Japan; British trade policy 110
- and the Japanese cotton-trade 115–117
- cotton-trade with Mexico; description of qualities and prices of cotton goods sold there 121–123
- steam-communication with Constantinople and the East 140–145
- Griggs, N. K., consul, Chemnitz: trade-report 44
- Grothe, Dr. Hermann: his book on the Centennial Exhibition and American industry 63
- Guatemala: report of Mr. Williamson on trade between Central America and the United States 18–30
H.
- Hague, the: report of Minister Birney 124–130
- Hamburg: suggestion of a sample-depot at 45
- Hardware: large American sales of, in Mexico 119
- Hardware and cutlery in Turkey 142, 144
- Havre: report from Consul Bridgland; increasing consumption of Indian corn as cattle-food 36
- Herbertz, T. A., vice-consul, Cologne: trade-report 79
- Hinds, J. M., consul-general, Brazil: trade-report; is satisfied trade with Brazil could be largely increased 17
- Holland: labor, wages, and cost of living in 124–130
- Honduras: tables of imports and exports 28
I.
- India: American manufacturers competing with British 90
- Indian corn: increasing consumption of, at Havre as cattle-food 36
- Insurance: high rates of, in the United States an obstacle to American trade with Central America 21
- Inventions (American): not always adapted to special foreign requirements 145
- Ireland: American trade with; the flax and linen industries 85
- Italy. (See Genoa, Rome.)
J.
K.
- Kingston, Ontario: trade-report of Consul True 99
- Kreismann, H., consul-general, Berlin: trade-report 40–42
L.
- Labor: condition of, in Germ any 58
- Languages, foreign: comparative utility of, in commerce 21
- Leather: trade between the United States and Germany 54–60
- Lee, A. E., consul-general, Frankfort: trade-report 45–47
- Leedsds: trade-report of Consul Dockery 89–91
- effects of protection in the United States on the manufactures of 90
- Leipsic: trade-report of Consul Stewart 42
- suggestion to exhibit samples at the semi-annual fairs of 43
- Linen goods: Irish trade in, checked by high duties 85
- Liquors: the trade in, in Holland; no license law 129
- Lisbon: report of Mr. Moran, chargé d’affaires 131
- Locomotives (American): in Canada and Australia 81–83
- peculiar construction of wheels required for Turkish railroads 146
- London: trade-report of Consul-General Badeau 81–85
- Lumber: exports from Ontario in 1876 92
M.
- Manitoba. (See Winnipeg.)
- Manufacturers (American): their mi willingness to conform to special requirements of foreign trade 145
- Manzanillo: report of Consul Morrill 123
- Marsh, G. P., minister to Italy: trade-report 105–107
- Martinique: trade-report of Consul Bartlett; imports and
means of communication 37–40
- character of United States exports to 39
- Maynard, H., minister to Turkey: trade-report 140–144
- Mexico. (See also Acapulco and Manzanillo.)
- trade-report of Consul-General Skilton 117
- subvention of steamer-lines to, suggested 117
- table of goods suitable for the Mexican market 118
- the “free zone” an obstacle to profitable trade in dutiable articles 119
- additional report from Consul-General Skilton 119–121
- cotton-trade with; qualities and prices of British and United States goods 121–123
- peace the first requisite for development of trade with the United States 123
- suggestion of a treaty of alliance with, to maintain peace there 124
- Mill-machinery: introduction of American turbines and mills into Bavaria 74
- Montevideo: memorial addressed to Prince von Bismarck by the German merchants of 49
- Moran, B., chargé d’affaires, Lisbon: trade-report 131
- Morrill, A., consul, Manzanillo: trade-report 123
N.
- Nassau: trade-report of Consul Chance 102–105
- as a winter-resort for invalids 104
- Netherlands: labor, wages, and cost of living in 124–130
- Nicaragua: tables of imports and exports 28
- Northcote, Sir Stafford: his opinions on the results of American protection and competition 13
- Northwest British America: statistics; the fur-trade 100–102
- Nuremberg: trade-report of Consul Wilson 73
O.
- Obstacles to trade: unwillingness of American manufacturers to conform to special requirements of foreign commerce 145
- Ontario: trade with the United States 91–102
- Oriental trade: viâ Trieste; its decline; causes 13–16
- Osborn, T. A., minister, Chili: will prepare a trade-report; decline of United States trade with Valparaiso 31
P.
- Packing: clearness and poorness of, in the United States 21
- Paper-hangings: American makes, in demand in Germany 57
- Patent law (United States): its effect on American competition in foreign countries 8–13
- Persia: opportunities for American trade with 140
- Petroleum: extensive use in Bohemia; has supplanted Galician mineral oil
16
- opportunities of commerce in Italy 107
- Phelps, C. A., consul, Prague: trade-report 16
- Philadelphia Exhibition. (See Centennial.)
- Pine apple trade: of the Bahamas 103
- Portugal: table of imports from England 131
- the trade in cotton cloths for printing; room for American competition with British goods 131
- Post, P. S., consul-general, Vienna: trade-report; the effect of United States patent laws on competition in foreign countries 8–13
- Post-office: in Holland; self-sustaining; receipts and expenses for 1876 130
- Prague: trade between the United States and Bohemia; report of C. A. Phelps, consul 16
- Price-lists: of the United States, unsatisfactory as compared with English or French 22
- Prints (cotton): relative qualities of English and American, offered in Mexican markets 121–123
R.
