New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-04
rp,DE NTH TROPICAL AnEEICh

cnorotarv WINDOWS report contains ihioriha-
,;or of the highest value Ill determining '"'
utilitv OF the Reciprocity pollcE' u PI'>'"N
,.,ioto and luminous review OF recent tr1h
Lo,voop the United states ana the H'd'hclh
oor,,r,es affected by the AldrIch anchhh'h'
49, Tariff \c,. The general result may he
mood nm in the statement that the imports
r"", Tho West Indies. Mexico. Central America
' Nv ca,,h America were valued at S19s.9iV.-
= and tbe exportS at S90.SS6, W., during
tho last fiscal year. These amounts represent
rc.ncctivciy 2J.20 per cent oi the ch'lTe I'LL
narration and 1853 per cent OF the chl'ic eN-
,o,t1tion of the United States. No stronger
aronment than these figures offer can be pro-
duccd in favor of "A more equitable eNch1hHe
IF commercial produce between the two hcmi
snhereS. As the United states Is IncomparlpH
the best market Tor the sugar, rubber c"llee
and hides Of the West Indies, spanish America
and Kr,zil. so also it should have special al
vantage, in supplying those countries VIII"
manufacturers and brcad,tullS. ndcr the
onoration Of the Reciprocity amendment there
* reason to believe that there VIII he a ia!Ec
;ncrpa, e in the export trade. and that the SUI
MIN, of imports from those markets 10"
amounting to Sos. Oji,472, Will be heavily
reduced.
The statistics compiled by the Treasury De
partmcnt disclose considerable gains IN AMER
can trade with certain countries III VINO"
.,n,,aI efforts have been made 20 secure H.
The exports sent to Brazil have matcrlAII! III
creased owing to the energy OF American lH''
chants in Para and - more frequent S'''"
communication With Venezuela there hi>
been a decided Improvement IN the export
trade Notwithstanding the prohIbit'rY ou'l'N
unused on American ilcur. In the Plate coun-
,ria. and Chill there is 4 larger demand Tor
m,uuTaciurcS from the nitcd StaicN, which
:, 70 he directly attributed t. the establishment
! Of american commission houses IN the l''dlh|
cities. The export, shipped 10 Mexico nave
nearly doublcd in years owing 10 increase
TRANSPORTATION facilities. With the Central
american states The proportion OF exports 'A-
changed for coffee. dyc-wo0ds and tropical
r,uits i >rcldily charging. The sane fact
b,l,;, good with reference 10 the spanish and
British West Indies. from which the main sugar
,,nply of the United states Is received. Inc
cvu,rt trade with an these countries has re-
ccivcd a powerful impuI>" during recent years
Ecriprocity will hay" Il most lnNISoriInI rl'c'
IN cnlar@lnG the tropical m3Ih't II N"''''''
produce.
Secretary Window supplies the roma'n'n2
factor REQUIRED for the solution OF TINS 1u'N
zion of developing TIN export trade. 1hI> J.
the restoration Of the American commo.cI1
marine. HI, table. showing that ony -:
por cent Of the foreign trade OF IN" nIie'
state, is carried Oh under the National iiag. D.
"A convincing argument that legislation i' need
al. This percentage is the lowest ever n'
\ corded. IL ought To- appeal. - th" secretary
saw. alike - National pride and interests
Reciprocity and tn shipping bills ought no
10 be- separated. Zach is essential - me 'Ic
cess of jac other let each policy D." hr'u@h
into operation during the coming year. au'
there viii be q most satisfactory increase "
the export and Import trades with the south
crn c,untro>-thc beginning Of a great r'y!vl
II the commercial resource, OF the | ante.
! states