   

   

MACARONI WHEAT IN FOREIGN MARKETS.

ALGERIA.
(From United States Consul Kidder, Algiers, Algeria.)

Practically all the wheat grown in Algeria is hard wheat. The
total product in 1902 was 21,000 metric tons. Of the annual crop,
all but a very small portion is consumed in Algeria. The native
population use only the Algerian wheat, which is made into bread,
semoules, and cous-cous. The latter is a dish highly esteemed by the
Arabs and very extensively used. The flour used for bread making
and other cooking purposes by the European population is imported.
A very fine quality of macaroni is made of the native wheat, and
the average annual exportation of about 1,255 metric tons to France
is there manufactured into that article.
Under normal conditions there would be no market for American
hard wheat in Algeria, but a careful investigation of the subject
shows that this year is an exceptional one, owing to a light crop,
and that a respectable quantity could be placed in this country,
provided prices were low enough.
The daily quotations for Algerian hard wheat this month run
from $3.86 to $4.34 per 220 pounds.
If, therefore, American dealers can pay freight to this country
and pay the duty of $1.35 per 220 pounds they can find a market. _
To begin with, it will be necessary to send samples and quotations
 in metric weights.
The usual terms of payments are cash against documents. It
would be desirable to quote c. i. f. Algiers, but this is not absolutely
necessary.
The following are the names of houses that may be disposed to
deal with American exporters:
Algiers.—De Soliers, Rue d’Isly; Lavie &amp; Co., Rue Henri-Martin; Laferla, Rue
Rovigo; Ricci, Rue Henri-Martin; Jules Borgeaud, Boulevard Carnot.
Rouiba.—Duroux.
Hussein-Dey.—Narbonne.
Médéa.—Boisset. Daniel S. KipDER, Consul.
ALGIERS, ALGERIA, November 20, 1903.