- Rathbone, Mr.: his letter to the Economist on the decline of British exports 84
- Red River settlement. (See Winnipeg.)
- Reuter, Baron: his Persian railway contract 146
- Rio de Janeiro: report of J. M. Hinds, consul-general;
possible large increase of trade with the United States 17
- project of establishing a steamer line to, from New York 6
- Rio Grande do Sul: Vice-consul Upton will prepare a trade-report 17
- Rome: trade-report of Mr. Marsh, United States minister 105–107
- Russia: trade with Persia 146
S.
- Salt: decline of production in the Bahamas 104
- Salvador: tables of imports and exports 28
- Samana: report of Commercial Agent Clark 132–136
- Sample-depot for exhibition of United States products: suggested at Trieste 14
- suggested at Aspinwall 31
- Samples: suggestion that they be admitted into Mexico duty free, or with
drawback 118
- suggestion of sending, with prices, to Swiss industrial museums 138
- San Domingo: trade-report; dullness of commerce; the cancellation of the interior debt 132–134
- San José de Guatemala: rates of European and American freights to 22
- Saxony: introduction of American products; the people averse to change 44
- Schmalz (artificial butter): manufacture of, in Bavaria, from American lard 73
- Schuyler, E., consul-general, Constantinople: trade-report 144–147
- Seelhorst, Dr., secretary of the General Museum of Nuremberg: his efforts to introduce American agricultural machinery into Bavaria 76–78
- Sewing-machines: effects of the United States patent monopoly on foreign
sales of 11
- trade in Germany 55
- Shaw, A. D., consul at Toronto: trade-report 91–99
- Shipping-dues: at Bristol, Avonmouth, and Gloucester 87–89
- Shirtings: British, in Japan; poor quality of 116
- Silk: manufactures in Switzerland; handwork versus machinery 138–140
- Silver coin: Mexican export duty of 5 per cent 123
- Skilton, J. A., consul-general, Mexico: trade-report 117
- Sonneberg: trade-reports from Consul Winser 62–73
- Spanish language: its study more serviceable in commercial preparation than French or German 21
- Specie: Japanese imports and exports 113, 114
- Spencer, O. M., consul, Genoa: trade-report 107–110
- Steuart, J. H., consul, Leipsic: trade-report 42
- St. Gothard tunnel: influence on American trade with Switzerland 137
- Subsidy: suggested for the Alexandre line of steamers to Vera Cruz 120
- Suez Canal: its effect on the direct Eastern trade of the Continent; British participation therein diminished 84
- Sugar: in Central America 24
- Sutter, J. A., consul, Acapulco: trade-report 121–123
- Switzerland: trade with; silk production 136–140
T.
- Tampico: steam communication with ports of the United States; subsidy suggested 119
- Tariff: of Central American States; obstructiveness to trade
23
- of Italy and the United States; equally oppose increase of trade 107
- of Mexico; duties charged on gross weight; an obstacle to trade 119
- of Mexico; high rates on cottons and woolens 121–123
- of San Domingo 134
- (United States): question of procuring reduction, or of levying discriminating duties in Germany against American productions 64
- Taylor, J. W., consul, Winnipeg: trade-report 100–102
- Thayer, A. W., consul, Trieste: trade-report 13–16
- Thorington, J., consul, Aspin wall: recommends appointment of special agents to encourage commerce 31
- Thüringian Union: trade with the United States 62–73
- Times (the): editorial on the decline of British exports and American competition in England 81–83
- Toronto: trade-report from Consul Shaw 91–99
- Toy-trade of Thüringia 65–67
- Trade (foreign): unwillingness of American manufacturers to conform to special requirements of 145
- Treaty: of alliance with Mexico, suggested 124
- Trebizond: the route to Persia, viâ; decline of traffic 146, 147
- Trieste: report of A. W. Thayer, consul; the Oriental trade
of Austria 13–16
- suggested establishment of a sample-warehouse at, and line of steamers to 15
- True, J. M., consul, Kingston, Ontario: trade-report 99
- Turbine wheels: introduction and large sale of an American model in Bavaria 74
- Turkey: (See Constantinople.)
U.
- Upton, G. F., vice-consul at Rio Grande do Sul: will prepare a trade-report 17
V.
- Valparaiso: decline of United States shipping-trade with 31
- Vera Cruz:. steamer facilities with the United States 120
- Videla Dorna, Señor: Argentine chargé d’affaires: note to his government concerning Mr. Evarts’s trade-circulars 6–8
- Vienna: report of Mr. Post, consul-general; influence of United States patent laws on foreign competition 8–13
W.
- Wages: in Holland 125–128
- of Swiss silk weavers and spinners 140
- Watches (American): their superiority acknowledged in Germany 57
- Water-power: in Italy; not available for purposes of manufacture 106
- Wheat. (See Breadstuff’s.)
- Williamson, G.: minister resident Central America: trade-report 18–30
- Wilson, J. M., consul, Nuremberg: trade report 73–79
- Wines: Portuguese; the Douro vintage of 1877 132
- in Turkey 141
- Winnipeg: trade-report of Consul Taylor 100–102
- Winser, H. J., consul, Sonneberg: trade-report 62–67
- Wool: production in Ontario; exportation to the United States 92
- Woolen goods: trade between the United States and Great Britain; annually decreasing 91
Y.
- Yarns: cotton, in Japan; relative qualities and prices of British and American 117
Z.