Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-08-07
RECIPROCITY.
Reciprocal Treaties With Spain and
San Domingo Proclaimed bY
the President.
A List Of tho Articles Affected. Coffee
Sugar, MOlasses and Hides
Exempt.
Dillon and O'Brien, the Irish Members
of Parliament Are Liberated
From Jail.

President Harrison has Just issued
the proclamation announcing the
treaty with Spain for reciprocity trade
with the Spanish islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico. Under the tariff act of
last October, with q view to securing
reciprocal trade, this government ex-
empted from duty sugar, molasses,
coffee and hides upon their importa-
tion into the United States.
UnderSterms OF the treaty, the proc
lamation states the following articles,
manufactured in the United States
and included in what is termed q
transitory schedule, are to be admitt-
ed free OF duty into Cuba and Porto
Rico on and after September. l, 1891:
Meats, salted and canned meats, jerked
beef excepted, lard tallow, fresh, dried and
smoked fish, canned oysters and salmon;
oats, barley, rye and buckwheat, and flour
OF the cereale; starch, maizena,, and other
products OF corn excepting corn meal, cot.
ton seed, cotton seed oil and meal cake;
hay, straw and bran; fresh dried and pre-
served fruits, except raisins; vegetables,
woods Of all kinds, wagons, sewing ma
chimes, raw petroleum, coal and ice.
The following articles are to be ad-
mitted on payment OF the duties stat
ed:
Corn, 15 cents per 100 kiloerammes:
corn meal, 20 cents per 100 kilogrammes
wheat, from Jan. l., 1892, 30 cents per 90
kilogrammes; wheat flour, 81 per 100 kilo-
grammes; butter and cheese, refined petro-
leum and boots and shoes are to be ad-
mitted at u reduction Of duty of 25 per
Centum.
From and after July i, L 892, as a de-
i finite arrangement, these articles will
be admitted into Cuba and Porto Rico
free Of duty:
Marble, jasper, alabastcr and other
stones, including cement, mineral waters,
ice coal, pitch, tar, turpentine, raw petro-
lcum, BRICKS and tiles; gold and silver coin;
pig iron, iron pipes, beams, rafters wrought
iron, steel and bars and rails OF all kinds,
wrought nails, steel wire nails, screws, nuts
and pipes; raw cotton, cotton seed, oil and
meal cakes; tallow, books and pamphlets;
woods OF all kinds, manurcs, agricultural
implements and machinery; materials and
articles for public works, such rs railroads,
tramways and roads; salted and canned
meats, jerked beef excepted; butter lard
oysters and salmon; oats. barley, rye and
buckwheat and flour OF these grains; starch,
maizena, and other products OF corn, ex-
ccpt corn meal; fruits, except raisins; vcgc-
tables, hay, straw and bran; trees plants,
shrubs and garden seed and tanbark; corn
and corn meal is to pay u duty of 20 cents
per 100 kilogrammes; wheat 30 cents, and
wheat flour 81 per 100 kilogrammes; carri.
ages, cars and other vehicles for railroads
n r. trn nv ~ n va MOI TN, Il
REDUCTION IN DUTIES.
The following products from manu-
facturers OF the United States are to
be admitted at reduction Of duty OF
SO per cent:
Glass and crystal ware. plate and win
dow glass, clay in tiles, colored tiles, glazed
roof tiles, glazed tiles and pipes, stoneware,
finc earthcnwHre land porcelain, iron and
steel axes, tires, springs and wheels for
carriages, rivcts and washers, needles, pens,
table and carving knives, razors, penknives,
scissors, tin plate in sheets or manufactur-
ed, furniture OF all kinds of wood or metals,
brushes, vegetable hair broom corn, will
low straw and other similar articles. rice
flour, bread and crackers, sausages, stuffed
meats, mustard, sauces, pickles, jams and
yehioo, ltpDei anu SuUVh DuFCub dIll Hlhn'l-
factures thereof, and rice.
The following articles are to be ad-
mitted at q reduction OF 25 per cent:
Refined petroleum and benzine, manu-
factured cotton, spun or twisted, and cot
ton goods OF all kinds, woven or knit, and
the same mixed with other vegetable or
animal fibers and Of which cotton is an
equal or greater component part, and
clothing exclusively OF cotton, rope, cord
age and twine, colors inks OF all kinds,
shoe blacking and varnishes, soap and per-
fumery. medicines and drugs, paper for
printing, for decorating rooms OF wood or
straw for wrapping or packing; leather and
skins, dressed, varnished or japanned, of
all kinds, including sole leather, or beltings,
boots and shoes, trunks, valises and other
similar articles in whole or in part oflcath.
er, harness and saddlery of all kinds,
watches and clocks and carriages.
The president states in his procla-
nation that flour, which on its ex-
portation from the United States has
been favored with drawbacks, shall
not share in the foregoing reduction
OF duties. The provisional arrange
ment set forth in the transitory
schedule, the proclamation states,
shall come to an end on July 1, 1892,
and on that date be substituted by
the definite arrangement outlined in
tho ,,opl n ~, %;o,