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presses,  electric  machinery  and  supplies,  typewriters, ­
  nails,  screws  and  rivets.
American  fruits  are  much  in  demand  in
Brazil,  and  an  excellent  market  exists  to-day
for  apples.  Potatoes,  onions,  beets,  garlic  and
other  fresh  vegetables  would  also  sell  well  and
a  lucrative  trade  in  these  necessities  of  life
could  be  developed  without  any  great  effort.
The  refrigerator  ships  running  from  the  Argentine ­
  to  New  York  with  meat  could  carry  as
return  freight  these  perishable  cargoes  at  a
low  rate.
Steamship  connections  between  Europe  and
the  United  States,  with  Brazilian  ports  are
numerous  and  sailings  comparatively  frequent
and  as  a  rule  the  accommodations  are  all
that  could  be  desired.  From  New  York  the
Booth  line  (English)  has  two  steamers  a
month  to  North  Brazil  and  Amazon  River
towns,  touching  at  Barbados,  Para  and  Manaos,
  with  a  ship  every  six  weeks  to  Iquitos,
Peru.  One  steamer  goes  each  month  to  North
Brazilian  ports  including  Parnahyba,  Natal
and  nearby  localities.  The  United  States