Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-14
REDUCED THE TARIFF
Germany Reported % Have Mad<
Important Concessions.
COMMERCE WITH TIE FlIHERLASI
IAs Dxty en- AassrisAa Cereals sa1
Ia sts Proaaeas said 10 Have Bssa
Greatly Lowered By . keesas
Treaty Ses Yst Had Fabsfc.

WAsHiSsTos. Oct 13.-Ths treaty
which has just been concluded with
Germany Is regarded in official circles
as most important step TO our com
meree. IL i believed that it win oper-
ate more largely 10 our advantage than
any treaty we have or may acquire. as
IL provides . foreign market for wheat.
rye and aosr and their products, prob
ably the largest surplus produced BY
the American farmers. The details OF
the treaty are not made public. it Is
understood that this government awaits
publicity on the part of Germany. 1t
Is being denied that the treaty has been
concluded and the Washington Star pro-
nounces the report untrue. But the
following statements came through .
cabinet officer and may be relied on
IL Is said by one of the cabinet the
treaty was taken To President Harrison
while he was recently at Saratoga by
Gen. w. Foster for the state depart
meut and Baron von Mumm for tho
German government, and official notice
has been received of its approval by
she latter. Enough is learned of the
provisions Of the treaty TO state that it
gives very large and important conces-
sions for the entry into German ports
of our cereals, especially wheat and
rye and the products thereof.
The duty levied upon those articles
by Germany at present Is very heavy
the duty on wheat and rye being about
81 cents a bushel and on wheat and
rye four and corn meal about IL
cents a pound. The special rates given
US in the treaty are said TO be very
far below those named Germany did
not want to give us free admission of
those articles. because 1t would be
too large q concession to the United
States and too great discrimination
against France. Roumania, Servia,
European Turkey, Canada and Russia,
which are large exporters to the Ger
man empire. The five countries named
averaged during the last five or six
years exports of rye alone aggregating
about five million bushels q year.
while Russia sent Germany moro
than twenty million bushels in 1890.
The exports of the United States to
that country average about 1000. coo
bushels year. Our imports from Ger
many in 1890 amounted to SOS, sS7, 6s3
and in 1891 TO s97, $40, $50. In 1890 our
exports 10 Germany amounted to $751;
3l5.2i5 and in 1891 to sol. 5s4. 9s1, an in
crease of s.. 1853. 100. Germany has for
many years imported the bulk of her
breadstuffs and we have been trying to
furnish them. but have had nothing to
trade. We now give them con-
cessions on sugar by our new tariff law
and Germany takes of so much of the
duty she has levied upon all our bread
stuffs that wc win practically have a
monopoly and can supply her to the
exclusion of any other country. In
fact, recent report from Consul Gen
eral Mason at Frankfort shows that all
the known sources of supply on the
other side of the Atlantic could not
meet Germany's needs now that she is
cut off from Russia's rye product by
the cars decree. 1t is imperative,
therefore, that Germany should look
to the United States.
Consul General Mason says further
that bread is to-day so per cent dearer
in Germany than it was sve years age
and potatoes are so per cent. higher
than last year. Germany imported in
1890 breadstuffs 70 the value OF S42.'
65s.0i5 and last year s17,652,6s7. Oh
these amounts we Supplied in 1890 ST.
s4s. 99i and in 1891 So, 042. 404. 1t is now
believed that with the immense ad.
vantages we will have over all other
countries under this now treaty. we can
supply nearly all of Gcrmany's import
cd breadstuffs, or on an average OF
from SIS, 900. 600 to $50. 600. 900 year.