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APPENDIX II.

PRICE LIST of CartridGES MADE AT A FACTORY IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. (See page 50.)

[Compañía Sud-Americana. Fábrica á vapor de cartuchos de cazar. 1727, Calle Solis.]

Esta fábrica primera y única en la República, fabrica cartuchos de cazar, vacíos y cargados de todo calibre, garantidos iguales á las mejores fábricas europeas y remitirá muestras á los que las soliciten, con las cuales podrán cerciorarse del esmero de la fabricación.

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Las órdenes se dirigen á la Calle Solis 1727, Buenos Aires, Enero de 1898.

10,000

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APPENDIX III.

PRICE LIST of Wire Netting Made aT A FACTORY IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

(See page 67.)

[Francisco Merlo y Ca., Escritorio y Taller, 1359-1377 Calle Salta, Buenos Aires.]

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No. 13 malla de 2 pounds

No. 13 malla de 24 pounds.
No. 12 malla de 2 pounds
No. 12 malla de 25 pounds
No. 12 malla de 3 pounds.
No. 12 malla de 4 pounds
No. 9 malla de 2 pounds
No. 9 malla de 24 pounds
No. 9 malla de 3 pounds
No. 9 malla de 4 pounds
No. 8 malla de 2 pounds
No. 8 malla de 24 pounds
No. 8 malla de 3 pounds
No. 8 malla de 4 pounds
No. 7 malla de 2 pounds.
No. 7 malla de 24 pounds
No. 7 malla de 3 pounds
No. 7 malla de 4 pounds
No. 6 malla de 25 pounds
No. 6 malla de 3 pounds

No. 6 malla de 4 pounds

Moneda

nacional.

$0.45

34

.28

39

.34

.29

.25

.68

.60

.52

.35

.78

.70

.58

.40

.93

.85

.72

.50

1.20

1.05

.80

Se fabrica tejido con alambre galvanizado y de bronce á precios convencionales. Postes de madera dura con puntas para tejido de todas medidas.

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APPENDIX IV.

CIRCULAR RESPECTING A NEW INVENTION FOR CATCHING LOCUSTS.

(See page 68.)

[Barrera Metálica Articulada para la Extinción de la Langosta Saltona. Únicos fabricantes: J. Montaron & Cía., Calle Garay, 2340, Buenos Ayres.]

La barrera está hecha de hojas lisas de zinc, fierro galvanizado ó hojalata, reunidas entre sí con anillos de fierro 6 bronce formando visagara. Cada juego tiene de diez á veinte hojas. Los juegos pueden también ser reunidos pasando un alambre en los anillos que tienen á propósito en sus extremidades; así se obtiene el largo que se quiere.

FIG. 1.-Barrera plegada. La barrera se fija al suelo con clavos largos pasados en los anillos ó sobre estacas y paredes por medio de clavitos pasados también en los anillos de unión. Para trasportarla se hace un pliego de cada juego.

FIG. 2.-Barrera extendida.

No hay casos especiales para utilizar la barrera. Este sistema se puede al contrario emplear siempre, que la saltona sea en campo raso, sembrados, montes bajos ó arbustos espinosos, en movimiento ó parada, que la matanza sea hecha por medio de zanjas, fuego ó pisones.

MODO DE USARLA.

Por la mañana, cuando las mangas de saltonas están todavía inmóviles, se pone la barrera alrededor de cada una de dichas mangas para encerrarlas; siendo así la saltona puesta en corrales, los trabajadores tienen el tiempo necesaric para destruir las mangas una después de otra, sea por medio de zanjas, sea por medio del fuego.

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La operación consiste entonces á estrechar más y más la superficie del corral, reduciendo el círculo de barrera, para amontonar la saltona y matarla con toda facilidad. Si las mangas son en grandes cantidades y que el personal sea reducido, se hacen

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los corrales hasta concluir y se espera al otro dia para la matanza, pues una vez dentro la barrera la saltona no puede escaparse.

En caso de no tener elementos para la matanza de la saltona encerrada, se la deja dos dias en los corrales para que se muera por el efecto de la aglomeración y del calor del hierro.

