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Show Aratiri orrKftg tradk chanob WAHH1NOTON. nept It t Hy A. p.The I'nlon of Houth AfrUa aa a cttetoaisr for Amert en-ana. le gooda la Increasing ln Importance and is Improvlug in character of trade, according to Trade t'ommle-aloaer t'ommle-aloaer Htevanaun of the department of commerce. who recently returned re-turned to thla city after Three years of ae r vies In Johanneeours;. - While In prewar days the American Ameri-can eh ar of Houth Africa e imports a as Insign If leant, and during the war It waa abnormally large. It haa nnw anttled down t a aubetantlal amount and represent a buslnesa aecured after keen competition. HI nee the off!e of the American trade rommliiloi.tr at Johannesburg Johannes-burg waa opened, mora than 1U0 American gooda agencies have been spade operative. In order to eatabllah tha desirability desir-ability of Pouth Africa aa a market tn the minds of American ahlppere and manufacturer. Mr. Ktsvenaon la now making a Lur of trade centers, describing its advantages. |