New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-11
TIE CUBAN Tribe.
TIE EFFECT on AMERICAN SHIPPING OF DIsCRiMT-
MATING DUTWs-Is THEIR ABOLITION DEsiR-


rpV rrFrCr on AMERICAN SHIPPING OF DIsCRIMI-
MATING DUrIrs-Is THEIR ABOLITION DEsIR-
ABLE7
HAVANA, Nov. GA person well versed III
commercial matters has furnished the following inter-
estne data with regard to the question, ~ present
muca discussed. OF abolishng the discriminating
duties In force between the United States
and CUBA. The view taken by tie informant
,euA3 70 show that, though such "A abolition
vyould certainly benefit Cuba woud be OF little i'm
uortance 70 the United States The demand for Cuban
sugar has decreased largely in Europe. This falling of
/, own to increased production OF beeroot sugars
OH tie Continent, amounting To about three tunes the
average CuDAn crop Of cane sugars. Is Cuha has
TINS become as 1t were, cut of from Europe
- n market for her sugars, she must look
hereafter solely to the United States as her only
important remaining mArEet. and - winch have been
expire dGrns lno p'' a'n in v emf I r dur
ton OF the island. Inc ileigAurg OF thtNe sugars
10 the United stttes g,yss empioy todIs az re,
duced rates OF freight Of lAlS Years. 10 n
number OF American steamers ana hAhnE Vessels
A large number # BRITISH, swedish ana Norwegian
German aud other foreign vessels, asSinle Dy ',oag
or Otherwise With vessel, OF the United states III Amer
ican ports also participate IN tits carving rAde but
sparisI vessels are excluded BY American legislation,
which, IN retaliation for The excessive ulscrhlhdu's
dnties imposed upon American vessels IN CUBA has I'M
rosed an additional duiy OF 10 per cent upon IApCI
tons into the United states es,o, from LILA CnGa
have vet "a fair business in the import trade Of Cuba
with Europe. ., t . ,isorir,,
m
n"ting duly OF 30 per and upward lily Fx-
At, foreign fags-thus for instance, Spanish yes
sells from Liverpool bring the more NauaDie cgOes 81
rv ooods hardware. fancy goods, etc., and can earn
from 3gs 10 AOs sterling per ton OF freight, Wllle
Itrtri.h American, German, swedish ana HOrwcglan,
ana vessels Of her natiOna tiles can bring 70 CuDa Only
co,s earning from 1Os. to l27. per ton OF freight
I'm response TO the universal camOr in Cnoa Tor re-
ducoD OF the export and import duties ana The aDo mon
0f ali discriminating duties faVor1nS the ahsh nag,
vo commissioners stu y the question were appointed
ia g7S one in CUBA. the other III SPAIN IL l. undeI-
food maj these Commissioners nave reported IN idNOr
81 silaon OF tue vessels OF all nations with those OF
Spa 10 nc ports of Cuba and Porto Hlco VIZ lAal I'M
rTi nv suca foreign vessels shall no hlgncr duties
nan are collected upOn imports by Spau.s1 vessels
Tlere appeared TO be an impiesslon also tndt ,he
Irl,,ted STATES arc to be vastly Denchttd ny thlS
,neasure bnt how or in what way l. not eXplalned
"a Cnban merchants buy fab cheaper IN Europe
than In the United states thr} wiz continue 10 pioctc
u"b Goods tht re and import them by Enro0ean vessels"
rho measure would, however, beheHt bu,lsh
vessels ana tie YES els OF othtr European
nstions IN permitting them TO participate III tue
n"oseot monopoly enjoyed solely by Spanish vessels,
~ hricing dry goods aud otlcr valuable frelght IRON
Eurone These vessels would bring 10 Cupa prohtdDnH
,,rnyiP,s from Europe aud would here compete win
Stafrs as they do, there Deng no , no
land for Cuban sugars IN Europe. me ChIteu
e.atos understood wound, III lhe event
'V,5G,e dtscontinuance OF discriminating cutes
,ns heir vessels III Cuba. extend 10 spanish ycsses
90 no consideration III ports Of the United states
81 are annually dispatched from CUBAN ports 10
dr,s NJ ths United states, in ballast, would De thrown
tn competitlOn with American vessels 1Or the hsera
hiy ruinous reighfs they are now edrhluE as eNcly
in the United States VINO SENDS Ms vessels
10 Cuba readily vouch iOr'