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Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 32 X 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot] recei Soot] pnrpi requi of e; r«fer iiODB Amoi tbooo migh geeti' c*«° a* «» route, the distances as compared with linos to Oancda ih^ Jffi noUce tL ad^ant^^^^^^ ""'^^^ '■'^"''*'' ''"^ '**'«°'<* «'«« bring to ZuiWest^ towhl^K^ *'*'^''''*^""'^"V^'''P^ ^^«''«. and should also mako wiK to^id bv subsTdv or ??h''"'"'''** ^'^^'^^ ^*^""'"*'« I might visit would be steaSstoCWa or Ji,«rK ^^ '" '*^« establish ment of a line or lines of 3rinn,H«.? f ••1^7"®**'? «"y """sessions of duties or otherwiHe wonid be we^eaoclna^edbvanfnr^^^^^^ '^^''^ instructions and surgestioS* woreaocompaQied by an intimation that thn Government wr.u Id h« n;«R,«H ♦..,.„„«?„. me^t ofYuL'o^rr"' ', '"A'^'"* /'•'"'' *"^""'^'« *« °>'^'*° i° oa«e ofTh; "establish-' 20-1 °^'""*°'«''« '■« Canada, as to the tonnage of the vessels to be employ^ into, and rc,...n u,v„, all irudo .n.ttc,^ of Iho couotri.M V X vN i olr ? K and that (...<,. <, louvin^f Ou.uda 1 v.^u.-d ll c c, .1 oV Z.« 't ,' '■»"'""'^ ^**' •nd manufactuuT. of St. John on tl.o HubjoL refold to in mv 1 \ „ r'^'^»"<5 obtained in tins way all the informaUoL I ,:otib"A< uU b a^^ trade with .p eial icforen.o to its dovolopmett with tho c .umHe^F C« , . ' wh,.h^.„fo.. nation I found of grcut Bervic'c to mo^u^heV-ecSn ot'Z J^ft .h.^'?^.^!;;^S^;on!^u's:i^:^^^;;:,r^^^^ tcrs resident HI London of tho Arsrontme HenublirLd th« R«nnU' f ^r^^^^ ^'"'^' BUENOS AYJIES AND THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. r h«v^"r''' ^^'■'' ^'""'''"' ""^""^ '***^'^^^ inhabitar»8,and is ono of the busiest cities 1 have ever soon ,n proportion to.t« population. Itn internal and IbreiJn trado ar« im ?nTrZ. ^'" "'.^f,^'^''"'^ '^'^^^ ir^crcsL'at the rale of 50,000 per ^earlnnl t « l^t four yearn and there seems no practical hmits to a Htoady growth in that dire^ii^n for a great many years to oome. / b "'rtu lu mat airettion -.f .ni^lf k" i*'*"* year 18s7, permits were taken out for the erection of uowards timo w! .h R '°'^ buildmgs I .aw upwards of 1,200 Bhips and vessels ly'n/uTone t.mo in the Banucas, a harbour of Buenos Ayres. and this number ilea- ned wa« a la.r average ono of the vosflels and ships that li one time would be load^oi. or n^^.. ing .n.th..s port and this was in addition to the mail Z^rs whLh 'o^outsil '^i of^LflT ''^".^^^'•«°"«-. B"^"'^^ Ayres has the finest and mosr« onsive lystem of ..Ifn^„°t ^f^"'fK*"H ""^ }^^ Argentine Jlopublic is about 4,500,000, and consists EmWsh r '■? "^''''V*''"°"« *"^ one-third Italians S^aniirds French English, Germans, Sw.ss and other nationalities diflScult to enumerate ' ' Ihe Argentine Republic extends over 36 degrees of latitude and 20 of \on,ni„,u It js bounded on the west by Chili, on the n.rVwest by Bonv"ron the nor h h^; .B-*l,via and Paraguay, on the east by Brazil. Uruguay and the AtlanH. < w ^ on the south by Cdiii and the Atlantic and Pacitif oLns. ^°'*"' *"^ ^«.H r""-^''*n''" '"^ the Republic is about 120,OjO persons per voar and he- yond queshon, w ,11 continue in increasing proportions. The Goven'S oV Ari iCur '""t"^ ? "'"^^^ ^^'"^ ♦« o*'^'*»" immigrants from the noah of BoiS Uulrf ""'"ber of immigrants hitherto having been from Italy, and wh 1st th^ae latter persons are industrious, Iru^ral and reliable as workers, a large number of Jem 1 n u '^^ ^,»'«™'!«'^«« ^^^^ Iho country, but seek to. and do, returnTumo al s(J,n as they make a few thousands of dollars, thereby enabling th^m t'l " -^e "-.?-{" m- in their own country. ' ^ — » i- ■•'•^ c-^m.uitaOjjr / jaonoy ol liip.*, I»i) linurt ol huoh ;»niirio, oimmro t, NO far UH iho iian traiJt) and i'lhar^'n of the v«t ivfofi'od lo, • iU>, IJumilton, of Ihu Hoards >t thOHo citieH, iho mou haDts itractioiiH, and upon Ctt adiaii have visited, >< tho w ik of led to Kti^Iand 1 to Iho Minis- J of Urui^uay, otioduolion to leaving S )ath- oighth day of Lie. J buNiest cities 1 trade are im- urin^' the \tuii ^bat direction 1 of upwards 9 lying ut one a. ned ^^'aH a Dg or uuJoid- 5 oatrtido and jn.sive system ley run to all and conrtiels rdH, French, of loni^itade. the north by ) Ooeau, and ;'oar, and, be- int of Argen- 1 of Europe ; (vhiJMt theee aber of them lome as soon comfortably Tho Kopjblic of Affcentina covers about 1 •>!'> Knn wnna~. w-i (o thai of G.ca. B. Kai.Mreh,nd (Jcrmni v A. '^ fJ 2- ^ ? '?''"''' "'' *" «'"<"♦ equal Th. «roat«,r part of ,hi .•uuMtrvH;nn;,f •,"""■'/.; '"'''>' ""^ -^l'"'" f'Kol .er. .outh ,bo region of tk/pum I^r.r ^ ^o \' ITh ''h'"', '"" '''"'" "" '"^«^ *" '^o It poHsoHses a larger iniMntiiv of lm o i UnTi, • '"^''"'^''^ ""'"'"' '*-''li"ity. other country 1 Lv. UJ^v^illLnH .1. r'lT'''^'''" *'' ''^ ""'" ''""' '^""^ a«y a prairie ..oun., v .>rni| .r [, th, (' .;; Ln'' V ' .'"u" "">' '"">*'-''k'". It i.^ larKelJ ,.ra.ne exten.i. L ..,,w:„ . o Itw:; 'r.^^L^ 7. ^7^' !!'"? l»n. ali.v.ui phot ^ of < lay ,i,Hi „ f,.rt.|.. (...y.,, I MnvthirL^tha hi 1< ''-=»'i""- I» iiiK. HUKk r«i«i„y, w.M.i J.^Vi hZ m..rt V ; '■'^' '!y?'- '""" "'" i'n.l «>.d farm. «. l.ul.li<-. The n;^.,u:,.^ , JhelM" wTS i ';; ^U^ n-'" '"•'.""*' "' '^"^""^'*« "^ t^'" tbi. nurufe.. vH.t an it i. .HI ^L u" ::im. '' Vpii':!; ">r^' ';!; (^'^^ arc o(cuii,.)d UK Mitep hums Thora ui« m,.. .r^' , . " '•* "^ ' "''"-''♦ "' '*'••* e.a."^::::,,?;;'':*';?;-;:!;;:!^;,,^'-;-^ to,p..i.,e. .ays on hi. Tho -ardon ounsiHtH of 8 aoros in which t u u , ' 1 t ^ '*' "'-'""J"'- cultivation. thou h a vo.y bo«utiful ost^ncfa ^1 ; n^m 1 ronL of 'th ^.'l "'"' i '""! '"■'':• " '^' ^''^ " I knew of had 85,000 sheep. ^ "^ ^''^ ''"■"^'■'^' Another o,tantva Prorn those figures some idea mav hn h«,i of ii,„ oou.Ury. Tiu>re are ahont 4,000 milen of railw v „ /^> V"' '1 r'"'"' "^'"^^'^^ "^ ^^^ constantly bun^. increased. The Gove nmenTh V'° 'T^ "^° ^he, oople alone a course of nubliPim..r.>r^?™^u^ 1 Jo^res-ivo, and is Jeadintr great results i.. openin^/u tho . untTv and^rj'i r','^'*' ''"'" ^'"'■" "'"* >'"' Pr>^'""e the greatest advantago tL au^ru S^ opponurity to oarry on at mense aKnoui.urai «pe ut 'l ""^o oj SL .hl'T '" !'^« •"'"P-- ^Vhorc such im- Bepublic rnu.t be vo y iar e -md ? w^n ' " '''*' "mount of n.a.orial sent oat of the the country. ^ " ' '^ ^ "'" ''''"' P'"^'^^^ l" J««cr,bo the foreign trade of KXPORTS Ax\J^ IMP0RTS-AI{GENT1NI-: KKl aSLlC. Exports for lB8(i />(7y;ny /i'x;w^ /)u/y. Animal uil. Boaes and booeash., Cattle bides. 13,714 E83,065 Wattle horns 5,460,549 Kurriera' waste. Goat skies Greasy wool. 149,431 74,468 300,677 Horse hhlr 31,711,604 Horse bides " 775,711 Kid skins ..."..........'.". 673,449 t;strich featfaera ...*..*..'.",. E0i,040 Otter skins „ .".'.'" i*,UX Sheep skina .'.""' 278,273 Tallow ."!'.*."!!!!." "" 6,360,671 Various skiai ..........*. Ii7l5,393 ■■ 41,693 20— 1 J $48,669,841 1T,521 40,10S i>),;hoi 362,373 149,414 4,663,421 3,777,3<8 1,8JS,I72 3,243,261 7,10» 80,747 7,827,195 6V&b94 Exports for 1886 free of Export Duty. Barler Bran -. ..".".Z oanary leed '. "'.',',;■.;■ '. .■";..7.'.'".;!!;;"";".* Flour H»T " Indian corn ":.■.■.■.■;.; - Meat ......"!!" ** " Lioaeed ".'«..!'.'.. r?'.'-..!!, ...!!. ...!!,...! I.iTe c«ttle ,."",' ' Manure !.'.'.'.,.'. ' Pea nut ."...'...i'.V.'."'".' Htampfd jrold .'."'.',.'.*.*.'.',','.', Stamped liirer .'.ir.V. !'.'"!'"". Wheat ~...... „... VarioBi »rt"icipi'.f/.'V!.