New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-10
TRADE OF THE ARGENTINE.
AN INTERESTING REPORT BY CONSUL
BAKER

| PORTS TO E-MANCFACTCEING
WE'LL ESTABLISHED AND INcREAs-
| IyG-COLLAPsE OF TRADE WITH
THIS CONTEMPORARIES
STILL DI-oRG AIMED.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnlBUNE.I
| Washington. April 0.--The state Department has
| received and VIII publish within the next few
weeks m interesting ard exhaustive report from
Consul Baker. Of Buenos Ayrcs. on THE Argentin"
Republic In 1902 Mr.. Baker has been Consul at
that place during the last twenty years. and his
thorough knowledge OF the country obtained BY care
full patient and intelligent observation and stuhy'
gives to his reports high and peculiar valne. The
one lust received contains many facts which must
be OF special interest TO q great many people In the
United states.
Among these nrc the facts which relate TO the
steady increase In the exports OF br"odsfuhs m"
meats from the Argentine Republic to Europe. whcre
they enter into direct competition with like producs
exported from the United States. Mr. baker says
that the agricultural development Of the Republic ms
assumed such proportions as TO leave u 70 longer
doubtful that the Argentine Republic henccforfh IN
estimating The worlds supply f. 10 be considered as
one Of the food producing countries Of the Western
Hemisphere.
In 1889 the total exports Of brcadstuiTs wheat,
corn and hour) amounted TO only 300 tons. Of
which 107 900 tons corn. In 1t3O, eigW
years later, the exports were ms follows Whea 81 :
sO4 tons; corn. 7O7,osi tons: 0our. 1907 tons
making a total Of l.O47.l02 tons. During the hrs'
nine months Of 1902 the exports we're as follows ::
Wheat 43s 13S tons: corn. J54G3a TONS Hour
IL 1874 tons making total for three-quarters OF InS
year Of a35, 7G7 tons. Tho exports OF wheat ana
-four during nine months OF last year cxceecco the
highest total exports OF those products during any
previous year BY nearly 10000 TONS and the exports
OF corn during those months were exceeded oniy o'
those Of the years 1850 and 1890.
The industry OF preserving. preparing ard canning
meats for the European markets. Is q new one. In
1890 the exports amounted TO 4I4 TONS valued NJ
S4O,6Gl; In 1901 the exports had risen to 2,SI0
TONS valued at $o53.0oG. and the exports during tn"
first nine months Of 800 amounted TO G.s5a tons,
valued at aG1G133 In respect 10 this new i!dustry
Consul Baker says:
The company which makes speciality Of thu.
preparing meats fer the European market is IN great
St S 0wno pa nt0 nso twenty miles nSn this
city. which embraces several thousands OF acres II
n%I pr c The ac Sat it0 Ia, ' no Inland
ton TO pay Owns lis own line Of steamers 70 Eng
land. and can bu, unlimited supplies Of bullockS at
much lower rates than they sell II for In the United
States, us canned meats can be put down N the nni-
k Of ESPG at Price s n n%h static ow ar, "S" s
to charge. 1t will not b" strange II. under these
circumstances. til. Argentine product eventually mon
Opolizcs tie business.
Dnring the last three years the average annual
exports OF frozen meats have amounted TO about o.
600 TONS valued at about sl,7Oo.0o0. Regarding this
industry Mr.. Baker says
The frozen-meat business during the last year has
have extended their facilities and new ones have been
opened There are now regular lines OF traffic
to Europe. having been fitted up for that
object with all the modern Improvements OF iced com
most exclusively 20 England and Frnnce. In spite
Of published reports TO the contrary 1t Is plain that
l.,ctp hoV mad
proportions n II did not pay.
Despite the fact that fuel Is expensive-nativc
coal not having vet been discovered In quantities
large enough 10 pay for mnlng-the consul remarks
ttat "there Is well-de6ned manufacturing Industry
which every year Is showing additional development
There now in the city OF Bucnos Ayrcs and hd-
jacent towns less than 900 manufacturing estab-
lismcnfs operated by steam and employing $500 men
and $500 women and children Among these arc
establishments for the manufacture Of vegetable oils
starch mineral waters, asphalt, wagons and carriages.
trlmcirs, Hallway cars. milling machinery, iron safes
hemp Shoes trunks. paints and dyes, vnrnishes, but
IONS scales and balances bags ana sacks, candies and
dmces, preserves, canned vegetables and fruits.
chocolate. beer alcohol liquors, lines, mattresses. Iron
beds and furniture. lead pipe colnterpnnes cement,
boxes, brooms and brushes. artificial fuel boots ami
Shoes hair work, underwear AMI clothing. gloves per
fumery, cabinet and naId work. macaronl, candles.
soaps, blankets, woollen fabrics, nails hats baskets
cigars. tobacco, etc.
Ono wOollen factory employs 600 hands: one mprr
fnctoTy has $50 workmen; boot and shoe f3ctory
has $40 workmcn; one hat factory has $50 work
men; match factory with 500 o glass fnctor; with
900; hemp shoe factory with $40 worimen shirt
and clothing factory with 500; Il cigar factory with
400 wire and chain factory with 100; machinery
foundry which employs ljO an iron furniture factory
which employs 100 workmcn; a button fadory with
the same number; factory Of stoiewnr with 80
and one OF North American chairs whih employs
20 wOrkmen. Consul Baker remarks:
nay further mention that there are 200 tanning
year turned out s. 900 tanned Iids and skins ,s,
representing value Of $14 400 OOG There nre Is
blewcrcs and ia dlseries. which last year, &C
Hires Of beer and 90 $4,000 ltres OF alcohol There
is sugar refinery at Kosalio which last year turned
0ut lDvjo,CoO Kilograms OF refined sugar ana 42O-
900 Of alcohol.
In this relation It Is pertinent to remark that the
new Argentine tariff which enacted in December
ls0" IA copy Of which Is embodied in the report Is
high pfoteriivc tariff. II contains one new article,
which Consul Baker thinks may have been intended
expressly for the United States ana BAIL" 1t reads
as follows
All duties fixed by the present law are intended
u represent the minimum tariff applicable 10 mer-
chand'e and products Of every country which applies
rom III. Argentine Republic Higher 1rT IHnn that
ne Executive Is authorized to apply 10 the merchnn
disc or products OF snch nation u maximum tariff |
which VIII be equal 10 sirchaige u 80 per cent on
the minimum tariff In regard 10 OBJECTS subject TO
duty and on articles which dc,inred the cuniva
lent TO duty ad valorcm OF II per cent. When.
ever case shall occur where II Is necessary to apply
tne maximum tariff the Execnt.v" shall MAKE u |
ORGANIZATION Of the same. naming the country and
detailing the facts. ctc ~
The foreign commerce Of the Republic In 1901 |
showed remarkable shrinkgc. as compared with |
The previous year The imports were only &07 o07.
$50. being $'503'.o23 less than in 1900: and the
exports were $iO3,ei0OcO. being $3.50 O0T greater
than In 1900 The exports were $38.OlI 900 greater
than the Imports; and II Is the first time In ton