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CHAP. 

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566. Argentine Elevator Silos.— Buenos Aires has a series 

 of elevator warehouses with a combined capacity of 91,600 

 tons. There are also six shipping silo towers, having a capa- 



city of 900 tons per hour, or 1 50 tons each silo per hour. 

 Besides these, however, 450 tons per hour can be received and 

 stored in bulk on the floor. The storage capacity of the three 