\\'.','.'.'""'"! l,BIi',37ft " - 1,837,004 $24.6i3,437 Making a total export for the year 1886 of goods to the value oiZTA^i^S. Imports during the year 1886 paying duty. ^"7n"rt''nlfr'"'5T'".'"''"'"''f["«<'' ""(?•', csffee, oil, cheege, dried Bran'dieVw?n"r*a"y other thTng.t1.af?a3; couM produce could be sold there after the trade has been fairly f)pentd up. LUMBER. Beyond question the great stapio article that Canada could exmrf f. Ar-e-*.-- Ul thiH article the Argentines imported in'l886 to the'extent MJvyuuM question in ^nd Drugaay :a iumfaer. Sf I Oc ( ( ( ■i i i No t)f about 212,<)()0,(iO(tHUDerHciAl f,«» r»<.u- 000,000 snperficiul foo The cLf'K^ /'*'.'' ''"*""*^ ^'"'"»^» ""'^ napplioi ab<.at 34 - tent of tboir capHci'; 'Jl'^V llrv mnlhT'"'' '"'''^'^'"'^ ^^^ UunSan« to t So ox. the Uoitcd States t.f An'onti .a w2 T.. u ''7?'' ""*^ P'"° '"">''"•■ •shipped from United StatoH. and .hire" rhrp^rod'To SchTh T ..'" T"''-''''^^'^ ''''"''' '^ ^''^ lumber Hont to Argontina in IHsTfrLv.'^ '? AtxentiDo Republic. Of the •Ithough tboy aro «o nitua ed and oS' S th^^^^ Scotia .ondiu^ very little, participate in thin trade to a very rau 'h I rl7 A, ! T^ ™u'**"'"' "" '" ^^^ «We to • Be«B waa curried on as I think it^«Z|.i bo ^ '"^ ^^'*" '*'''>' "°«^ ^«' "■^•'« «>usi- tl'^o/im."" ^" '■»'««-- Plato during the PROM MONTRBAL. do do do do Jnlj do do do do do do do do do Augnit do do do do do do do do do do do do do ' October do do do do -do JvoTember 32... 24... 3S... 29... 7... 9... 9... JJ... 13.... 14.... 30.... 30... 36.... 28.... 4.... 4 « 13 IS 18 20 30 34.... 29 9 16~. 33... 39- 3... 7.. 8... IS- IS... 18... 81.... 31..., 12.... Warie .„ Sondie.. ... Bet.. . Befhi ..•;:;; ofie .............;." Zorida Oanataffbaire Ouiaoa....Tn.. Aisyii. r.;:.:::..::".::; Veritas Plash Uffht Paith ......"".; Janny L. Cann.V.."!.'!.'.'.".'.*..."*.' B. ac^deoborg „ Oanienro , Mary J. Baker ....'.'.'.".'. „*.'.'..V."" "•KDoiia :..;.:.:.• Bvaljjnoh Hamnel UcReozie. "*"' Virginia....,!:..:. . Oeorge B. Doane!,'.)!!'," !',;;',r M. *. B. Cann ...! . Olivia A. Carrisan Yuba .;; Charles Cox " OneaU Stanley......... Elite.. Wilhelmina ....;.'.! " Belginn LiMieo. Troop.:.::::;;:"" Hector..^ . sigsid „.,...:: — Loyalist ..:::.: ha Soiten H. B, Oaan... iamei Kartiii: • ••••OOOOOtaci r 619,743 474,643 324,99A 733,607 88.?, 723 394,244 WM68 1. ',-*06 1 ' 77 867, '12 46ft,«>60 427,116 651,289 890,037 802,600 670,041 790,669 432,986 302,314 630,669 738,9)9 764,439 383,381 809.734 761,979 496,740 493,820 381,407 791,679 340,468 604,766 1,148,086 486,430 909.437 379,608 320,308 1.097,966 I,iS6,040 1,092,726 36,879,337 86,736 83,684 84,673 304,993 Bxport Lumber OomDaoT (Limited). *^ ' do do do t, do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do dc- do do er r-.-=r S..iP«N« of Lumber from the Rivor St Lawrence to the Rivor Pl.t« d.ring the otuHon of 1887. ** 0«t«. JttM do 4o do ADgQIt do V Oetober do NoTember do JO... 13 ... 38... 4 ... 18 31 23 1 16 33 26 15 26..., 3 6.... 887. FROM PORTS KXCLD3IVK Of MONTREAL. TmmIi. St. Frnn-.oli QladkQ Beatrice Aldeburiin ,, Rrynard Vaaco de Oant.. .. Kale C. MagDire... Argo Lottie Bell (ileogmrrj Golden Rule ilennnette Peacemaker Sampo Siguel H Sprvte Sup. feet. 176,800 466,973 411,483 469,673 788,677 884,473 1,067,266 634,636 160,000 487,083 919,336 163,819 811,463 643,487 468,316 7,719,068 •Alio 66,476 auperfioial twt aih. Total Shipments from the St. Lawrence in 1881 PoUagi 13,030 *i8,«ao 19,720 13, 480 46,000 38,330 167,320 Pine Sprnce Aih Hup. feet. ..- 26,879,327 .... 7,719,068 6S,476 8mall itorage. 33,683,1:61 Pieces. 372 S12 8HIPM1NT8 Of lumber from the Rivor St. Lawrence to 1886 inclusive. VS,r •- 26, U5, 183 SJi 1«,005.916 ,2}a 28,214,968 *■•' ~ - 36,07.%i*19 to the River Plato from 1810 jnj 16,262,^93 ,222 10,113,000 M?? • 3,437,000 iS« 8,787,928 *•*" - 10,866,348 Tear. 1879. {gio 13',4?6,480 122? 10,420,080 \lli -•- 16,147,941 \tll 24,419,827 }2f; -••» 18,768,662 \l°* "" 36,938,648 }2^ •• 31,334,643 ""'' - ~ 2»,088,104 , RKnAPITDLATIOV-LrMBItR. ■i!|«i«nti U) Buenos Ayrni daring D«c., 1M7... do MomeVUao do do do Monte V.dM do do Z"" BUpinentg to Tip river j.oru and Bftlua BUoeu dunng Ufc, 1887 _. •"•ocm HWpmeuu to all parti duriuif Dee'.'lBHT fJwTioutly .iponed to all porti ■idc« Jan.'i'lssf SbipmeDU to all porta lor li moothg, 1S87 WhiU Pine. do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do daring Ore , I88B aame i2 months, 1886. during year Hi9 do do do do do do do do Jo do do ko do do du 1884.. 188 J., 1883., 1881 . 1880.. 1879. 1878. 18;7.. 1876. 187S.. 1874. 1873. 187i... 1871.. 1870... M. ft. 877 1,0<)0 8i8 81 1269 78,o«a 77,3H1 4,(i60 fi&,343 61,860 60,171 36,101 as,6i6 26 371 32,363 20,707 19,060 17,918 6,9 <4 17,014 27,100 66,9si 40,093 20,464 86,617 Spracr. M. fx. 4,015 3M i'iteb fine. 820 4,890 so,oas 84,94 "5 2,379 40,3i9 34,284 S3,8B<> 29,:^98 23,731 33,6.')6 8,672 14,132 10,0)3 9,788 2,822 7,468 16,008 u,m 14,160 8,761 a.t08 M. n 4,993 709 980 1,288 1,0 to 74,919 82.989 8,ti6 4i,9ii 67,811 69,839 33,7S» 28,20^ 39,I4{) 10,061 1 1,629 16,608 12,266 4,8St in,;;7i 17,P90 27,862 23,416 11,407 16,389 Oak aad Aab. M. ft Other Kliida. 139 7 21 167 1,360 1,636 140 1,260 1,117 830 613 641 889 4S4 6U 307 231 158 431 490 714 431 ;?13 4tti M. It in« 44 ITS 328 4,098 4,426 187 1,360 1,047 I,14» 1,86A 67» 630 1,664 1,992 2,8I» 20J 3:5 288 ■.m 688 a» la: IZTvLTXfh""*^* ''as not participuted iu the Argentine lum- thomarkolHofiK/nnKi '^^^''''T*''^ of doing, i. that lumb.r mtondol lor people is ti ..I bav they adhere wi .i.K ■■. , tnniked pecalmnty of the Araentino mh great tenacity of purpose to any i,JeaH they n..Tv laracttr or (JiniotiMJoiis, charu(!t()r or dimension^- They will not, tiH a rule, purchafco bavc, a,.d u they are accuHtomod to an article cfuny^gi^En cfa. mLlhZ^'T^ '^ r''^*^« eo.d« of a d,/em.t cha^ jUthoogh the latter art.den might Huit their purposea ju.t a. well .s the former' •ooount of sales Ola cargo of Vo^riumbfiT'^r i? ibese markotH, wiih a pro forvm retail prices ol spruce aJd pinelamrr * eiaiemont ol the present MfiiMO. OW ASSOBTMBNT OF WHITE PINK SUITA3LE FOB TAB KIVEB PLATB. 1 X 10 inch 3po1 J * }•* 3» »6p.o;i "' '?» H IB. H feet lengthi. \xl }5 5® - 3p. C.J A A A A ft i'i 12 do — • fP"- All 16 feet long. * '' "® "" 12 P.O. do do 100 p. c. Good ahippera. MEMO. I X 1 X 1 I 1*1 i I or A8SUHT..VT or WU.TK .MN, .tMT^BLE fUR TH. K,VK« PLAT..-C^ > p. c. ) ,, 3 p. c j " 10 inch 11 ilo 14 do . li do ., ii do .. •a «p. Up U, 13, All 16 feet louif. do do 16 f»«i inaftha. J'JO p c. Commoa (bippcri. 1 I 1 i* 1 10 Inch ^ 3 d do do do do do do 10 a 8 13 19 4 « '». »|. H. 1«, I« fMt iMgtbl. 1 ^- i1( A A i\ A * 0' '10 ou 0. 18 fr«t loos 0. do c. do do do Qood ihlpp«r^ Selected pid*. 1°2 P- «■ Good ihlppere and leleoted. I X la Inch •••• 45 p. 0* '♦ X 12 do 'i X 13 do 1 X 13 do }i X 13 do u X 12 do 6 t 90 4 8 JJi 19, 14, 18, 16 feet leagtbi.' 0. lofeei luuK. c. do ' 0. 13, IS, U, IB, iefeetlengthi.\ ^ ft A A .\ A J Good ihippen. Oomuoa thippws. 60 p. 0. Good ahippfri. 40 p. 0. Uommon ihippert. 12 inch „„.. 35 P.O. 1*' 12 a X 12 1 X 13 Hi 13 a I 12 1 I 12 i*' 12 a X 12 do'..., do .... ia«. 1 1 1 1 9 3 3 3 3 9 4 inch do .. do .. do . do . do . do . do .. do ., do .. do . * •••••• •• .••■• 66 p. c 13 n 14 l'> le fMt looff. T 10 10 Id IS p 0. JO p. 0. 2 a 4 ft « p c. *0 p. c J 3 4 ft « p. 0. 6 |i. e. lilt 1 p e. 00 p. 0. 4 p ntuiefMt. 