Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-28


machinery.
Mining and mechanical tools, imple
ments and machinery, including station
airy and and portable engines, and all
machinery for manufacturing and indus
trial purposes, except sewing machines.
instruments and books for the arts and
sciences.
Railway construction material and
equipment.
And that the government of Brazil has
by legal enactment, further authorized the
admission into all the established ports Of
entry of Brazil, with a reduction of 70 per
centum of the duty designated on the re-
spective articles in the tariff now lnAforce
or which may hereafter be adopted in the
United States of Brazil whether national,
state ormuniCipal of the articles of mer-
chandise named in the following schedule,
provided that the same be the product or
manufacture of the United States Of
America:
I.-Schedule of articles to be admitted
into Brazil with a reduction of duty of %
per centum.
Lard and substitutes therefor.
Bacon and hams.
Butter and cheese.
Canned and preserved meats, FISH, fruits
and vegetables.
Manufactures Of cotton, including cot
ton clothing
Manufactures Of iron and steel, single
or mixed, not included in the foregoing
free schedule
Laether and the manufactures thereof,
except boots and shoes.
Lumber timber, and the manufactures
of wood, including Cooperage, furniture OF
all kinds, wagons, carts, and carriages.
Manufactures of rubber.
And that the government of Brazil has
further provide that the laws and regu-
lations adopted to protect its revenues and
and prevent fraud in the declarations and
proof that the articles named in the fore
going schedules aIe the product or manu-
/ faeture Of the United States of America
shall place no undue restrictions on the
importer nor impose any additional
charges or fees therefore on the articles
imported.
And whereas the secretary of state has,
! by my direction, given assurance to the
! Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plani-
potentiary Of Brazil at Washington that
this action of the government of Brazil
in granting exemption of duties to the
products and manufactures of the United
States of America Is accepted as due re-
ciprocity for the attention of congress, as
set forth in section Of this act,
Now, therefore, be it known that l.
Benjamin Harrison, President of the
United States OF America, have caused
the above stated notifications of the tariff
law of Brazil to be made public for the
information of the citizens of the United
States Of America.
The duties which have hitherto been
levied by Brazil on the articles now pro-
posed to be made free are as follows:
Wheat free; wheat hou7, 10 per cent
ad valoreD, on a fixed valuation Of 10 reis
per ki.5gram; corn. 10 per cent. ad yalor
EN- on a valuation Of > reis per kilogram;
corn -four, 80 per cent ad valOrem on a
valuation of l20 refs per kiIogram; rye,
10 per cent. al valoren on valuation OF
20 reis per Lnlogram; potatoes, beans and
peas, 10 per cent. ad valorem on a yalu-
/ alton of refs per kllogram; pork, ~ per
cent, 8d ya0rem on valuation OF AZ relS
per kilogram; dry fish, 10 per cent. adj
yaorem ON % valuation of % refs per kllo-
grum; canned iish, 30 per cent ad vaorem
on a valuation Of 300 refs per kilogrami
turpentine, 10 per cent. ad valorem on a
valuation Of 40 reis per alogram; rosin,
10 per cent ad 7alorem on a valuation OF
5 refs per kilogTam.
The old duties on the articles reduced by
% per cent were Ia part as follows: Lard,
% per cent. ad Yal0rem on valuation OF
l20 refs per kiiogrepl; cotton clothing, as
high as 30 per cent. I'D valorem per 100
reis; stockings, 40 per cent upon vaIu-
alton Of 1000 reis per dozen: shirts Sd per
cent. upon valuation of $500 refs per
dozen On some dry goods the duty was
as much as 80 per cent on high yalu-
alton. while on different qualities of oil,
machinery and naval stores it was very
heavy.
The immediate effect Of this treaty will
| be 10 give the United states an important
advantage in the N 4rket Of Brazil except
such as may arise from the cheapening of
! cost and the wider distribution Of our
4 staple products and of certain kinds Of
machinery among the Brazilian people.
| We do not open our ports more widely,
or admit any articles from Brazil free
which were not already free, or, in the
/ case Of sugar, soon to be free TO all other
nations. 1t is therefore natural that
I speculations should be indCiged IN as 10
4 the motive which has caused the Brazil
/ ian government to assent to this, at first
sight. one-sided treaty. No doubt the
course of events will solve this puzzle. 1t
/ may be reasonably surmised that other
countries from which we receive coffee,
sugar. molasses and hide free will be
warned that these articles will be put upon
/ the dutible list when coming from those
countries, unless satisfactory reciprocal
| arrangements car be made, Involving llp-
I eral Reduction on the tariff Of those coun-
/ tries or our stapieg productions. should
those countries respond satisfactorily
Brazil would have no advantage over
them. But should they fail to respond
satisfactorily, and the ~ On sugar, cof-
I fee. moIasses and hides b reimposed as 70
+ them, then and only in suca cases, would
B azd reap any advantage from tfe treaty
! 10 a large share Of our rade.
lis probable. therefore, that the pres
ont reciprocity treaty i only the firss step