Kraks Vejviser 1937 Handelsregister

10 Of other distinctly Danish industrial products which are largely exported may be mentioned vacuum cleaners, dry cells and electric irons, pneumatic and electric tools for special purposes. Cryolite is mined in tlie Danish colony Greenland, and is treated and refined in Den­ mark for export. Besides this there is a considerable export of ohalk and moler clay. Danish industrial con- cerns likewise export large quantities of cleaned feathers, pencils, printers’ ink, lacquers, type and bearing metals, and last but by no means least a large number of important pharmaceutical specialities and medicines. There are also many other important Danish industries wdiose activities, however, are mainly confined to the production of goods for the domestic market, such as, for instance, leather, textiles, ready-made clothes, footwear, paper, glass, indiarubber, cordage, sugar, margarine, cho- colate, tobacco, flour, fertilizers etc. A characteristic feature of these as well as of the ex- porting Danish industries is their ameliorative character, the finished articles oonstituting quality products. The definite goal deliberately aimed at has really been to make the indication “MADE IN DENMARK“ a guarantee for the sterling quality of the goods. Denmark’s Fisheries. Fishery is one ofDenmark’s oldest occupations and espe- cially in the early middle ages herring fishing in the Sound was of fundamental importance for the economic li fe of the country. Gradually, however, this trade fell off very considerably, and only in more recent times a revival has taken place, thanks to the increasing use of motordriven craft. In 1900 there were only 200 fishing craft mechanically driven, whereas at the present time there are over 6,000. This development has carried along with it a flourishing industry of budding marine engines in Denmark. A considerable export of marine engines now takes place. The valne of the annual catch of fish is about 40 mil­ lion Kroner. The export of fish in 1955 represented a value of 56,0 million Kroner, made up as follows: Plaice and other flatfish 17,5 million Kroner, eels 7,1 million Kroner, cod and haddoCk 6,1 miil., fish fillets 0,4 mili., roe 0,2 miil. and herrings 1,9 million Kroner etc. The oyster fishery in the Lim Fjord, which is a mono- poly, and also the production of unhatched trout-eggs, voung trout and other fresh water fish are of considerable importance for export. In the section B, Financial Institutions, Shipping etc. wfll be found particulars regarding Denmark’s monetary system, mortgage institutions and banks, shipping and transport conditions, with details conoerning Danish harbours, and also a list of shipowners and a list of the regular steamship and motorship lines between Danish ports and other countries.

Trade Information Department of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Postal address: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Chri­ stiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Telegraphic address: Etrangéres, Copenhagen. The activities of the Department comprise the collection of information regarding economic ai)d commercial con­ ditions abroad of interest to Danish trade, and parti- cularly with regard to marketing possibilities for Danish products and sources of supply of foreign goods, espe- cially such as are not produced in Denmark. The Department also assists Danish and foreign firms to get into contact with each other. . Foreign firms desirous of initiating business connection with Danish firms or obtaining information about Danish export articles etc. are invited to communicate direct with the Department or with the Danish Diplomatic and Consular Representations abroad (see the list of addresses P- 25). i Danish Trade Organizations. Commerce. The principal organizations in Copenhagen are the “Grosserer-Societetet" (The Merchants’ Guild) ©stab- lished 1742, address Borsen, Copenhagen K.,Chairman: Hol­ ger Laage-Petersen, Esq., R.*DM.— and for the provinces: “Provinshandelskammeret" (The Chamber of Commerce for the Provinces) address: Boldhusgade 2, Copenhagen K. Chairman: Axel B. Lange Esq., ML., R.* DM. Agriculture. The main organization is the “Landbrugs- raadet" (The Agricultural Council) address: Vesterbrogade 4, Copenhagen V. Chairman: Henrik Hauch, Esq., ML., R. * DM. The main object of the Agricultural Council is to represent Agriculture in its dealings with the Govern­ ment and Parliament, foreign countries and other trades. The joint organization of the agricultural co-operative societies is the “Andelsudvalget", in which are represented the oo-operative organizations for dairies, slaughteries, egg exporters, cattle exporters, feed-stuffs purchases, retail co- operative societies etc. Address: Njalsgade 15, Copenhagen S. , Chairman L. P. Broberg, Esq., K*DM. Industry. The main organization is the “Industriraadet" (Federation of Danish Industries) address: Vestre Boule­ vard 18, Copenhagen V., Chairman: Aug. Holm, Esq., K.* DM. The object of this institution is to deal with all technical and industrial matters referred to this body, to observe the industrial development at home and abroad and to collect information concerning economic, commercial, social and technical questions of interest to industry. Fisheries. The main organizations are the “DanskFiskeri­ forening" (Danish Fisheries’ Association) address: Studie­ stræde 5, Copenhagen K., Chairman: M. C. Jensen, Esq., ML. DM. R.*, and the “Vestjysk Fiskeriforening" (West- Jutland Fisheries’ Association), Chairman: Claus Søren­ sen, Esq., Esbjerg. Shipping. For the protection of shipping interests the Danish shipping trade is organized in the “Dansk Damp­ skibsrederiforening" (The Danish Steamship Owners’ As­ sociation) Amaliegade 35, Copenhagen K., the Chairman of which institution is H. A. Hansen Esq., R.*, and the Danish Sailing Vessel Owners’ Association, Marstal, Chair­ man: Erik B. Kromann, Esq.

Directions for using the “Exporters" section see page 50.