248 Grain Loading Facilities at Buenos Ayres. 



The impetus given to the Argentine frozen meat trade by 



the closing of European ports to Argentine live-stock is 



likely to be maintained. According to a 



Argentine re port by H.M. Acting-Consul at Buenos 

 Frozen Meat . . 



Trade. Ayres, it is only a question of time and 



capital for this industry to assume much 



larger proportions, though the distance from the European 



ports is naturally a drawback in competition with Canada 



and the United States. The following figures show the 



exports of frozen sheep carcases and quarters of beef for the 



year 1899 compared with the totals for 1900 : — 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



1899 - - 



1900 - 



Carcases. 

 2,485,949 



2,372,869 



Quarters. 

 113.432 



261,365 



It will be seen that the number of quarters of beef 

 exported last year is more than double the number shipped 

 in 1899 though mutton carcases show a falling-off of 113,080. 

 It is worthy of note that all this meat is carried in British 

 vessels. 



\_Foreipi Office Report, Annual Series, No. 2615.] 



In a report to the Foreign Office the Acting Consul at 

 Buenos Ayres states that grain elevators 



Projected Grain- are shortly to be built in Buenos Ayres 

 loading Facilities , ^ . , ^ > ^ ■■, 



at Buenos Ayres. °y the Buenos Ayres and Rosario Rail- 

 way and the Central Argentine Railway 

 Companies. The project will effect an improvement that will 

 benefit British shipping and the port very materially. These 

 elevators are to be erected on the south side of Dock No. 2 ; 

 their capacity is to be about 100,000 tons ; vessels will be 

 loaded more quickly than heretofore, being able to come 

 alongside the elevators. Steamers often going to up- 