18 II. c. (lu 19 PC. do 3S p. c. ilO ft p. c. 18 to to leet. «p. c do 12 PC do 3 p. 6. rtu 8 p. c. d* ftp. C. du 2 p. 0. dj in. ipptra. Deck loftd iMatllnf. 12 inch H 12 du 13 do 3 do 4 do ft do < do in. PPM* Daok load •eantlinf. 1 X 3 Inch 1 X 4 QO 1 X A do 1 X 6 do 2 X 3 do 3 X 3 do 3 X 4 do 3 X ft do 3 z 6 do 3 X » do 4 X 4 do 1 X 12 do !♦ X 12 do 2 X 13 do . • t«*f«* M§»9i **••••• •■••••••< 67 p c R«iU. I „ , . « P c. Scauiling. ) »P'"<* ''"■»^^- 12 to 16 fNt lODf. dj do do do do do Boardi «ad plaokt. R«ilt. 3 p. c. 13 to IS feet loog. 6 p «. do 10 p. e. do 13 p 0. do 2 p. c. la to 38 leal long. 36 p. c 6p e. 8p 0. 4p c. 10 p. c. 12 p. c. 24 p. 0. SO p. c. SOp c. ••••» •••*•* I Oack load (cantling. 1 12 inch H 12 do 2 12 do 3 3 do 3 3 do 3 4 do 3 6 do 3 6 do a 9 do 4 4 do i««IS* ••••• do "!";;"^;";::" - * ^- "• 8 p. C. do 8 p. 0. do 3 p. 0. do 4 p do ftp do 3p C do ai p. c. 13 to 16 fMt long. 6 p. c. do 8 p. c. do 33 p. 0. Raili. 33 p. e. 8c«ntia|ir. 31 p c. 0= Boardi kod icMtliog 36 p. c. 13 to 16 feet long. 6 p. 0. do 8 p. 0. do 6 p. c. 18 to 36 feet. 10 p. 0. do 12 p. 0. do 4 p. c. do ftp. 0. do 8 p. c. do ft p 0. do BO p. c. Boards and planka. 60 p. c Scantlintri 10 PRO FORMA ACCOUNT SALBS OK A OABGO 0|r WHITB PlfTg. By sandriti lold at 6 monthi. On deck. 3,rO0 pieces wbUe pine ,.'"■ Less— i^pTlTZ^!!r.''"''.'' "" '^"'^ '"*'' '■«■•' d*>^»)?e"vr«iVw;;^r 80,000 6,000 ft. Cnder deck, 30,000 pieces white pine, meagarinir n.,.^ AUowance for dry rot, gph„, baik,^,^^""°^:::::":;;""-""-; ^'g'gg^ 8»Im mad* per 1,000 feet i •per 100 sqaare metres. 1,000 feet-.929 sqn.re me'.reB. 380,000 Charge*. Additional for dt(.r«ciHiioQ, 15 DC *^'^^' *' ^ ** 177 23 atamp doty. 10 ( ^er ^ilOO g.fl. stampa ~' P«Kare stamps a bout 20 cinVr'sibo Postage and petties $I,3S8 78 68 fiS 10 80 7 60 26 00 Mwnrer, 26c. por 100 eq. metrfs. "" Port dn\\',Toc.7er''rUiB"e;'Io'n'''°''' '' '' '■ "'^'^ '» «'0». ««ordi„K to discharging berth. puA'ui ^^l Tt%' ^'"' «"' '«« t°" "d ic. for evary additional ton per day. . Brokerage, j p. c. HT-Dut'/ «d''''.h"°.'.^es\"i:'''"*'* •' -n,it,:n'";Sfll brokerage, 10 c. per $100 11ia..,^toalte?afioSseacte Hi ZXy^ellr^^'f .^"^ 'i"^^^'' ''""'tlon ind duty thereon .„ Wharfage on a ves.efof 300 cnrregif,7r would hA^^^^^^^ •"'*«'' "'""^ orseleotJS! »•' g«y i for 20 dnys, |80. "g'Bier woum be : first 100 tons, $2 ; remaining 200, S2 to $4 Fort dues 30 c< nts per ton, $90 J«re^Vndth?rre^fi"catioVmu\u^'r^^^ Bill of landing and specification must ^ S«^". i''^ ^'"^ """'t bo stated JepLafei; in bfl' inin''HUl°'^'H " "".1'^ ^P*"^'''' •'"'I deck lo«l L«t It be thurouBhly understoorf {hit nnT. o"' of landing and specification, poor article «h,n it !«"« the.ami cbarces a. 1 ZTir"^* ..wanted here. It is no use sending » 0^^/b°':' RoodBf/f orders, 'o be g fen wi'bm 48 ?m,r7"ft*''' '^■'"'l'^ come chartered to Buenoi Mw/",' ".'° **'•' ^'"''nelo. "t a berth Snaled bv^^^^^^ todiscbarge either in tta<» U bo«s .i.r the .essel i. alongside of dfBcha^.^fn''g"a lnVt'hV'^;.BVoS.?Uer7a?e'f^ i^rdT ""^^ PRO FORMA. ACCOUNT SALES OF A CARGO OF 8PBD0B LOMBBR. By sundries sold at 6 months. Ft. On deck, 3,oro pieces of sprnce. measuring """wSTrc!""^'"'- "° <^^"A"lo"«,--ford;magrbr'iku '''''' 6,000 Under deck, 30 COO pieces spruce, measuring.. , . '^t^'TT. Allowance tor dry rot, Bpins, ba.k, Ac, Bay i;.::;..".'.:;.;::; r::::::;::: : "JcSo per 1,000 ft. or per 100 equare metres 1,000 feet - 92-9 square metres. Chargei. ^Saleimade 45,000 245,000 290,000 ' * ■»••»••• ••!* •••••••»« •■■••* ■■.■■■ ■■... .... 17^? 91 177 Ij |1,SS8 76 u Hump duty, lOc. per J 1 00 O. H. tUuDpa Pagare tUmpi abont 80o. per «io6'.' Poatagesftod pettieg $68 66 10 80 7 &0 36 00 Meafurer, 26 c. ppr 100 sqnare metrej. Po"d^X'3S'cTr*'r:S'rtL''°" '' '^ '' °'*'° '" *'°' "'-^d'O^ *° discb^rKia, berth. KXur$7tol3r "• '"' '"^ *»°^ *"•' » •=• '-^^ ""^ "dditioaal ton per day. Brokerage, ^ p. o te^^X-iJSe^^l^bJiJSSSe. te^fu^n^r^c'ha'?^.' ^et^^2?etlr;*'-'- '^'" '-'-^<^'- ^«« ^er $.00. *4 p.,''d':T?20"days?S.'" ''° *°" "^"" """l-* "« = «^»t 1°° ton. $3 ; remaining 300 ton.. $3 or Port duel, 30 cents per ton, |90. .f«Kdthe*?pfcmcat^?^,;^e^^7y "' '\^ll« -^ specification mn.t and nnder deck load mn • S* stated genrrft tell ?J h% „f7*^"* '•"^i"' *"" ^^^^^ specified ; and deck load Let it be thorouehl W^^nnH fiP.. V ^ °''] °' ''*^'°K *'"J speoitication. poor article wa^fai. ..isrelha^'ir.'fa'grd'or '''''" ''"^•'^ '^"«- ^' '« "» "^ -°'1"'8 •- A. iood whue p.ne i, getting scarce, clear fnd selecUd spruce ought to come into more demand. reon ara elected. 2 to 94 Dnmnst ck load iding ft Buenot r in the amence WeiTB PmB, GOOD SHIPPBR8. 1* X 13 :;::;:;;;;■;;';""■" ••• l2 X 13.. ." 2 X 13 " 1st cost ""'," - Insurance and JnToice'cLargrsre p. c.'.'.'..r.'..; *'5 2^ Frejffht i " f ^ _ _, ^ 2w - 11 00 1 X 13 11 to 16 feet, do do do Argentine geld Difference from 1,000 feet io'ioo meters (40 66 3 11 Wiih gold at 150, 60 p. e **3 6C Duty and landing charwB .... *' "'^ ng charges 6S Hi 7 23 Selling price, retail. $72 72 • 76 00 SPRUCE FLOORING, PLANBD. TONQUBD AND GROOVED. 1st cost. Inanrance and invoice charges'. Freight, $9, less Jth 7.... . ••••••••••. .......M t Difference in exchange Argentine gold Difference from 100 feet to "lOO square meteM.! With gold at 180, 60 per cent , Duty and landing charges ...., Selling price, retail ■"• • ■• •• •• M ..c $30 00 1 00 7 20 $28 20 1 70 $29 90 2 30 $33 20 16 10 13 66 $61 ii 07 00 12 SPRUCE SOANTLr.VG, Ist QUALITY Jst cost , . I.suraace and inroiircharge^^^^ *'H? r rcijjm.,,,, ^^^ ^^^ • • •!■•• 00 ; 9 00 Difference in exchanire ... $it 6S " 1 36 ArRentine gold „ Difference from 1.000 feet to 100 meters".'.".' ^^* °' ••• I 84 With gold at 150, 60 per cent .... |26 8S Ouijr and landing charaea " 13 93 7 38 Selling price, reUil. $>6 01 COAL. Imports of ooal into Buenos Ayres in the following years were as follows :- In 1884 Tom. I8S8 • " a67,3]7 lf86 «...!, .".r.il 275,467 1887 ;;■;■ «.... 389,643 »•••• 626,718 doub^^dln'fonr'yL^'**''^ ''*''''' "^^'''''' «°»> -*« ^'^-^^ AyreT^e th»a lowsT- '"^^'^ °^ "***' '""^ ^''"*" ^'^«° J* *J»"« of the same years were as fol< In 188* ., _„. Toni. 1885 „„„„...„ J, ••..•..-....-....- „„ .^ 199.062 1886...... _°1""" *"—"••" ^ 2l7i04I "-• " " 174,049 13 CHEESE. qaantitio«ofthi8 article to Kt BH tar and Grit Lif«7 ?^Pf'"t«'i '«'y iargo qoantitioH ot cheese to South Arerica ?nd I have nrdoSwL\evl°^^^^^ T''' '"'^^'^ nend cheese direct to South America and find asteLv and r«m,Tl ^' ^-^ could the name. In Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay ^heo^lifinlnfi ?'"''*' J'"'^® '"*"• Htoclc raising so readily accomplished aS?henroti?«tS^ J>fe are so easy and people of these countries have nUasyet [le torygreat^^^^^^^^^^ '^h"'.^''" of cheese and butter, but largely net their FuS^f Thl« „ V f . P''^''"*'^'^" Cheese to the value of ».28.V4oMs fmpoKed nrS^a^Ls'lyr:; in 'lis r" ''""''• I obtained from a reliable source the tetail nricerof thl nr lin-VJ .• , family u*.o in Buenos Ayres which I here Jive Bv^h1« if ^ i S ^ ''^^'^'''*^ <"'• there is far more expensive than it is hereTnd the nrt^ of Th ^' ''°" ^^^' "^'"^ the Canadian rate as to cause one ti Ser but mon«v 11 T '' '"^ ."'"S^ «'>"ve T£ZT '''' '' '-''-'^ whatever^^-d^L":-:L■SaKS.ru!./^:;:.it' LIST OF ARTICLES FOR ORDINARY USE, Ac. Retail current prices in Buenos Avres l2th Mnx, iacb ' f^ ' named below:— ^ ' *'"^' ^^^^' ^^^ sundry articlea lb 7o" do do do do do Flour, average i Potatoes do sweet Oatmeal Rice Tea Coffee Sugar " American do ' Sugar cured hams per lb...."