In Buenos Aires, of course, wages are higher than elsewhere and the cost of living is also high. The following table shows the rate of wages in some important trades in that city:-- WAGES AND COST OF LIVING BLACKSMITHS-- £ s. d. Leading hand _per diem_ 0 8 9 Bellowsman " 0 7 10 Labourers _per month_ about 6 10 0 CHAIRMAKERS-- Carvers _per diem_ 0 10 6 Polishers " 0 7 0 Seatmakers " 0 7 0 Labourers _per month_ about 6 17 6 FOUNDERS-- Head bellowsman _per diem_ 0 10 8 Foreman " 0 8 9 Turner " 0 8 0 Smith " 0 8 9 Labourer " 0 5 3 Founder " 0 7 0 FURNITURE MAKERS-- Leading polisher " 0 8 9 Second polisher " 0 7 0 Cabinetmaker " 0 8 9 Carve " 0 8 9 Chairmaker " 0 8 9 MASONS-- Decorating foreman " 0 14 0 Foreman " 0 8 9 Mason's mate " 0 7 0 Labourer " 0 4 3 MECHANICAL CARPENTERS-- Leading hand _per month_ about 17 10 0 Carpenter _per diem_ 0 7 0 Assistant carpenter " 0 5 3 Furnishing carpenter " 0 8 9 Plasterers " 0 10 6 PRINTERS-- Compositors _per month_ about 12 0 0 Litho engravers " " 19 0 0 SADDLERS-- Foreman " " 13 0 0 Leading hand _per diem_ 0 8 9 Labourer _per month_ about 7 0 0 TAILORS-- Cutters " " 25 0 0 Tailors " " 12 10 0 TURNERS _per diem_ 0 8 9 UPHOLSTERERS-- Leading hand " 0 8 9 Second hand " 0 7 0 Labourer _per month_ about 7 0 0