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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

(From United States Consul Mayer, Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic.)

There are no opportunities in this consular district—indeed, none
in this country—for marketing American wheat suitable for the
manufacture of macaroni, from the fact that the Argentine Republic
is a great wheat country.
One-fourth of the exports of wheat from the Argentine Republic
during the year 1903 was macaroni wheat.
From data at hand respecting the forthcoming wheat harvest,
its value may be fairly estimated at $60,000,000 gold. The largest
part of the crop will be exported to Italy and France.
D. MAYER, Consul.

BUENOS AYRES, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC November 23, 1903.
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FRANCE.

(From United States Consul Prickitt, Rheims, France.)

Nearly all of the macaroni bought by the wholesale grocers of
Rheims comes from Lyons and vicinity. I was given the name of
one manufacturer at Spinal, in this consular district, to whom I
wrote for “information, but received no reply. I wrote then to several
 chambers of commerce upon the subject, and from them I

learned that there are only four manufactories of ‘‘pités alimentaires,”

 from which macaroni and vermicelli are made, in the consular

 district of Rheims. These are all in the Department of Vosges,
and are not important.
I have written to all of these manufacturers as to their output
and source of supply, at the same time giving the reason why the
information was desired and asking them whether they would be
likely to want macaroni wheat and would like to try some samples
from the United States. I have as yet received no reply. They are
doubtless under the impression that I wish to learn something in
regard to their business secrets.

 

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