TRADE WITH SWEDEN

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21050, 29 December 1933, Page 11

TRADE WITH SWEDEN

OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ZEALAND USEFUL PUBLICITY "Sweden buys far more from New Zealand than the official statistics show, but should increase its purchases still further," says Mr F. Jakobsson, a resident of Wellington, New Zealand, now visiting his home country, Sweden, in an interview in a leading Stockholm newspaper, "Svenska Dagbladet." Mr Jakobsson, who represents the well-known Swedish concern, S.K.F., the Swedish Ball Bearing Company, gave an interesting expose of affairs in New Zealand and proves to be not only an expert on New Zealand market conditions but also a fervent friend of his new home country. Sweden's import from New Zealand during 1931, according to trade statistics, was only £14,000, but Mr Jakobsson pointed out the ' very important fact that this does not I include the extensive Swedish purI chases of New Zealand products via England and other countries, from where these products are re-exported to Sweden. Sweden's exports to New Zealand during the same year amounted to a far greater sum, and it is natural that New Zealand looks for increased direct sales to Sweden. The Swedish export products to New Zealand include principally wood, paper, separators, electrical motors, vacuum cleaners, steel goods, and, last but not least, the Swedish ball and roller for which Mr Jakobsson is the representative in Wellington. Products in Demand. Mr Jakobsson strongly advises Swedish importers of hides, wool, and l'ruit to obtain direct bids from New Zealand. He has offered to place his experience and auvice at the disposal I of Swedish importers, and for this purpose collaborates with the Swedish | Export Association and with some of the most important Chambers of Commerce which, as always, lend their active support to all efforts aiming at increased commercial exchange and co-operation between Sweden and I foreign nations. In spite of the great distance there have also been other signs of the in- | tcrest that Sweden takes in New Zealand. Thus, Jast year the International Club of Stockholm devoted an entire evening to that interesting country. A young New Zealander, working at the Asea Company, the leading electrical firm of Northern Europe, the products of which are well known in New Zealand. gave an interesting description of his native land to a numerous audience. Mr Young, a graduate of Canterbury College, Christchurch, was on that occasion interviewed by a leading Stockholm newspaper, and gave a highly attractive picture of his country, its lovely nature, excellent climate, and energetic and progressive inhabitants. There is no doubt that goodwill i messengers, like Mr Jakobsson and] Mr Young, have done much to strengthen the conviction amongst the Swedish people that there are great possibilities of developing direct relations between the two countries, which have so much in common both from an intellectual and a commercial point of view. FOREIGN EXCHANGES (amt.'.si; urriciM. wntKi.e.-w.) (Ued'iveil I>eocmW 88, 7.5 p.m.) IUXiHV, December 7','ir. Deo. 25. Deo. 27. j Pari*-, fr. tn > I 12 i.-'t ik; tr, r; New York, doi. to ;l 4.R00 .VIOJ Montreal, <i"l. to XI J.HIiG fi.oy 5.10 Drtissels, i<>.! J. 25.50 Geneva, fr. to AmM erdarn. It. to il JlO7 s. 11 i K.l»i Milan, lire to .' I. !i2.10 02 7Hi C.2 .VIC Berlin, reiclimurken In it 2K..J3 J .">.72 in.O'JJ Stockholm, kr. to i-i ]«. 150 iu.wj Ij CopfllllMgcn. kr. to.tl 38.158 22.40 Oslo. kr. to A'l 16.150 19.90 10.90 Vienna, pchira. to XI 34.58. r , 221 26J Prnsue, kr io ?1 3 05.25 110J 11 elv i I,l' v , Madrid", pe:.,.. t:IK to 11 22.221 5 :gl 15-10 ."'J? I^l,on. C.-e,,. dnslo.ll 110 1073 "10US A them, d r.-i<■]) to ; I ."75 550 5 7c/ Hucliarnst., lei to i i :.:»>> 5"o Hcl^racie. •linfir* 25.22 15 2 M 2to Uio de -Trsm-iro, pence to milrei.. 4.,5'.>2 t It (official; (ofiicia!) JJufHO's Aire?, pence to dol. 45.577 557 :155 (ofiicial) (official) ■Montevideo. pence to (inf. 5 1 553 :!5J Ilombay, pence to rupee 19 J S '3B 1-IG Shangli.ii. penco to d-jl. * H 1 ?,-1 (j 15 18-lr, Hons Kim;, pence to dol. * 17 510 3 7jJ Yokohama, pence to yen 2 1.57 J4A 3J i Wnrsmv, par 710 Ivs to i' 1 .1:1.:u; liatavia, irnilder 3 2.107 4 Determined iiy price) of filver.