The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-10
AMERICAN TRADE IN
THE ARGENTANE
IS GROWING
RAPIDLY
Now the Foremost South
American Country as a
Market for Products of the
United States.
CORN AND BEEF SHOW
GREATEST INCREASES

Washington. March Popular
Interest Ia the trade and industry OF
Argentina. which has recently been
aroused by reason of It's increasing
contributions 10 our food supply. "
that the American mission TO Buenos
Aires IN 90 be raised from tho rank
Of "A ministry TO that of an embassy.
Argentina Is the foremost South
American country as "a market for
products of the United States. our
salea thereto Ia the last calendar year
having been IS million dollars In
value, compared with 90 million to
Brazil aud 90 million To the remain
ing twelve countries OF that conti-
nent.
cur trade with Argentina shows
constant and rapid expansion, ex-
ports thereto having grown from .
million dollars In 1888 10 Il million
IN 1904 and 90 million In 1918; while
imports thcrcfrom rose from 3 mil
lion In 1893 to . million In 1903 aud
% million In 1918. Thus exports 20
Argentina quadrupled n imports
therefrom trebled during the last 10
years.
American manufactures have long
been popular In Argentina and consti-
tute an important part Of the grow
Ing exports 90 that country. Sales To
that country during the last fiscal
year, az shown by statements recently
prepared by tbs bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, department
OF commerce, included many articles
of wide use IN AN agricultural and
rapidly developing country. such as
farming implements. g IS million
U- -
and stationary engines. / million, and
windmills. a half million. Automo-
biies were exported 20 the extent Of
~ million dollars worth; other cars
n carriages. , million: sewing ma
chimes, $50 thousand dollars worth;
typewriters. 355 thousand. cash reg
listers. 25i thousand, and miscellan-
eous machinery, ~ million dollars.
Other articles exported In large guam
ties included boards and planks. 5 2-3
million dollars; shocks. ? Ia mil
lion; furniture n other wood man
ufacturcs. ! million, gnsaline and
nRphthas ? l-3 million; Illuminating
OF, ~ million. cottonseed oil, I NH
lion. leather manufacture. including
boots aud shoes. ga million, chem
icais. drugs and medicines. ~ mil
lion, and cotton goods and electrical
appliances, each about "A half million
dollars. Musical Instruments. locks
and watches. glassware. vheelbar-
rows. soap. backing. firearms and
scales and balances are among the
numerous other items illustrative Of
the wide range covered by the exports
from the United states to Argentina.
Argentina's sales te the United
States are chiefly 81 hides and skins.
.. 80 -H
months. corn and beef Imports 81
cattle hides In the last fiscal year az
gregnted 81 miilor pounds, valued AZ
i2h million dollars; the last six
months. however. being only about
half as much as those OF the CORE
spending months Of i9iy. Imports OF
Argentine goatskins during the year
amounted To AZ Milllon pounds, val
ued az ~ million dollars. wool. rs
million pounds, value 3 million. and
quebracho wood and extract thereof.
used n the tanning Industry. ga mill
lion dollars In value.
Corn and beef she's greatly In
creased imports from Argentina IN
the period following the enactment
of the new tariff law, which placed
those articles on the free list, In the
fiscal year 1919 only 20, aO9 bushels
of corn arrived from Argcntina. and
In the fiscal year 1913. only ST9.S22
bushels. OF meat and meat extracts
(exclusive OF saurEge casingsl the i'm
ports during 1872 were but s2,s2a
and 81. sab. respectively. IN the three
months OF October, November and
December OF las year. however. Inn
ports Of Argentine corn rose 20
6,606,ss6 pounds, while unofficial
reports Indicate eve iarser arrivals
during January and February OF the
present year.
In general terms. Argentina takes
about 10 per cent az its imports from
the United States. compared with APP
proximately 81 per cent from the
United Kingdom and "a pee cent from
Germany. OF Is exports, Il sends
about ~ per rent 10 the United
States, a portion OF the shipments be-
ing CONSIGNED direct 10 this country
and a portion leaving Argentina for
orders" but eventually sold In our
market. Consular advices from Ar
gentina indicate that It's total im-
ports n 1919 were valued AZ sos
sos, gee, and It's total exports ft6s.-
5Si,Sss.
Argentinn'E present foreign com
merco Of S7s million dollars a year Is
an earnest of what may before long
be expected OF a country pcasessing
It's wealth In the haaic factors OF eco
monte progress. Its productivity rests
upon an area OF i.f3a.00O square
miles. or 7aa million acres. OF which
2b3 million are available for agricui-
turo and graxing. Tho country also
Possesses certain minerals. including
petroleum. gold, silver, copper lead
end coat small quantities. Of copper.
copper ore and wolfram ore are be-
Ing exported, and production OF PEE
trolsum and cos has begun. There
are. however no government statistics
Of mineral production.
While Argentinn ~ i've times az
large as Germany. its population of
T172.0no Ia but ~one-ninih, and "a
foreign trade only about one-huh
that OF Germany.