Siendo las mangas muy grandes, la construcción del corral necesitaría demasiado barrera y personal para operar del mismo modo que con las mangas chicas y medianas. En este caso, por delante de la manga, se hace una zanja (A, fig. 5) de bastante capacidad para

que la saltona pueda caber adentro.

Tras de la zanja y sobre el borde se extiende una línea de barrera B C y de cada costado otras líneas BD y CE de manera á formar como un embudo. Los trabajadores conducen la saltona en el interior del embudo, asustán

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dola con banderitas. Una vez entrada la saltona, sejuntan las extremidades D E

de la barrera y la manga está presa. Es fácil entonces hechar la saltona en la zanja y taparla con tierra ó bien destruirla de cualquier otro modo.

Este sistema de barrera se utilisa también para impedir la entrada de la saltona en los jardines, quintas y chacras. Basta cercar con dicha barrera. Recordamos que, según el artículo 80 de las Instrucciones de la Comisión Central Nacional de Extinción de Langosta, todo ocupante de terreno puede construir barreras alrededor de su propiedad para impedir la entrada de la saltona, debiendo dejar abiertas las vias públicas.

APPENDIX V.

[Translation.]

MEMORANDUM ON THE LEADING ARGENTINE INDUSTRIES.

(See page 75.)

Textile manufactures. For eight years past, in consequence of the protective policy which has been favorable to this industry, numerous factories have been established, some provided with considerable capital, but many with so little that they have not been able to maintain their existence.

As a consequence of this protective policy, the national production has gradually at last dislodged all importation of common goods.

The factories are worked according to the most modern American, German, and English systems, and are principally devoted to the manufacture of socks and chemisettes of cotton and wool of the ordinary kinds. These manufactures being in the hands of about twelve factories of importance, the production exceeds the consumption, and this has an unfavorable effect upon the price by forcing the sales.

This anomalous condition should tend to disappear in proportion as smaller manufacturers drop out if the industry is o be afforded an opportunity of continuing its development, even with small profits.

Among the most important manufacturers are the following:

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The first and third manufacture socks and chemisettes, whilst the second, besides these articles, makes towels, satinets, etc., and the fourth, American cotton sailcloth, whilst keeping up its manufacture of socks and slippers.

There are other important firms, such as that of G. Franchini & Co., which makes socks, shirts, blankets, ponchos, hats, and ordinary cassimeres, in which branches it employs 700 operatives; that of Camponar & Co. produces ponchos, cloaks, cushions, etc.

The raw material, in yarn, only pays an import duty of 2 per cent, while the completed manufactured articles pay a duty of 50 or even 100 per cent.

Manufacture of shirts and linen.-This industry has greatly extended in the Republic. Only the higher classes of goods are now imported from abroad, and even these come only because of the morbid taste which makes people prefer foreign goods to native, though the latter may be quite as good as the former.

Among the numerous firms of more or less importance in the capital and the provinces, the three following take the lead:

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The first is a branch of the Berlin and Vienna firms and is understood to be backed by a large capital. Hübbe & Co. must possess a capital of between 80,000 and 100,000 pesos, and Gorchs & Co. some 20,000 to 30,000 pesos. As there is much competition in this line the net profits made by the makers vary between 15 and 20 per cent on the sales.

Manufacture of bags and sacks.-This industry, owing largely to the spread of agriculture, has increased to such an extent that from 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 of sacks are now sold annually (according to the year and the crops) in the country. The five principal factories are capable of producing more than 100,000,000 sacks. The importation of manufactured sacks is thus rendered impossible. The five factories are as follows:

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representing, each sack, a value of, on an average, 7 centavos (gold).

In the year 1896-97 the manufacturers came to an agreement to insure stability of prices, but last year there was no agreement, the reason being that the profits on the sales, after paying interest on capital, vary from 2 to 6 per cent, and that only by exercise of great care in the selection of firms dealt with, and the purchase under the most favorable conditions of the sackcloth and thread imported from abroad.

The machines employed for sewing the sacks are the Kimball, Morton, and Union; and La Primitiva alone is able to turn out more than 100,000 bags a day.

Manufacture of hats.—This industry has increased so extensively within the last ten years that the importation of hats is now entirely confined to two or three firms which import articles de luxe.

