Show AMERICANS LOSE OUT Consular Agent Asbury aldwell 31 of Brisbane advises that a serious handicap t lo 10 American lall Im trade in ill that thit Australian port Jort is i the impossibility of ascertaining the hc freight charges cR from front New Now York City Cily As an illustration he cites the case An n indent merchant tells nic mo ho has communicated with cv rv one of ot tho the Tour four our agencies for New York steamers in inthis this his city ct requesting tho the rate on ou a saw milling Hilling plant in order that ho bo may beable bo be able to quote luote a pr price c c. c i. i f f. f a and d c a o. o costs coats insurance fri freight ht an and exchange e Brisbane Although h it is possible for hint him to secure such rates rales from Great Britain ami atul from Germany Gormany each ench of these thele he e a agents have bave I stated that there arc are areno no regular rc ular rates from front New York City and that th they cannot supply tn an an approximate rate giving a n range of from 5 it to 1 1250 50 per ton I It H will readily ho ll that the Ito Australian Aus Aus- ralian importer of American goods must quote quotes allow allowing n for tho the higher freight rate m to order orriN to b be on the safe flaro side and that a aCry very Cry small in in sut such bids often loses a contract for or him to bo be given ti either to t tho the German or British market which could bo ho saved for tho the American trade |