A SELLER WHO WISHES TO BUY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 226, 23 September 1932, Page 6

A SELLER WHO WISHES TO BUY.

. More interest tha.n usual attaches to the British Exhibition at Copenhagen, because the idea came from the Danes themselves, and this shows how. anxious they are to do something to restore the balance of trade between their country and Great Britain. In 1931 imports into Britain from Denmark amounted to over £46,000,000, while British exports to Denmark were only a little over £8,000,000. The significance of the Scandinavian markets from the point of view of British trade lies chiefly in their proximity. They supply to Britain a vast quantity of timber, dairy produce and other foodstuffs, and there is a constant demand in these countries for coal, iron and steel, machinery and textiles, offering a most favourable opportunity ,£or the expansion of Britain's export trade. Eecent tariffs imposed by other countries have gone far to strengthen the position of those who are now insisting that Danish purchases in England should be increased, and the Danish Import Union in Copenhagen has been formed with the express purpose »of encouraging the consumption of British goods. As in the case of the Argentine Exhibition, the Prince of Wales is to attend as the representative of Great Britain, and he will perform the opening ceremony to-morrow. The Exhibition is to be on a large scale, and the aim is to attract buyers not only from Denmark, but from other Scandinavian countries and the Baltic States.