!!! Cheese do , Fresh pork do ....'.".'..' Mutton do »«.","".* Beefsteak do "" Uhickeue, each ' Eggs, per doz ..'".!!!!!!!" Cabbage, per head !. Turnips very poor, each "./.!!!!!".!!"!!'.' "" " Grapes per lb " Apples, per doi !*."".! Pears, per doz " Oranges, per dos ,.'" ' House rent from $100 to $io6"per"inonth! 5 to 8c. So. 3 to ■iie. 14 ti> 16o. H to 16c. do ".' " $1 OOtofl 40. ••■ 60 to $1.20. 14 to 16. 20c. ■ •• 76c. to f 1.00. • •• 6fc tojil.ao. 20c. 10c. 18 to 26e. ■•• 78 to $! 20. 75c. 12 to 18c. 6 to 10c. IS to 35c. 40 to 60c. 30 to 50c. 15 to 50e. n„^f?-*?'"~M^®?® P'!'"^^ """^ <>"o*«'' '■" Argentine national currercv one-third will give the value in Canadian money. currency AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. which reduced' -A—- •„ -11 -.goods. The demand "lor thrs class of nier'^'hanH America will go on increasing. The manufacturers in the UnU^d 8^;; hive South now u Jh«'FL^'"'*'"TJ° ''•l"""* ^""^'y P"""^ "^ ^^^ Republics of Argentina aod Urneuav An.l BUCceH.ful bu.ino8H, and from mv k,,uw ed-e of th7olS"tv of (3^^^ * turer. to supply the«e goods as cheap .md us we 1 HttKI L ^""'''^'^" manufao- am of tl.o opiM-on that ^all the (^arXn m n^?i .t'^ rin h,s ,iC^^^^^^^ neco.^a.y la..lUieH to place his^oods ,n theSuuth W an ,aa 4etH anT tZ^^^^^ '^n thVunilidsI'^le^r --PetesuccesMuny .u, the .nanuractur:;s'^cJ;tr;'a:.Je!e:;'„' COTTON GOODS. yoara to come, the surplus stock of Sanuda v.ouinid "riTket fn sS ^'^'''' """^ «uoh a way und at such a rate (hat it would J.rovo a., raivaitaeeou to i^'r^'n" manuf.cturo of this class of thin lij^ht cottons [,"'^6 markets to w^ih' ^"^ '"*'' ''^^ ferru.g, as soon as regular commu,7ication bolwo.n tho o placls Tnd CaLd^a TuT of Tr:l!l''h«^f '7^ ""'77''' "">■ P*^' ^'^" ™''""f«'=t'^res.cot iror r-in?n a Urul orl,n.«:,l heshoaldgctfromn reliable tirm or individual in Buenfs Av/v. C« immediately nnder consideration. ^ Buoject now WOOLLEN GOODS. In the one of woollen goods I found that the people of Arirentina Uru^u^v *nH -Brazil largely use ariicles at the two extreme po nts of m-odu^tron Th« £!^J «.ther of the highest cla.s md the most e^ponsfvo cLrac?ir, or S the cLaS ki^H' and the less expensive class of woollen trooJs is bv far .Ha «,«;t ? ®°®*P«f^«'na, much an wool is admitted into Cana^'a K an^^pay a LvT^u ^7the UnS btates, I think a business of considerable nroDortionH oonlH L ri«n " n ^ • HORSE NAILS, NAILS, TACKS, &o. These articles can be produced in Canada at a rate of cost that will admit nf their exportation to South America in large quantities, and as eviSence^f wSat may 16 ba done by ibo neeoHPary inveHtigation and obtainirg the requisite inC.mation 1 may my thHt 1 imfced, while in BuonoH AyreB, that they use ho-ne nail, of ...TSm h?,^ 7n "h VfK ''*"■*'• ?^ *' ''T "a"«f*°tared a sample, similar to the J^.o.s I gaie h.m forsvardedtheHampletoaNew York house engaged in the Argentine tr^X and the result ban bucn that ho received an order for several tone of iheHO n>ul9 toS woald°?;Uow^'"'' '"' '"^""'^tion that addiUonul large orders for similar g^^ ih. 1^ ^T^ American conrtries import all their iron goods and I am .'ortain, from the observaiions made by me wh.io in South America, that if a .h.avi m i< bo JiZ iJ.rt«Vt''?Sv,fh"^'"''''/'"^'!?"*^* ""^ '*" g^ods'nannfactur.d in Canada, and ex- ported to bouth America from this country, so aa to place the munufacturiT hero in o^?;!* ''"" i""" '" '^'' particular as is held by his European and United Stat^ competnur a large and continually increafing business can be done in the manV faoture in Canada of ,he c ass of i.on goods hereinbefore roforrcl u>, and the e"por tatiou ot the tame to the South American countries. ^ DUTIES AND PORT CHARGES IN ARGENl'INA, «nH tl^VT'^r"^ "" ^^M Government of Argentina is towards a policy of proteotioD and the duty has recently been increased upon many articlo.. Those duties will of course be pari by the consumer more or le^s until the article so proteoto.l is mana l.i!?. ,'" ^^^.T'^.Y^ '" '^."^"^'^y. HufHcient to meet the demand, when it will largely tZL?A' P^^k''^ *'''' P"'"'^]'""'" "{'^'^ "■■''"'« "'' imported, but as yet and for inlny far^. '"''°'"'' °^«""^''otnred goods into Argentina will ba increasingly The folio ving is a list of manufactories at present existing in Buenoa Ayroa :-^ 16 Oila (oeats foot, linseed). 4 Musical iabtrameotB. 1 Htarcb. 3 Tiles. 3 Varuieheg, 6 Billiard tables. 1 Paper bagi. I Trusses. 4 Iron safes. 37 Shoes. 17 Shirts. 49 Oartd. 40 OarriaKes. 4 Brushes. 7 Brewers, one ia Oordora. 4 Obocolattt. B Uider. 19 Oi((ars. 14 Cookinf; ranges. 6 Tin articles. 3 Sweets, ka. 3 Spices. 1 Sheep Dip. 18 Macaroni. 6 Artificial floweti. 3 Wax matches. I Fireworks. 5 Bisonits. 7 Gloves. 1 Tools. 6 Ice. 4 Monlds. 7 Soap. 69 Liqnors. 68 Purniture. 1 Files. 4 Machinery. 4 Perfumes. 3 Obemicals. 1 Snuff. 2 Wheels. 4 India rubber stampg. 13 Ohairs. 8 Soda. 6 Wire nettinif. 4 Ink. 7 Coopers.. 14 Oandlfs. 2 Olasa. 2 Vinegar. 8 Bags. 1887, the duties substantially are as By the laws passed upon this subject in follows : — «««?!f7 article manufactnred out of Argentina and imported into that ooantrv foZws :1^ P^' "*"'• ^''"'P' '^^ ^^^'^'^'"S *^*'°'««' ""^'^^ «« sublet Z 1. All tobaccos in general pay a duty of 55 per cent. kinds%?iira-rdi?r5oT;rnr"^'«^ «,.«„K ^'"t" "°f drapery in general, hats shoes, harness, carriages, furniture per cent." " '^ ^'*^' "'""''''"' " ^'^''* ^*'« " ^''^'''^' «°'* ^^'^^^^ <>"°rt°45 4. Non-galvanized iron in plates, ingots, bar and hoop iron, white nine roa^h jruce, coigne. ordinary salt, printing a^nd ;riting papers'^f wharevere^r 10 l5.r •]| , ^•/«^.'^.«'ol*». jewelry, wrought gold, and silver, silk for embroidery and sewiDg- all kmds of instruments or utensils, with a gold or silver handle or ornamentltionl 16 tt l ^— _ Wir«« for binding .heave. «iV;Lrrd\;'d"^|;,7atroTLt ""'^'"^^' «. On ail unset precious utonos, 2 por cent. por cent. 7 100 kllogranimeg of wheat kilogramme of starch ~ • $1 1. The epocific duties that are onumeratod aa follows :— Brer One do do coffee do vermicelli "•."",. ,1. .."..'. do fine biacnit and other aa'stry do corn flour and Indian fllur. . do ebelled Indian corn . do all kiudaot tea '."" f*» J- ^'^ , 8"K»'' 'n general ,'," Litre ordinary wine in cask do do do do do do Good wine ■"• <• Alcohols in cask not to exceed 30° ... ' biquors in general not to exceed 26° Alcohola^in bot^es, each bonie to cuntaia-kVmoie'.han^- nt;e and-notexoeed. Kerosene, per &!°^*^'«!!!??'^°"^"''^»'' W Stearine or paraffine candles, per kiloK ,'" " Stearine, per kilog . " Playing cards, per each gross 1...'.7 Wax matoheB, perkilog "..'.!!!!!. 65 6 8 7 » 4 4 30 7 6 32 32 16 IS lb 25 25 15 19 10 go 50 covers shall pay the ^n-fi^^i^y-'"'? ^^ "^""'^^^ ^^"* ^'•o packed in two or more Bpcc.fic dutu-H, taking into account thi immediate cover The following articles are free of duty •— . dust, live plants, ron or steal maioriHi f«n ^ s'lver in me gram, in bars or in motives, wheei/forsLirwithor wi hnlT„'^r""?"^"* railroads or tramways, loco- water works of a diZeter oJat ^1 76 m?lM'''t''°" '"^'.' T g«l'«°i^«d for gas or of more than 2 kilos c«ntr?.lh««nfi •?' '^me res, quicksilver for guards, combos religious wo Shi, at \hrriu St of^D^^^^^^^^^^ "«' rT P°^f«'-. f titles for purposes o? request of I'rov nc a Governmen s'^r Edult?