Grain Elevators in the Argentine Republic. Consul Baker of Buenos Ayres reports that the ele vator and grain deposit in that city which goes by the name of the Buenos Ayres Central Produce Market is a very large and imposing structure. The building covers an area of 47000 square meters under roof and is three stories high with capacity for the storage of 238000 cubic meters. It fronts upon the Boca or Riachuelo port with a fine dock along the landing. The total area of the premises embraces over 30 acres or 127478 square meters. Besides being a deposit it is also a general market for all kinds
Grain Elevators in the Argentine Republic. Consul Baker of Buenos Ayres reports that the ele vator and grain deposit in that city which goes by the name of the Buenos Ayres Central Produce Market is a very large and imposing structure. The building covers an area of 47000 square meters under roof and is three stories high with capacity for the storage of 238000 cubic meters. It fronts upon the Boca or Riachuelo port with a fine dock along the landing. The total area of the premises embraces over 30 acres or 127478 square meters. Besides being a deposit it is also a general market for all kinds of grain wool hides and other varieties of the produce of the country. This market is not only a center for all the different railway companies each one having its tracks running into the deposit but it is also arranged by separate en trances to receive bullock carts coming with produce from the interior. Vessels for foreign ports are loaded directly from the elevator and its machinery for hand ling grain is of the first order the greater portion having been brought from the United States. This immense edifice although already partially in use is not yet completed and its total cost it is estimated will be in the neighborhood of $5000000. The elevator in Rosari province of San ta Fe is called the ' Graneros de Rosario' (Rosario granary) and has been in operation several years. It is situated opposite the depots of the Central Argentine Rail way thus making it very convenient for handling grain arriving by that road from the richest agricul tural districts of the province. It is eight stories in height and in most of its details is constructed like many of the elevators of Chicago. Capacity upward of 300000 bushels. Besides this there are now almost completed in Rosario an elevator for the Buenos Ayres and Rosario Railway and another for the Argentine Central Rail way. The contractor for these is Mr. J. C. McLennan of Chicago. The capacity of these is 250000 bushels each. The m
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