Exporters' Thirteenth (1917-18) Edition CONTAINING Full and authentic information relative to $7.50 PER COPY for the year ending Published by the EXPORTERS' ENCYCLOPÆDIA COMPANY Maritime Exchange Building 78-80 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK Copyright, 1917, by THE EXPORTERS' ENCYCLOPÆDIA COMPANY PUBLISHER'S NOTICE Thirteenth (1917-18) Edition THE HE EXPORTERS' ENCYCLOPEDIA (complete export shipping guide), now in its thirteenth year, is the recognized standard authority among export shippers, and has the strongest endorsements of all the transportation lines, export houses, manufacturers, &c., engaged in export trade. We call the attention of our subscribers to the necessity of inserting in the ENCYCLOPÆDIA the "correction notes" published in the EXPORTERS' REVIEW, which is sent to all subscribers to the current edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA about the twentieth of each month. The EXPORTERS' REVIEW also contains special articles and items of general interest and value to export shippers, and enables them to keep in touch with all matters relating to export trade. The "Proposed Sailings of Ocean Steamers," published each month in the EXPORTERS' REVIEW, should be used in connection with the information in the ENCYCLOPÆDIA. EXPORTERS' ENCYCLOPÆDIA CO., 80 Broad Street, New York. TABLE OF CONTENTS Commercial Terms (Explanation of) Commercial Travelers (Taxes in Foreign Countries) Comparative Table of Pounds and Kilos Comparative Table of Various Tons and Pounds 292 to 297 Consular Regulations (at Ports other than New York) Consular Regulations (from New York) Currency Signs and Abbreviations Custom House Brokers (Representative) Custom House Clearance (Shipper's Export Declaration) Custom House Drawbacks Declaration for Export (Custom House Clearance) Difference in Time (New York and Prominent Cities) Distances from New York to Foreign Ports (Table) 213 to 237 202 to 213 176 to 180 94 to 96 ports to all parts of the World Expert attention given to all in matters in connection with export Inquiries Solicited Information Cheerfully Furnished |