The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-11
WAR HAS NOT MADE
ARGENTINE PROSPER
Price Of Grain Fell at Wrong
Time For Her
People.

BUENOs AIRES, March 15-(Cor'
respondcnce Of the Associated Press.
with the carnival season now maxi
ing its annual entry, there are out
ward signs of anything put prosperity
in tho capital OF Argentine. SO far
as society is concerned, 1t is exulting
over the favorable prospects for the
opera season which, the newspapers
saw. will make Buenos Arcs the center
OF the operate world this year.
3'' The general Keeling III, business cir.
cles regarding economic conditions,
however, is rather pesslmisttc.
The fact is, the price OF grain, which
guages the prosperity oil the provinces
has FALLEN precisely when substant'
ial increase in price was anticipated.
The markets or Great Britain and her
allies are practically the only ones
open TO Argentine produce, and having
organized a colossal corner" Great
Britain has become the grainery ana
store house OF the group She buys
for all, carries for all, pays Tor all.
BY thus doing away with competition
between themselves, the Allies are Ill
a position to dictate prices rather
than have prices dictated TO them.
The Argentine producers find that
while the European demand is always
for more the supply is arranged from
England by limiting tho number OF
steamers available for the River Platte
trade. Ali grain must be forwarded
nv freighters, the mail boats being
reouisitioned for the transport of chilli
ed meat. The scarcity Of freight YES;
sells has accordingly given rise to seri'
Gus congestion of the grain shipments.
At Galyan, and the stations near
Bahia Blanca, the port Of shipment
for the southern zone, there Wee at
at the end Of last month 100000 tons
OF wheat stored in elevator sheds or
stacked in the open awaiting ship
ment. and at intermediate stations
along the Great Southern railroad
there are $500 900 sacks Of wheat and
oats stacked in the open. Similar
conditions prevail along the Great
Western and Central Argentine lines.
In fact, UP to the end OF last month,
the graiu OF this years harvest load
ing was only $4,000 tons. For the
same period last year the total was
444 900 tons. Thus far charters UP
to the 18th of July next for Argentine
grain aggregate only $4,000 tons,
which is approximately 1,050,000 tons
short OF the total for the correspond
ing period OF last year, .a.t-
Owing to the fact that a large mum.
her of Italian harvest hands have gone
back to Italy an the general current
of Immigration has been meagre. the
grain growers have also mad some
trouble with labor, there being such
a scarcity OF workers that high prices
had to be paid. It was only through
the timely action OF the department:
Of labor, which organized the unem'
ployed, and regulated the SUPPLY in ac'
cordance with the geographical zones
and the actual demand, that the mar
yesting. of the. crops has, so Tar, been
accomplished. In regard to the grain,
the oats are Of exceptional quality and
quantity. The wheat has yielded Nheav-
lily, but the grain is, generally speak
ing, light In weight, being from three
to four pounds per bushel under tpe
standard.
Iu'reEard 10 corn the outlook is not
SO favorable. It is estimated that the
actual yield along the Western rail-
road lines will be 90 per cent. less
than wat officially forecast. The early
crop turned out WELL but locusts.S ha I
and drought accounted for the falling
on In the Weld. The estimated out.
put Of this grain available for export
h given by tha Central railroad at 4:
SOC, 900 tons. while last year the same
fine gave for export 100000 tons.
There "a still q, good deal of last years
grain on hand. 9..-s +, .g35 u
Altoge therj the situation in the a..
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