Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — FROM COMMERCE REPORTS [ARTICLE]

FROM COMMERCE REPORTS

There Is a growing demand for brickmaking machinery in South America. The great majority of all buildings in Uruguay are constructed Of- brick with a cement plaster finish. Motor boating for pleasure has been prohibited in Denmark, probably until the close of the war, on account of the shortage of gasoline. There were 467 business failures in Holland during the' first six months of 1918, compared with 456 during the same period last year. Great Britain is taking steps to establish its dye industry upon a firm basis within a reasonable time after the cessation of hostilities. r Canada’s total trade for the first four months of 1918 suffered a loss of $198,812,079 over the corresponding period last year, the figures being $702,748,065 and $901,560,144 respectively.