^^^^^^^^ ^^ ««.^«ols «t the SeeTJi^r^s^- -^ ^^ ^« ---- ^^t^^(^::::^\:^:^ %\Sr.: S^^^^^^^^--^^^'' ^aty with the e,ce^ «beepVk5 and ZSlZT^' "" "^^''^' "°'^'' ^^"°' «^--' ?-««y - washed ^^4S^^"«^' ~«^^ ..rriers. waste, The following are the port charges in Buenos Ayres:- ' cent S£s„erz!r/.i^„^:fS;r7i?r3:s^i»i^p'»_.'"? ship of 560 tons for 20 days would tons and I aomeUmes t^aken in and haU t^^ay H ^^ ^"^'^ '^' customs of thS port are Saveu cents for eaoh ton register; i.e.,Uo.mt» ente-!nols at the as the Exe- ;s, specifics the excep- or washed ors' waste, tons and I 132. This ■party. It le port are fg and 3i NoTE.-Atl duUos and charges are in paper money. KEVENUE OP ARGENTINA. The rcvouuo of the Argontino Kopublic for 188G was tho sum of Sir ri\ r(^n and there was a surplus of 8139,000. ' »l'>,('Ii),COO, MBAI^S OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CANADA AND SOUTH and tt ^oithTrricirnatns&fsiJ^nTv^r,' ^^T^'*"!? '°" ''^^^^^ ^-^d'* at .tated periods. The steamers p v. M ^^ °°* make voyages and tho cS^ntries in South ALrfcrarevervLmrnn^i*^^^ T^ ^*? '"?«' of Europe ISSS^^i^nfliTh^Arge'SlXuVt^rdT^^^^ ""'".^ 'T'^V'^' ^'-"^ *^«t, in counlry for other plKKdfiinVthJsame7ear^^ '''' ^'^ P^''« °^ ^•>"* BAILING VESSELS. Number of Vefsela. Antilles. .„ Belftium Brazil Cm- > Chi France Germanr , Jt'iy ..- Paraguay Bpaia „,.., United States United Kingdom.. Jrag»»y Sereral , Totals, ••«••• •••••■ 21 21 128 33 2 64 37 34 10 197 61 344 433 3,449 4B Satered. Tons. 4,908 9,659 &,293 16,407 31,611 638 24,043 13,465 16,732 1,865 28,746 27,761 183,402 310,163 206,466 7,473 Hands. 771,683 314 223 9)8 406 17 678 346 418 86 2,733 729 3,743 6,369 20,460 361 Sailed. Number of Vessels. 36,613 269 21 211 3 47 44 11 14 1 73 38 211 314 1,110 8B 3,441 Tons. 130,782 8,346 66,614 1,627 29,071 20,287 3,634 6,752 179 7,903 8,036 117,038 103,269 68,478 39,909 800,916 Hands. 3,912 316 1,691 27 679 481 103 161 7 497 279 3,492 2,777 6,221 886 18,619 20-2 18 Belgium Brazil ..., Krauce GerniftDT JMJ....L Paraguay Spain.,... Uaited Kingdom United States .... Druguajr......^., Uthen Totals 49 347 125 116 83 1,088 37 327 6 4,493 1 6,671 61,160 62,092 182,0^;; 171,312 141,606 297,437 44,473 444,149 0,880 1,429,623 91 3,829,726 1,301 7,468 7,716 4,868 6,186 34,669 1,186 11,783 130 182,371 12 367,678 102 370 l»l UO 60 1,106 16 317 14 4,845 8 6,649 132,949 76.758 310,625 176,976 103,995 398,961 21,896 293,018 17,604 1,309,694 9,238 3,748,803 .3, 08 J 7,8)9 9,696 6,214 4,66T 37,899 667 8,461 280 171,820 265 349,610 unsatiefaotory state until regular lines of BteamZ tiki th^^Z ^u *" «»ooedingly year while the numSrTf eteamers SSm Jhe^U^^^^^^^ *°'^ '° **'«««'?« return voyages by steamers werri4Th« linl!! i? . ^° Argentina was 6, the to Buenos Ayres, and at the same n ao«« nn Monte Video m Uru>i»y, on the way places have regular and freQuermii« .f J^ ""^ ^®*'^° yoj&geB, so that all these ^h Europe. ^It iJo^^fy^Zn^e'S ?J CtrA^r?" ^^."f.^^irfl^,- -^ ttaao COmmUDIoation annnnrn an ni.n».:.,^>* \ '" 1 — ; . — "■"."" • "" oi5°' "'""^ '" and Ca.... We ZiTZ KLXS 'S^'°S*Sint^f^ S od. Jl. HaDds. ■349 3,082 758 7,8)9 «i5 9,6H6 bVS 5,214 »9S 4,66T 9M 37,899 UM 567 019 8,461 M4 280 594 171,820 i38 255 ■»■■!» 303 249,610 1885 not even Bailing vessels retnrn, which 8 is very small [* whilst in this the Argentine py for Canada, is exceedingly requires to be ) deal in manu- how they can ies would only table, that, in public and 211 id in the same ina was 5, the 9en Argentina 'm as it exists, ilch at present Congress has I between that ;iven to a line ar and steady xl np and sub* a and Buenos ind that place of these lines oo, £ahia and y, on the way that all these Bmselves and ;iu=-. uiauu III United States so far in the 19 Tho distaoco from Groat Britain to Pomambuoo ia about 4 700 mHoB from P.- r^ToS'^'i'ot'BS-.^'raf'.Vo-sri'raS • """«»" «™" The Boyal Mail Line, The Pacitic Mail Line, Tlio Lampei't and Holt Line. Tho Ciy<)o Line, Messrs Gollatlj, flankey, Sewell & Co.'s Lino, Ihe Allan Li fie, and Moesis, Holder Eros. Sc Co.'s Line. The British steamers bolonLMnat to these linos donarf siiliaf«nf;»ii . r i ■ poo , London and Southatnpton.'and nearly alUho ffl sh steatl , :^.,fTv^'''''" Spain.-and Li.bon, in Pon-lgal, in going tLnd cominf ir^ Suth Amorioa ''"' '° tborofore upon this point express myS fn Jeneraliti o. ^ "'" ''^'''' """"^ ^ «^*" Tho number of stoaraers arrivincr at tho Elver PUtn ».a.. „o,„ i i from the same is about 600. The tonnage rfnZ fjomi o,)n Tn T} 'IZT'''^ the largest number being between l.OUO fons a?d iZ ions net oac i ' tC T' Mo^si^'""'^''''''""" ''''''' ''''' to--t,andsJry\^s;^S\,jrb:row worJitgt'y 1^"^:^^^ '^oX Z TXrnl tS^^ ^ ^^^ number leaving the Republic for Europe, enga7eTrnha«San^^ ^^^ """^ merco between the c.ntioent of Europe and the B^iJsh Isfandi fn^sZhT' '?"' and such is the tremendous energy displayed and pal forirbvth«R<>"M-''^ Argentina, with loss than 6,000,000 ot" population to enFer into 11,7^1 Ropubhc of world and press its trade with foreign countrlorand Son Us i„t?r^^^ ''^^^« and bring within its borders a portion of th^poVle of oThVr'^oun "^^^^^^^^ w^r?' increase its population and the products of the soil of th« ,^P««f ' . ®'^.*"' ^*^ CONTRACT FOR STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY. For the information of the Canadian Government, and because the Minister of rZ'lil.^^^'''!V^' Argentine fiepublic intimated to me that, in the eveSt of the h?Z«„ri*R?^ Argentina and Canada agreeing to subsidiz; a line of steamers between the fi.ver Plate and Canada, that such subsidy, so far as the Government Tf the Kepubho is concerned, wouH be granted somewhat on the terms of tho contract heremaltor set forth, except that instead of the aid being a guar^nt^e on capi tafi would be m the forn^ of a yearly subsidy, I hero supply fo?the use of the OaSad an Government a copy of«uoh contract, which, when given me was in SnaniRh anH Whr.h r hftiTA h&a ll be carried bv 3. The {loatKl servino inmt be (frfttiiitoiis. ti . .*nn'r„!*"'' ?I Y" .'.'■f K''^;*'"'™*''' wilHmve the ripht to c.c.inv th^se tteamergai irnn.nort», und^r the coDdaiona ih.it will h.; 8lM>'.Uted ,u th^ ooalracv. hl.onld th.7 be destined for cruiuMor Ve"seU orT^J'c.on.'"' * ' ''"^ "'* """' """ ""'^ ""^^ •■'" ^'"'""'^ •• »"'t '^bich ih not to exceed ihe education to'^'the efa"'"' ''""'' ""^ K"""""'*"* <*» »'"^'' «' ""»"? " e'gbt cadets for their practice, ... .j.^i,**'*""' "T '"'' IToteeds of tlie com puny ex.-eel 8 per cent, it will re-imburw (he iroTerDraent «>th the sums hat >t in.y have rneivel in the nnme of Kuaraniee. In the cage of the ,7ron"oTibe c.mpany arriving at 10 percent, the exo.»^ shall he divided hetneeu the government.n.l ,ChoMers flr,t In I .iV'S"'?""""" "' ^"''/^"sj's arrungeinent mu« he made to reduce the •ccommodatloa of or ,rJ!.i[1^5, * ''""''•'°«*""' '" "'^""^ ^''B'^" ""« ""O" »"i|'le8paoe pojilble to toirdclass paaaenge*. .tr J;»T^.*n ?"*'■'"''•"' "f5 per '^e.".'- will be«in to count in proportion to the vessels that mar bo con- ? , rrh, *'■';"' *''? ''-^o" which they b.-Km their voy.Re. to the Republic, cninprebendlnK in this anVufu«uaTK.7eM.'''' " ''" '*" ^' *" *^' **'"°*f''' ""'* "'^"^^'^ ^"' ""« navigation of th« Paroia ?n ^S'' "'!"'"'"'" V. locity of (ha slocmerg shall be sixteen nautiral miles per hour 10 ror the purposes of iheKuarani.