The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-03
NORTH ARGENTINA
VIEWED FOR TRADE
Consul at Rosario Tells What
Articles Are Bought and
Terms of Credit.
COMPETITION IS ACTIVE
Europeans Operate Through
Branch Houses and Estab-
lished Sales Organizations.

wilbert L. Bonney, American Consul
at Rosario, Argentina discussing the
northern part of Argentina for the Latin
| American section OF THE Sun, says the
country Is agricultural and pastoral
rather than Industrial in character. Its
interests consist In grain. cattle, logging
and dairying, with the local Industries
Of tanning, milling. soap and glycerine
making, sugar refining machine shops,
casting, brick yards, door and sash maxi
ing and leather working. Distances are
comparatively great and roads mainly
unimproved.
In most lines Of goods the difficulties
to be overcome in this district Will con-
, sist in European competition controlling
branch houses with long established con-
nections and sales organizations; to
, mako prices that will meet native COM
pe' ION offering an inferior article at
" prices or prices below the cost OF
, imported goods, and to meet the high
selling costs incident to distribution In
this country.
The chief imports are gasolene. kero-
sene, coal, pine lumber jute and Irvine,
cotton wooden and silk textiles, GAL
vanized sheets. WIRE newsprint paper.
tin plate. agricultural machinery and
Implements, motor cars, windmllls,
casks, electrical goods. edible oils,
chemicals, railway supplies, wrought
iron, pipe, shoes and clothing. hardware,
rosin, caustic Soda drugs and tires.
The recognized credit terms are ninety
days from arrival Of goods, but under
existing conditions importers realize
that they must pay cash against docu-
ments in New York when required. How
ever, they consider that they should be
allowed to examine goods In the Gus
tom house before paying or accepting
drafts, and II is probable that when nor
NAL conditions are reestablished they
may insist upon that privilege.
While names OF persons and firms
furnished by the Consulate are OF good
repute the Consulate can asstfne no
| responsibility for them in any way.
and information as to their credit stand
Ing may be obtained in the usual way
through banks or commercial reporting
agencies. The National City Bank OF
New York, the Guaranty Trust Company
OF New York, and the First National
Bank OF Boston are represented by
branches at Buenos Aires The Ian
guage of the district Is Spanish and all
commercial correspondence should be in
that language.
A study Of reports already published
in Commerce Reports would greatly aid
the exporter. Those intending to culti-
vate the market Of Argentina should ac-
quaint themselves with advertising me-
diums and directories. There are for
example the Anudrio Kraft, Gale Can
gallo GAL, Buenos Aires. There is also
| n British directory published by the
Standard Directory Company. Gale Can
gallo 6s5, Buenos Aires, in which will
be found the names of practically all
| the American and British houses repre-
| sented in Argentina, with the local ad-
Al,Atr A.
names of some 1900 land owners. breed
ers and planters
The Review Of tho Rtrer Plate, pub
lished weekly. in English. at Gale Mltre
AT, Buenos Aires. gives current infor-
nation as to agricultural and industrial
conditions, and is used by many large
foreign firms and importers as an adj
vertising medium, 1t can probably be
consulted at the Office of the New York
agents (Donnell & Palmer. Whitehall
Building, II Battery Place..
La GdcetG Rural, Gale Chacabuco
145, Buenos Aires, reaches a large rural
clientele and used as an advertising me-
dunn by many dealers in agricultural
goods The Special Agents Series of
the Department of Commerce dealing
with South American markets should
| also be consulted as a guide preliminary
| to actual correspondence with firms in
| the Rosario district Reference is made
specially to Miscellaneous Series No. a..
Markets for American Hardware, spe-
cial Agents Series No. IS. Markets for
Drug Products, &c, No. 116, Markets
| for Machinery and Machine Tools No.
l25. Markets for Agricultural Imple-
ments and Machinery, and No. 1913 Pa
per and Printing Machinery. Merchan-
disc Series No. IS, Wearing Apparel in
| Argentina.