New-York tribune., 1920-11-13
British See Chance
To Gain American
Trade i'm Argentine
Increase III Dollars Value
Declared to Give English
Seller an Advantage Of
32 Per Cent Tcnpc~ari..>

Unexpected aid to Britt
Arg eatina has made Itself felt, irs
reports state, in the rapid manar,
which tHe American doMar has
CREASED p value ia the Buenos A,te-
market
Tie Argentine importer Of Amer css
goods ordered last spring, Who is now
asked to take delivery. finds, IL is
pointed cut, that whereas he based his
calculations On ra5e Of Sl04 Areen-
tine gold for S100 Amciean. the rate
recently ruling was about Sl2) Argeu-
tine gold at winch hgare the Ameri-
can Sr-pacr invoice oc bIIl must be
lhs state of Affairs" declares The
1don ilWes in its trade supplement.
has led to tse re'usal OF large
gaaH ilE of merchandise BIZ the con-
snee,. and has also contributed to-
render buyers ,asfy oi lNne future
orders ln Dnlt q States shippers.
nc cause Of tue UonolNa exchange
position cash. taan1 T. is due to
toe fact ta4t America Taia Of her un-
laNofao Re- balance ot t.re III J1e close
~ l.it. WneA the United States dollar
$1,000 IL CLOS" an per cent discount.
pN eNI p4lNg .il,..NN specie between
January and Jaly VI the c4rrent year.
ufta-t. sine lDila rcQ from r.rehas-
ihg Argentine ptoe.lc daring that PEE
rod while aoiuner-s Of manuf 4cturea
goods. c9al petroleum aad It's various
ov-procucts We're. il ANYTHING. larger
-ran toet have been at any tine since
"It VIII naturally be understood tsat
tnls IS general statement and that
>olae -9-tNvar. movement of Argen~
tine TRADE has nfen Observable through
cut tre period named. CCmDa stIvelr
2eaklne however, it IS nothing to
me arrisa Of merchandise FROM the
tnted States, the greater part Of
which must bee paid for at sicht The
atFniaee IS temporary. Ii must he
adm, Jtel. hn. when the 15 Dor cent
ie hs. ar@eHt.nc cUfr-ney quDted m
os oi American currency Il added
TO tre IT DeN cent 4u 70 -0f Of the
Areertae buyer. who Is drawn upon
r. NpUNaa ne. II viii be real~
.a that fhe British house sell-
e4H. au American rrm las ~
e- "- per cen ln rs favor on even
cost or ces for tra same articles.
iA practice the o-lfercnce il NOT as
rs tle a.t-aI eAclarae Iates
woa.f mn.v. Seeing taa tae Amc,lcan
agent is Vl-H- rearc his sci ing
rc9i 10 some eNreut as set-0fi to
the hard'eap a. exchange. Moreover.
rte are rtplesea eatafives O. Iritlsh
rn who do tAei} best 70 retain some.
II not ALL oil the profit arising out OF
inc eNc.4Hge
'IAe mua fang from the British
viewpoints however. IS taat special
opportunity uoH presents itself for
british goods 60 be sni1 in compcti-
ton With The proeacts o. the country
taat na, quite ielitima.ely and very
na-t,ra $, tascn First place ie surply-
ms Argentine needs. 4ct advice of this
natulc Is Of lltt q practic.l value unless
and unul BRITISH good e,a be obtained
u quantity and With ree ouahJc reeu-
'a1itV of oelFef gual.' teed
he feet rgn. .aIne 80 whereas in
1918 the n-teo State held - per
cent Of Ar-ent'aas nn ert rrade AVID
tre United A.nseom 81 per cent. the
figures for 1919 show au almast e>uct
reversal
"trery vessel arrivinc AZ Argentina
with goods from Germany bing. III,
cons @noents nacHincr. hardware.
tools N9ta ha and machine and
urh lines Of ir.a aad steel Swed sa
exporters are ALSO stra.ring every
nerve to ncSea ,hel Trade a1l ale
being aided IS direct and Improved
ppins Facilities.