-e. Houston will present to the Argentine Leaa'tion In Enoland slJe^ieV'^^S'^iV;','. II rcr/art*':;.:""^"'"^ '" "■- ^-^ '''•-"''"- --^ eSould-.l^t'Se^'r. annually. ^"''"'""^ ''"*''"'"'*"'*'' **""' ^^ '''^^"" ye«", and in no case can tbii excted Xej.fiOO 1!,. Ih'.T.'lln'"'''''^'",'?" '.''•'" ^* •^l"'^' between the north of Ki.rope to the ports of the Repub- Lko rli "nr,..1?' ^°J"='"'"' »»J«here except at Montevideo and the points whtre it is cnstoinary to take coal. Un iheir return vovaees tfc.- mHy touch at any port. "luuiaij ■, . 13. At least once per we.li will arn're one of steamers at aport of the Republic. in '^"."ctrKOwhlohtheconipanymay bring for the Argentine government will Dave a rebate of Jor^ceVt! ' *"" '"'* "^ ^""''" '^'^P""' ""P""^ "O^'' "» J »'on which will have a rebate of 20 15. The company will make cash the expenses which it may judge neceasarv to fcataliMsh the current ot immifrration, emploving fbr this purpose. ' ^ ^ necessary to «>atab.iih 18. The pricei ot the passages tor immigrants will be fixed by common accord between the gov- ernment and the company, the company thereby not renouncing anj ben.firorthatTheAr«n*^^tDe government may possibly accord by those who introduce emigrants into the country Afgeo'ine i,.J:',i?*** .°'"'°u'''V^"T''l """'"^ between Kurope and the Repnblic, the company must U beef *^ ^^ "^ '"" '"'°**"' '* •'*" ^'""^ carcasses of mutton, or iiT eq uiv^eni '?■ Jll® ''<'"?■'•''''' ^essxU named shall fly the national flag of the Argentine Rennblic and each one shall bear the name of an Argentine Province. .(vrgeauae ttepoDnc, »na each tm« !u Jp^^'""" "'^.l''* K'»*''»'>*ee having expired, tlie vessels shall continue always under the Areen- tme Itag 80 long as they navigate to and from the ports of the Republic. ^ 20. IQ each ofihe vessels there will bean Argentine doctor, or of other nationality who thall r'eV«rtoarcompHDy ""'''' ""^P"'"" '*" <'o"»" ^^all bi named by^he^'grer^Vt'thl year's! c^n7^'n°.i'Vht're'^d^;?rLn^°^^^^^^ '"^'«''"- -" "^^'^ '» *- 32. It IS understood that this line of ateamers is in addition to that already esUbliahed heiwpen pSt '""'"P°'''°^*''''^'P"'"'" "y ''^- "*'""'"'• whichsteame'^swmcSuelsat BcKNos AvBKS, 9th August, 1887. n,o«F!lf ^'^''f®"^ "P"" .^«^V*®" ^'■^ executive force and Mr. Robert Paterson Houston, forth* establish. Arti^^i'^ TTT\ P*'-.'''*° '^' ^°'**'^ ?'*♦" °f '*°'th ^"""^ *"'! ihe ports of the Btepnbc from the AnLi*s.„,^=?'R *'"'"' A ^°"''2° P'*'^''*^ himself to establish a direct line of steamers li^nin^ the cn,ft?»or tf-i h ^T^'T ^^\^-^' ^'"* "'"'•'® "'^ '^''''=*^ ''"' commence four or five months after signing tne contract with the Argentine government. » th^«i'?hl?"i,T?! Kir'"* ^'" ^t performed by three or four steamers of the same class and conditions as those that have been proposed for the navigation from the north of Europe, these having to ba constructed within the time fix.d for the others, but without refrigerating chambers. ^ R„„..«i.' ,i.^' ^"itil then the navigation will be made by other steamers that will be ' rovided by Houston, the same being adequate for passengers and cargo. roviaea oy „._.-*I"«'«*- Th9 guarantee offive per cent, will be upon a oaoital of XSflO.ooo «t«rlin<» maiimu" st«'iinV»nnt^Uy!''' °' """ Bieamets, and in consequence thereof >s not to exceed the Bum"of jE18,Oo"o likeSe °.ptetf S^wl pV^^^^^^^^^ '""'" *«""'^ "P*"" ''' ""> ''''■'«*^'»° '"•" ^''^ N°'^^ -' Europe ar. ntnr £1,300, 000 the direct nnvi- m tif four siram rier* mny brinir. til bt) carried uy riinfportt, umii-r uiitiru or reiisi'l't ut tu exceed Uie r their prtctlcr, the irorernraent t>ie (iroflrjol tbu id atikreholdnrs commodatioa of r.likis paiseageM i«t mar bo con- ibendinK in thi« >n of the Paiiua tion in Rowland ild ilmi bo ton- exceed X62,B00 I of the Repub« U cnitomary to are a rebate of e a rebate of 20 arj to (.ittbliib )tween the gov- t tbe Argentine company miiat ltd equiralent ablic, find each ider the Argen- klity who (hall eroment at tbe ill begin in two >liBhed between continue aiat gust, I8S7. irtbe egtablisb- the Republic, le of steamers 'e months after and condition! ge baring to be be ' rorided bjr rlinflf m*Timiifw Bum of £18,000 1 of Europe ar« Dii'iRTMKNr UK FoKiiciN Akkuihs,' BcMOrt AviiKH, J4tb Norcrabur, 1887. wlthTbe'ror^e ina't'""' "'' °*»"'"''' °'' '''" Argentine Nation a-y-mhled la ConKreH and sanction ..,.i^7i?!''Jf'".''*I^'". i'""'""'" b« Biitlirrl/.^d to r.-.nirii.t vith Mr. Hnb^it P. Hou.ton for the He?ublic *'* "' '"*^' «•"""' ''«""•"" •''» '•""""■'•" potts cfKurop« and iho"e 01 ll!o the »^i»hi!ri m.'n.';^'.' ^'; ♦*«'""*♦'.'''' I'kewi.e .mpr.wered to contr«cf wiih Ur. Kal.^rt P. Houston (or Kepubiic * '"'' "' ''"''t^^i^n l,i^y>!-n the United Sutts uf Norih Amsrica and the aDco^Jirh!h«"}'-ir ^"''■'"'**'"^ '''," '•''SP"'-17«;,<-1',''<'-H0I8 the ixorutivp powor bimll proceed in arcord- Ta A;a:t'l''Hnn.r,'rh?sir:,Toa^^ "'"^ "'■ ""'"" '■ ''"'*•'"" '^^'•'^ ""• '"""""■« »'>'i"''='''-"» No. I. TliB fi'-st bftsis ifi iiiij (orin : — JLI SvrcM .i«,i?n'J /''ft"*'"" BovHn.fuunt Ruararitees live par ccM. anmrnlly to the amount of ,T,rl.,., ; "erlinK, for the oonstrmuion of ten sifB.n^rs ot at Ifpst 1,000 ions Imrihnn, d.'Stint'd lor tb« rr^te^f.^'un'.'h.^/ T" "'V-^^V*^ of Kuropnanu the .oruoftho U.puhl.oand lor the coo. rue ion of NoT. The 'second ba^./lln," !- '''"'^''^" "' "'""' '■'"'*"'"'' *■"* "'«" "" '"« "^"''• veyed'byfh.'llM, ':"?"''" ''"*''"' "'" ''*'"™'"« 'ho nationality ot the emigrnnts which .h.ill be con- I aJ!,?, in",'ii' !•"!f'?.^''* ■" "'V.'"^ J^'*"" '■"■" I'"«K»P'' I'"- words " in the rontraet." for bloife run n™ vi^L^^^^^ '."'"^"^ th«s*coud p«rH»rHpl, in ,h« lollowing f„m :-" If rfc,Mire>l luy rea.00 eVceed thc^orl^fral^^^^^^^ government to p.y iU. Hsses.ed v.lue nud which must u'ot by per cen't" 'i^he''^*o.^^"hlir^n',' *" "'* ""' P'^tf-'Ph "'MP l-'n-a ;-" Should the net i-rofits exceed lire 6 hltn.hp ^'t •l''-'V''^'''7'''"";V''''' ''"■"" ""•K'hnad^'ancedonlh.-Kuaranice." ' sterling «imual?/ '" "" «'*^« c«n ihU eiceed X63,60O mavVem n''e''ciLlM°tn''ir».7"' •"" '^'" '^""^'"y ""'^ "^clertak. Rt its own cost whatever expense^ it 8 M tlfe Ct^.f h.. rf . ^''■'"'T °f e""Kr«tion, , m,.loyiMK lor thi. end proi,n«*tion aK«nts.- Dniled StR.H!- .. vo'^'*'"""';''^ i'> reference to th« bviis ^ccorrtrd l.r th« direct nKvigatioii with the United States •-.••Not excoe.l.og by nev.nh.Ies. thesum of Xl8,000 sterling anoually.'' Art. 4. Let this bo cornmnniciittd to the executive UtVt be lu'ltin'«d'?„?i'!f.'!'!i" °^' ''". •^'"."."^i"'' I'^^grfs^ in Buenos Ayres on 19iii Norember, 1887. i-ei a be luitiiied, [ ublished and entered in ihe National Register. Q(;»REZ CK[i\f*N, N. yinu.vu COSTA. RATKS OP ITvRIGIIT. ^-♦-Ft* r.^^Ti^f ^^^ cargoes oarricJ to and from tho Argentine Eopublic is iodi- ^li'i 7 n'u '"'■ ':.^«^'»<">l« <'l tho imports aiul expnrtn ot tho couuiry. horoinbeforo IIV /^'V'^lf'' *',*:*' <"«''' ,l corimu'iZ LT^i » !^® CHtablmhmont of regular lumborundcoulaoco, orned nS do hr ^! T" ^'•«""^"'» «"•' Canada. So »^r *« tho matter of tho oo."l ,^ n. ,nint iL^lrTr^'^T ^ ,*"*"" :"''^" ^"" '"1»i^y in^^ lind th.it fK„ «^1! ; .^ "'^»"»or8 botween Canada and the JRiver PItttn anH XVJ.oootn:''""'" ^' '*"'""'"^ *^'P^«"'^ bo about 812 .0? ?raXmor"of «ocon?riv"yi;f«Xt7t;i'tL';fpf:TfZ^^^^^^ ^••^ f- the HOBtaining. Thone stoamors nho! ZhUi,/ • n ''°! '" Tl^ ''P'"'"" ^o«'d be golf- could ^ive through bilH of Ldm^".