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American peanut, gum, and weighing
machines are installed for the tourist
trade.
Commodity vending machines made
up nearly 88 per cent o f the exports
to Germany.
Coin-operated ma
chines are increasing in popularity in
that market and are used extensively
for the sale o f confectionery, postage
stamps, books ,and railway tickets.
The market is rather limited, due to
the competition from about 70 local
manufacturers, who keep the country
Well supplied with all types o f ma
chines.
Switzerland
and
Other
Europe
Commodity vending machines are
most popular in Switzerland, m a
chines bein g installed m ain ly on rail
road p la tfo r m s , selling confectionery,
matches, cigarettes, and postal cards
to commuting workers and tourists.
Ship m en ts to other countries in Eur-
.
°Pe were valued at only $5,355,
which included small exports to the
Netherlands, Norway, Irish Free
State, D e n m a rk , Greece, Spain, Aus
tria, and Italy.
Canada Second World Market for
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Latin America a Substantial Market
Latin America is the third largest
market area, with shipments valued
at $20,716 destined for 18 of the
countries south of the Rio Grande.
Cuba ranked first among the Latin
American countries and third in the
world as a market for coin-operated
machines. The sale of commodity-
vending machines is limited by the
dampness of climate, which injures
peanuts, chewing gum, and candy
contained in machines and renders
operation unsatisfactory.
Handker
chief and stamp machines are finding
a fa'rly good market. Owing to a
surprisingly large sale of scales in
Venezuela, that country ranked se
cond in Latin America and fifth in
the world as a market for vending
m achines.
T h e rem oval o f the p res
ent hiRh ta x on commodity vending*
machines might open a market for
chocolate and other confectionery
vendors.
M e xico,
Argentina, and
Jamaica ranked third, fourth, and
fifth in the Latin America area, with
the remainder of shipments well
scattered among eight countries, in
cluding Panama, Brazil, Colombia,
Dominican Republic, and Salvador.
Machines
Asia— Oceania— Africa
Canada was the second largest
market in the world for coin-oper
ated machines of all types, exports
to that country being valued at $26,
652 during the first quarter. Com
modity vending machines had the
largest sale, 491 machines, valued at
$14,884, being absorbed by the Cana
dian market, as compared with 395
machines, values at $9,618, of the
service
and
amusement
machine
group.
The Canadian market is
quite similar to our domestic mar
ket, but the vending machine trade
is relatively undeveloped, and in
view of increasing interest it is
thought that larger sales can be ex
pected.
Asiatic countries imported from
the United States vending machines
valued at $10,47(5 during the first
of quarter of 1929, of which Siam
took $4,997 and China $8,961.
Australia offers a fairly good
market for slot-vending Machines
for the sale of package gum, choco
late, and other kinds of confection
ery, matches, cigarettes, and hand
kerchiefs.
In many lines competi
tion is met from British, German and
other European automatic machine
manufacturers as well as from local
automatic scale manufacturers who
are protected by a high-tariff duty.
Relatively few automatic coin-oper-
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