Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08
SAN DOMINGO's TRADE.
A Proclamation Announcing Reciprocity
with the Republic.

A Proclamation Announcing Reciprocity
with the Hcpubiic.
The President issued proclamation an.
nouncing reciprocity with San Domingo, IN.
der the tariff act of last October, which, with
view to securing reciprocal trade. exempted
from duty sugars molas'es. coffee, ard hides
imported to the United States. BY this treaty
the following articles, manufactured IN the
United States will be admitted free of duty
into the republic from and after September
/, 1891:
Live animals; meats Of all kinds, excepting
smoked, corn; corn meal and starch Onfa; bar.
ley rye and buckwheai and -four Of these
grains; hay bran and straw; trees, plants, vines
and seeds; cottOnseed oil and meal cake, pitch
tar, turpentine and rosin. coal. minefnlwatefs.
ice machines mining machinery; agricultural
implements; railway materlal. wrought and
cnst-iron, and steel in pigs, bars rods, beams
&c, and wire nails, screws, aud pipes, zinc,
Tin, and lead and roofing material; copper Ia
bars, plates, nails. &c, and copper and lead
pipe; bricks cement, lime, stone. marble, ond
paving tiles; fence wire, telegraph wire, and
apparatus; wood aud lumber Of Ill kinds;
material tor ship building school furniture;
books. pamphlets. printed matter, and paper
for newspapers; inks gold and silver coin and
bullion.
The towing articles arc to be admitted into
the Dominican republic alta reduction Of duty
Of 3 per centum
Butter, cheese and condensed milk Fish
Of al kindairuits and vegetables Of all kinds
Cotton, manufactured, spun or twisted. and
In fabrics Of all kinds. woven or knit, and the
came fabrics mixed with other veg table or
animal Gbers in which cotton IL the equal or
greater component part Boots and shoes
Writing paper, bla X books wall paper. paper
for wrapping and packing, for cigarettes, in
card board boxes, and bags, sand paper and
pasteb0afd. Tin plate, and tinwore Tor sfts
Industries, and domestic uses. Cordagc, rope,
aud twine Of all kinds. WOOdenware nipple.
ments, for household use.
The proclamation closes with the following
language:
Aud whereas the special plenipotentiary Of
the United States has by my direction, given
assurance 10 the envoy extraordinary aud min
ister plenipolsntisry Of the Dominican repab-
lie at Washington that this action u the GOV
eminent Of the Dominican republic, IN grsnt-
ing exemption Of duties % the products and
manufacturers Of the United States Of America
on their importation into the Dominican re-
public - accepted as due reciprocity iog
the action Of Congress as set forth In section
Of said act
Now, therefore, be Il known that !, Ben.
jamin Harrison, President Of the United States
Of America. have caused the above stated
notifications ofthe tariff laws Of tho Domini.
can republic to be made public for the inior.
nation OF the citizens Of the United States u
America.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the United
States 70 be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this lat day
Of August. 1891, and Of the Independence Of
the United States Of America the One hun
dred and sixteenth. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President,
WILLIAM r. WHARTON,
Acting Secretary o. State.