^^^^^^^^ ''"''^^*- '^'>^''« ^t''''^^^" and United S.\ml an wo I ^ FaJh^n T ^" ^'"'^ '" ^''""J^" ""'^ ^^'^ America year. Tho travel tnndfroniimfS,.f •"''' «'°'''"°'-«. «o"Id ""ako four trip, por crowded and t^o r ri voThiih 3^^^^^ ^^f^ oxten«ive the present line/boinK a part of this travel would be aJai'la bio to a Iv f '*r'°'° ^J'?"'^" ^'^ established ing tho steamers Bel f.«u aint rand n tJe event V,. T'r '"^ ^'""S^'"' «««5«t *•» ""^k- without tho assiBtance of ihn k«m hi.l ^he event u Ui^ uivornmonf -,1 Mor with or referred to. I ^^" to^S ^^'^^^ J^;^ thu ^u.h^^'^^ ^^ " "^^'^^'"^ import ne verv oxtonsimiTr nii !> • ?• "*"-i' "• tti« oouih Amoncan countries are abu'ndanf i^tl Sn o^^o fiaS'^r^^^^^ turorsof agrioulturai imp^etn^nts cot t «'"• '""""fac- hit^er^ rrfctica,,, c.OBed^S-slVorr'wa^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ l^rdi^roUS riRUGUAY. -'^^^S^i^"^^^^^' made about tho Eepublio of Argentina r..d ryuiremuut;? So ILiTnUrTnTir^ '"°''^'' '.° '■"^.''''^ **» '^^^' Productions produce. It ha. beon aaid that th.fn f« "°«"'-pa«8ed ,n fertility and capacity to Republic. Tho country iH^all tt'Ii'o "Fr-»--d"ard''/"P'1."'^"^« '^°'= ^" ^'^^ population Of from ton to dfteou miii^-u:^ of" Jo^ple^at ^heTa'ir Thirunlr^ t. n that I oonid, ilo, do iu p«rt »ont of ro>(ulttr iilu. So far an iono in sailing Hoourod, thon lures anlc<» h >pod i" wi ', bo I csivy will te 3lie8 f fr:»lo Kin, and I find , u suooosNfal mth America, oamord coaled could i)(] bad rioa, tiie two d by degr<>ef<, ilofl. For the loiont for the umorH Nhoald notrt an hoar, I inquiry intj er Plate, and a Reamer of ban for the vould be aeif- one West In- and at, other o.ie Htoamers >rt along the ise steamers ath America )ar trip») por t lines being 3 established isist in mnk- ! or with or 8 now being ■ ountrioa are those most ir manafao* dy market, oommunica- ' Argentina productions capacity to land in the istttiaing a I couDtry is «^rnS::>f^i;;i''i;;,;!;;r/^ have Slated. Tho^opulatim ofljrn^, ^JToTf "'^'VS''"^^^^ ^'^ th^f midion. I prodocofl B.OOO.OOrt WholH o /Train S,Sllvl",T"''^u *" "'""'' *'^'^'^'«0 "ouIh. It Worses and ll(.00,O()O 'hooL'^ The voSm^ 7.000.000 oattio, 7«o.0(W policy. In devolo ,in;j Iho c ountiT it har^hl? • ^fTl^ '" «'^ff'«"'»i^o in it. 8ndisproiectinKfirthorlin.K ^hl.K,.n "''^'''y '"^:«'*'' d IIL'.OOO.OdO in railways give th"; oUntr? aSu . 5^ mS oi rn i ^''',?" ^r'^"' '""' "'''' *''■'"' «"">""" in 1887 wa. as follows :-llrnrr,rtHS2/9T.,7 »»"' 'ountry ment when I vintcd MonloTdTo a' I'ta . mL.?.'!''"''' •"^■•'" ."••«• The (ioycri lion of a harbor at that cilV. at 'a os o aS «^O0(Voo;f^ neco«fary to prcHs on tho flnrnL7m„„* !• fi: ' p^OOO.OOO. In fuct. every thir Government merchants and f^lr:SS::':L^u^:rZZ:'S '^J;"' ' '^*"'"" with Argontina, they will (Ind thoFA nn^Ar^rioil . l '^^ '*''''"^; P I'^S'lo nraongHt thoir best cust^merras veLu" ^CTo "^''f*''^" oj that J^^public Montevideo without going oui of thoiT way ^''°"°' ^y'*"' '^"^ ^'^ «* The duties and port charges of Urugua^aro .ubB.ant.ally as follows :- Customs Duties. AKrlonltural implements ^S;1.:^:;i::^':::::-~~===~"=:..-=. ?; t Ohttingea _ .■..;.„■■ 43 do Watchei and clocka " " 47 ,io Oo»l ; ~ :o} do Ootton manufaotursj .. ..'..'.'.. ....* " , "~- ••• ^tett. Kwthen, stone and china ware " ^^* *'"' '•""* 47 lio Olasa manufacture " 304 do Iron and steel ' " ■ 30J| do Jewellery 30* do Leather and leather mannfkVluVe8.V.".V.r'." .2* "^^ ParaUine, paints " - 47 do Pfper. ;. ;;;;;:::;; " m do Plated ware » ••.-....- g ^^ Salt meat, lard, butter, oheeae''.".' " ^^i •^o Starch _ - . fii do Lumber of all kindi, undreised;."'."" " — *'' do Furniture ....T..*!.'.'."" "•• ^0 do Fees paid by the ocean yesaols at the General Marino "prefe "ure : il naaKorH of trade bolwoen that country and Europe and A moric!). Many of the remarks that I have made about the business with the Aigontino Jvopublio and Uruguay will apply to Brazil. Steam- ers plying between Canada and the River Pluto would call at Brazil, as the principal ports of that country would lie in tboir Wiiy. The principal cxpoi la from Brazil are codce, raw sugnr, cotton and tobacco; and return cargoes in cfft'eo, cotton and su^ar could bo had by stcameiH returning from the Argentine Bopublio to Canada. The Bmziliana require liirgc quantities of fish, hut tho duly is very heavy, in fact the ruto of duties on froods iniporled into Brazil in very high, ranging from 40 per cent. Id upwards of 100 percent. TholuritI■i^« not Itvied upon ibo jiriuciploof protcclioa to home iodualrios, but simply to raise money, and iho requirements of the country for money are so largo that the loading point observed in arranging the tariff is to got as much revenue as possible. I received the information that the Government of Brazil would not aid in giving a subsidy to a line of Canadian steamere. I was not able to ascertain if reciprocal trade relations, covering iSsh and other natural pro- ducts of Canada, could bo had, but from the information 1 did get I came to the con- elusion that reciprocal trade relations with Brazil could not be secured, as they have heavy export duties on the articles that Canada would take from that country. Thoy, however, require the fish that can bo sent them from the Maritime Provinces, and it may be that after a further consideration by the Government of Brazil in the matter offish from Canada that they will admit this article free of duty, upon con- sideration that we admit certain leading Brazilian products upon similar terms. At a first glance at the subject it might appear that the export duties would so increase the cost of Brazilian products that buyers could do little in purchasing coffee, cotton and sugar in their markets, but 1 found on investigation that those duties are paid by the Brazilian people, as this class of goods was no higher in price in the markets of Brazil than wns similar meichandisc in other places. I am clearly of opinion that, if a lino of steamers bo established between Canada and the Eiver Plate, cargoes to Canada from Brazil can bo had whenever the same may be required. The exports from Eio in the year ending in June, 1887, were about the value of $55,000,000. The imports cf the same place during the same time amounted in value to about the sum of 851,000,000, and with the exception of agricultural implements the imports into Brazil are similar to thope going into the Argentine Eepublic and Uruguay, save this, that thoy do not proportionately import as much lumber as do the Argen- tines and the people of Uruguay, and although Brazil exports raw cotton the import of manufactured cotton is very largo and they import largely in the line of woollen goods as well. Trado between Canada and Brazil needs only to bo cultivated to gain proportionately largo diiaenKions, but Canadians, and to a great extent the people of the United SLaics as well, have allowed the foreign commerce of Brazil to pass into or remain in 'bo bunds of the merchants and manufacturers of Europe, for although the United States arc largo purchasers of coffee in Brazil they have not as yet supplitd the Brsziiian raarkois, except to a very limited extent, with North American products. What I have said about Eio will apply proportionately to the other ports of that country. The foreign trado of Rio, as will be seen by the figures given above is more loan 8100,000,000 jjcr year. This fact should attract the at- tention of the Canadian merchants and manufacturers and lead them to make an earnest effort for a participation therein to a very much greater extent than they have done in the past. EBCEPTION IN BUENOS AYRES. I found upon my arrival in the city of Buenos Ayres that the public men, mar- chants and others of that place very highly appreciated the fact that Canada had tho 29Lh day of 1 tho2lstday of \de botwoon that lavo mado about • Brazil. Steam- as tho priDcipal I from Brazil aro cotton and siiirar lo Canada. Tho oavy, in fact tho 'om 40 per cent. J of prolccUou to [ tho country for 10 tariff id to got Government of lers. I was not her natural pro- same to tho con- ed, as they have ; country. Thoy, ) Provinces, and of Brazil in the duty, upon con- lilar torms. At ould BO increase ng coffee, cotton ities aro paid by I the marketH of of opinion that, Plate, cargoes to d. 