, 1879-01-29
TRADE WITH CANADA.

Tho Parliament Of tho Dominion Of Cana
tn will have soon under consideration Tho
subject Of the tariff, aud tho now tariff will
bc especially framed With reference to Amer.
lean goods sakon into the Dominion. The
now Government Of Canada has beon elect
cd nnder circumstances amounting to direct
popular instruction that the tariff be framed
30 as to exclude as far as may 10 tho intro
duotion of American manufactures and prod
uota into the Dominion. The now Canadian
tariff is to be retaliatory,-intendo1 to dis
crtininate against the producers Of tho United
States, to cut of the American trade,
and generally punis', tho producers Of
this country for the long persistent
refusal Of this Government to adopt
that commercial reciprocity which Is invited
W lilo close associations Of tho two coun.
tries. The manufacturers Of Cauada are build-
ing high hopes on The prosperity that will be-
fall them whom they have secured tho "hoino
market" 10 themselves. They estimate
that when the Yankee aud nil other manu-
faetnrers shall bo excluded tley can advance
the prices Of their goods, and can soil then,
exclusively to their own people. Tley have
yet to loarn TINT Protection docs not protect.
TINT consumption will decline rs prices
are increased; that tho tariff which pro-
tects cuts of all saloa to foreign
markets, and increases tho cost of
production that unlcr its t1olusions thcro
will DO such sttrnulant 10 production that
there will b stagnatton; md TINT year aftor
year uusold atocka will havo to be- sacrificed,
and In tho end Protection will prove snare
md fraud. All this, however, Is matter
OF Canadian concern. We In this country
ore only concerned In tho fact that there will
he temporary suspension Of tralo, m in.
terruption In our commercial intercourse,
which will prove unfortunate to both coun-
tries II It cannot be avertod.
h1r. Cox, of New York, has proposed bill
In Congress providing for spscisl tariff to
be adopted by the United Statos and Canatln
upon articlea Of tho growth, product,
and manufacture OF either country when
taken Into the territory Of tho other. This
bill provides for tho levying OF reciprocal
rates OF duly OH throo classos Of goods:
I. AL articles Of manufacture, Including
cottons, woolens, leather and glass goods,
@'t3"0'AA@AA*"! ~@A'ss 6Aa9s hohF5t AuEbt ARt8
md caps,-tlo duty on which a1al1 DO 10 10
IL por cont at ralortn,.
2. brcadstulrs of NIL kinds at 10 cents per
100 pounds, except wheat md barley, which
shall bo charged 1o cents por 100; potatoes
and other vegetables, and oprlcs and pcars
at 40 conts per barro1 butter aud cheese 1
cont per pound; tallow aud lard, / cout
socds, cent; and hops, 0 cants per pound.
Iron and manufactures, 20 centa FER 100;
staol, % cents per 100; tobacco, untuanufac.
turetl, TO cents per 100; petroleum, ceuta
per gallon wines and vinegar, 10 oonts per
gallon.
D. Cigars, spirits, brandy. ale, beer, porter,
and whisky to DO prohibited.
This bill, il enacted, would have tie etreot
OF bringing tho tariffs Of both countries 10
reasonable standard, and would opon both
countries to liberal exchange, tho advan-
tngo being with that which could produce
tho cheaper. It is to bo regretted that tho
temper Of Congresa and the Dominion Par-
Nament Is not OF that a,niablo character
which promises suocoaa to such wiso aud
on|ncntly practicable oct Of legislation as
thia.