CONTENTS.

Page.

I. TARIFF OF JAMAICA: EFFECT UPON TRADE......

..Dent

I

II.

TRADE IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: IMPORTS FROM UNITED

STATES.....

Buchanan

III.

UNITED STATES-BRAZILIAN TRADE......

.....Hill 26

223

21

XXXI.-FRENCH VIEW OF PHILIPPINE SITUATION........

XXXII.-COTTON-SPINNING MACHINERY IN JAPAN......

....Covert

...Lyon

89

.....Everett

90

833

93

93

XXXVIII. IMPORTERS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC...................

100

XXXIX.-FEDERAL MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIA

XL.-HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS AT VICTORIA...

XLI.-COVERED BERTHS IN SHIPYARDS...

XLII. PROSPERTY OF BRITISH COLONIES..

XLIII.-TRADE Suggestions fOR ASIATIC TURKEY.............. Washington

REFORMS IN THE COTTON TRADE.........

.Smith

107

..Metcalf

109

Choate

...

110

113

XLVIII.-TRADE AND INDUSTRIES OF MANNHEIM........

XLVII.-GERMAN TOOL-MACHINE TRUST......

XLIX. GERMAN TARIFF ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND TOOLS,

DUTY ON DRUGGISTS' SCALES IN GERMANY AND FRANCE..........

130

LX.-TRADE OF BELGIUM, FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1899........Lincoln

.Monaghan

134

..Jarvis 135

LXV.-BANKING AND RAILWAY STATISTICS OF IRELAND, 1898......Piatt

LXVI. MERCHANTS IN ATHENS...............................

LXVII.-PLATINUM, IRIDIUM, AND OSMIUM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES........

145

(Canada, 145-Brazil, 147—Colombia, 147.)

LXVIII.-HISTORY OF THE NAPHTHA INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA....

LXXI.-LEGAL STATUS OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS IN RUSSIA..

LXXII. FAILURE OF CROPS IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA...

150

Heenan

156

LXXIII.-CROPS IN RUSSIA......

157

Wildman

LXXVII.-TRADE OF HONGKONG IN 1898.........

LXXVIII.-NOTES (Licenses for Commercial Travelers in Russia-Leather

Industry in Russia-Russian Regulations Concerning the

Flax Trade-The German vs. American Pound Weight-

Furniture in Germany-Dried Fruit in Germany-Export

Premiums on Flour in Germany-Wheat and Sugar in Spain-

Colonial Office in France-New Fuel in Belgium-Cost of

Canadian Canals—Assay Offices in British Columbia-Railway

Concessions in Mexico-Match Monopoly in Colombia-Elec-

tricity in Ecuador-Inland-Navigation Project in South Amer-

ica-Plans for Montevideo Port Works-Proposed American

Bank in Caracas-Railroad Ties Forgotten in Brazil-New

Remedy for Tuberculosis-Sale of Specimens of Persian Art-

Siberia No Longer a Penal Colony-Emigration to Siberia-

Japanese Tea Exports, 1898–99—New Treaties in Japan-Gas-

Lighting Contract in Sumatra-Mining Law of the Dutch

East Indies-Grain Export from China Prohibited-Chinese

Likin Tax on Rice-Spanish Tariff on Flour-Russian Oil in

the Azores-New Mail Service with the Azores-Postal Cars

Wanted in France-Railway Management in Norway-Dan-

ish Exchange Rate on New York-Exchange at Guadeloupe-

Rice Planting in Uruguay-Coal Trade of Montevideo-Do-

minican Duties Payable in Gold-Municipal Taxes in Mada-

gascar-United States Trade with Mauritius-Exhibition in

Constantinople-Art Exhibition in Antwerp-Consular Re-

ports Transmitted to Other Departments)............

LXXIX.-FOREIGN REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS (New Openings for Trade

in Russia-Gold in the Philippines-Irrigation in the Sudan-

Gold-Mining Machinery in the Transvaal-Woods and Furni-

ture in Russia).........

166

168

185

Resources and trade opportunities of the Amazon Valley....................

Trade with United States.....

'BRITISH COLONIES:

Prosperity of..........

CANADA:

53

54

114

147

176