'the exports of 855,000,000. luo to about tho jnts the imports c and Uruguay, ,8 do the Argon- itton the import I line of woollen bo cultivated lo »reat extent tho orco of Brazil to 8 of Europe, for hey have not as cnt, with North tionatoly to tho Q by the figures i attract the at- om to make an stent than they iblic men, mer- bat Canada had 26 Hionor to tho RepU io tHn Sor ,. „v, , ^'''!1 ^^«^«'-°'"°"t in .^ending a commt Ke co'";; ^sJ"H% T^eal; ann^ot'ce^l'to Vto'd?°''.""'*'°\°' ^l'?*"'*' ""'^^"^ ''^ '""n yesterday realise the object of hi° im^ponan m& TchTad' Xuh^^'W"""' "l' 'l'" ">"^ >« «°-^'-i '«. cordial co-operation. 11,8 "Globo" aalntea tM« HUfir,»,,L. J? ''*^"'*f 'reely promised him their stay .^our country, and the bVsf'resuSlfis'tssirnSl'n'dX^^a^nrp^r'o^;^^^^^^ ^^ « >"--"» to theSrmN;'d7ITd wete^^^^ ^^ ^''' °^ ^^^' " ^^'^^o " any oxcoption g e.iS;„", tad , H h7«;™S?„E';"' •'" "PP"i"S '!■» G„v.rnm^.t in the pro- make my Wt eucceS. ^ "°"' ""^ ''"^ everything iu their po^or to EECEPTION IN URUGUAY. progress and doilXont of h s cJuntrV'^^^^^^ '" ^'^^r^'^ ^''^"^'■''"' ..perity. which sfemed i^l^Zl'^-,!^ S^ S^. n'LtiZl^S;^^^ leotuaUnrpZSje'sTi^^^^^ ''th °" '^'^^ ''''^'"'* ^'^'^^ ^^ ^'>°"- ^y'"** - '^« -»«'- RnaliHhTn^Jfl^rri 4^1^^^ T E?P«'- published in Monte Video in the .mmediaioryon'my arrival L"ca^«d frf„ '^'' "''!;^' """'''!. ^^° '* ^^^P™s«." Almost oonrteons w^elco^^ S darfnVmy st^PTn S^n^.lj'H'H"^?/"^ "* ^.'j^^P'table and 20-.8 uurmg my suy in Uruguay did what he could to enable me 26* pucoessfully to carry on my miesion. The romainder of the props of Monte Video also did everything thoy poaaibly could to forward ray interests as a representative of tho Canadian Government. BUSINESS FIRMS, &o. Appended hereto is a list of the names of firms and merchants doing business cither m Buenos Ayros, Monte Video or liio de Janeiro, who are reliable to tho fullest extent and to whom Canadian buHiness can be safely entrusted and from whom Cana- dian manufaotiirors and merchants can obtain all kinds ot mercantile intelligence, and Irom nearly all of whom I received tho most spontaneous intimations that they would j,'ladly furnish Cuna lian merchants and manufacturers with any information upon the subject of South American trade within their power to give. I also in tho appendix give tho names, amount of capital and circulation of the banks of Buenos Ayre8. CONCLUDING REMARKS. I am deeply impressed with the idea that if an attempt bo made (and I think it should be made) to develop trade between Canada and South Americ, the Dominion should have at least oue reprcBentati ve there, whose duty it should be lu l ludy the trade of the Sou ih American count ries and report at least once a year to the Canadian Govern- ment as to tho state, tendency and probable volume of business and other things con- nected therewith, in order that the merchants and manufauturers of Canada laight have continually before them the requisite information to deal intelligently with all trade questions between the Dominion and South America. This duty is now per- formed by tho British Consuls in South America for the people of Great Britain, and it has been a great factor in enabling British merchants and manufacturers to take the advanced position in South American commerce that they now hold. It should be arranged that such representative should not permanently reside in one place, but travel from city to city at diflFerent t mes during each year, reporting as fre- quently as need be to the Government in this country upon the matters given him ia charge, which reports should be given to tho public as soon as possible after being submitted to the Governor General in Council. Trusting that from a minsion, upon which I entered with much diffidence and th« duties of which I have discharged to the best of my ability, there will arise some good to the Canadian people, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, SIMEON JONES. 2t onto Video also lentativo of the loing buBiness le to the fullest im whom Oana- intelligonoe, ions tfaut thoy y information I also in the nks of Buenoa (and I think it the Dominion tfiudy the trade nadiun Govern- ler things con- Canada night gently with ail iiy is now per- il Britain, and turers to take old. It shoald in one place, iporting as fce- 8 given him in lie after being diffidence and mil arise some mt, JOxNBS. APPENDIX. COBRESPONDBNTS. BDEN08 AYRBS. Juau dt Job* Drjsdale, Peru 440, Lumbbr, Aftricnltural Implement, Tooh, Ac Tbomaa Dryadale, Moreao 90 do do do do Shaw Brothers, Pcdraa 36 do do do do Milligan ii Williamgon, Ouyo 664, Lumber, Sugar, Starch, he. Jnan Shaw & Sons, Venezuela 383, Sewing Machines, Tools, Olocki. *c George Kell A Sons, Defensa 649, Lumber, 4c Barclay Oampbell * Co., Maipa 84, Oottons, Oaayas, Ac. Hardy A Co., Maipu 9i do do Bates, Stokes A Co , Uaipa 136. Moore A Tudor, Maipu 163, Groceries. M. G. Fortune, Piedad 613, Investments. C. I. Bowers A Co., Oangallo 861, Groceries. Tomkinson, Dungey A Co , V. de Mayo 186, Ship Brokers. WiUiamaon A Co., Cuyo 354 do Wm Samson A Co,, Reconquista 390 do J. P. Boyd A Co , Piedad 370, Coats. D. M. Rennie, Peru, 116. MONTB VIDEO. Matthew Vincent A Co., Dry Goods. Hardy A Co. do .T K. Theobald A Co., Monte Video and Uaenoa Ayres, General Commisaioii Merchants. Wilson A Co., Coals. Williams A Co, .Ship Brokers. Moore A Tudor, Orooeriea. G. Vasaie do M. G. May. Messrs. Philips Brothers A Co. Wilson, Sons A Co. Watson Ritchie A Co. Wencei^lau Guimares A Co. T. F. Basset A Co. RIO OB JANBIRO. BANKS— BUENOS AYRES. Name of Banks. Provincial Bank of Buenos Ayres National Bank do « London and River Platte Bank ..".'!.' ■nfflish Bunk of the River Platte ., ' Italy aud River Platte Bank ^ Provincial Bank of iianta Fe .", Provincial Hank of Cordova ',"', Spanish Bai.k of the River Platte \'.'.", Biver Platte Loan, Trust and Agency Company ...'.. Provincial Bank of Kntre Rios Commercial Bank ' The La Plata Building Bank „..." ."V".!" The Mendei Bros. A Co. A Lncaman Z"" The Cayo Bank „ ProTinclal Bank of Satta. 34,300,178 20,666,708 3,034,000 3,620,000 3,060,000 5,000.900 3,500,000 3,000,000 1,917,140 1,208,710 3,000,000 1,000,000 800,000 360,000 500,000 % 96,16T,70« 34,867,060 40,380,832 18,999,406 13,717,648 3,036, 31» 3,202,300 e,070,166 «U,884 3,368,339 340,996 336,539 U8,63S 329,1«»