The two principal factories are G. Franchini & Co., 1894, with 400 operatives, and 2,500 hats daily, and Cayetano Dellachá, 1886, with 300 operatives, and 2,000 hats daily; both possessing good capital, the former with about 1,000,000 pesos, this being divided among its factories of hats, textiles, ponchos, etc. It is estimated that Dellachá has a capital of from $500,000 to $600,000.

There are also the following: Pablo Brousson, 1891, producing daily 300 common hats; C. Lagomarsino & Co., 1890, producing daily 80 fine hats; A. Dell'Aglio, 1893, producing daily 200 ordinary hats; Luis Marelli, 1890, producing daily 80 fine hats. The profits of this industry may be estimated at between 20 and 25 per cent on the sales, and the two factories first mentioned are competent to go on increasing their output to match the demand of the country.

Manufacture of slippers.-For many years these articles were made by hand. In 1883 they were first manufactured by machinery, and a company was formed to work a concession from the National Government for ten years, which concession was extended for five years more.

Other companies, working machinery on other systems, have since been established, among which the following are now in existence:

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Besides these there is the firm of Meili & Roesli, which is not working at present on account of the pending litigation with the Fabrica Argentina, caused by its having used the same machinery. This suit was won at the first hearing by Meili & Roesli. The total consumption of this article may be estimated at 1,000,000 dozen, and, although the existing factories are in a position to manufacture more, they do not do so, as a certain number of customers still prefer the slippers which are made by hand, though these are a little more expensive.

Among the best hand manufacturers is Pantaleon Burco, who produces about 300 dozens per diem, of a quality which is imitated by the factories of machine-made slippers.

The Fabrica Argentina has the manufacture of braided soles, made of imported

cotton yarn.

This factory obtained in 1897 a net profit of $107,000 (gold) and employed 600 operatives. It has some 25 machines, each able to sew some 50 to 60 dozen slippers a day.

The hand manufacturers, selling on an average for some $6 per dozen, gain from 60 to 70 cents a dozen.

LEATHER GOODS.

There are very old established factories for this article in the country, but the importance of the industry has vastly increased during the last ten years, for whereas previously only skins and fells of a very inferior description were cured, the manufacture has now advanced in all its branches. Very few cured hides now are brought from abroad, and these are limited to patent-leather calfskins and dressed kids for the first qualities of shoes, saddlery, and articles de luxe.

There are various firms installed here which are on a level with the best European houses, and contain all the modern machinery and appliances, and all of them are engaged in continually improving their products in order to compete advantageously with one another.

Little by little each leather dresser looks out to secure for his own firm a specialtyvarnished work, kid, morocco, or sole leather-but the industry has not advanced far enough yet for the energies of an entire firm to be concentrated on a single branch, as in Europe.

The number of leather manufactories which exist in the capital and in the provinces, taking only those of some importance, is about 50, and those which work in the capital are as follows:

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Given the advance of this industry, the protection offered by the heavy duty on the imported articles, 40 per cent, and the existence of the raw materials (namely, hides and tannin) in the country itself, the importation of these articles has been reduced to a minimum; more than this, a great deal of prepared leather is now exported to Switzerland and Germany, and it is very possible that in time much more dressed leather will be exported.

The average profit on leather goods, although the last few years can not be considered as normal, owing to the dislocation of all branches of trade, may be taken at the present to be about from 10 to 15 per cent net on the amount of sales.

In the provinces of Tucuman and Salta there exists important establishments, the specialty of which (sole leather) is taken to Buenos Ayres and Rosario.

At the present moment a very important establishment in its own branch ("Le Elisita" of Domingo, Barthe & Co., now in liquidation), situated in Barracas al Sud, is for sale; it is fitted up with modern machinery for dealing with kid, vacuna hides, and sheepskins.

Boots and shoes.-This industry which has for ten years past been exploited by four or five factories of greater or less importance, has been very profitable, but is now doing very little good on account of the numberless factories which have been started. It may be affirmed that owing to the keen competition many manufacturers will become bankrupt, and those alone will remain in existence who practice the strictest economy and use the best and most modern appliances.

The importation of foreign boots and shoes has become almost nil in consequence of the heavy duty of 45 per cent, especially as the country itself produces the principal raw materials.

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