St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-12
Figures Showing Reductions
Granted to the American
Products.
Wheat, Flour and Cornmeal
Favored by a Cut Of 80
Per Cent.
Lumber and Timber Also In
eluded in the List--The
Correspondence.

Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Official cor
feSpondence was .Iuadc public this
afternoon, setting forth the details of
the reciprocity arrangement entered in
to between the United States and Ger
many, whereby the sugar of the latter
secures continued free admission into
the United States and sundry American
products, named i'll an accompanying
schedule, obtain admission into Ger
many at the rates agreed upon.
This table shows reduction in the
German tariff duties on wheat of SO per
cent; wheat -four and corn meal 80 per
cent; barley 1879 per cent; malt,
matted barley, 10 per cent; butter, 5
per cent; lumber and timber, first raw
or merely rough hewn with AK or saw,
with or without bark, oaken barrel
slaves unchanged; second, marked in
the direction of the longitudinal axis,
Or prepared or cut otherwise than by
rough hewing, barrel slaves not in
cluded under No. /, unpeeled osiers and
hoops. hubs. felloes and spokes, % per
cent; third. sawed in the direction of
the longitudinal axis, unplaned boards,
sawed cantle woods and other articles,
sawn or hewn, 90 per cent.
Duties on Meats.
Meat slaughtered, fresh and dressed
meat, with the exception of pork, . per
rent; sailed and picked pork and beet,
ID per cent. Pork, slaughtered, fresh
and dressed meat, with the exception of
bacon, fresh or prepared. - per cent.
The arrangement was submitted to the
German reichStag Oh the 9TH instant, and
il approved by that body, will go into
effect Feb. l. 1892.
The correspondence begins with a
note addressed by Mr.vOn Mumm, charge
d'affaires of Germany. to Gen. John w.
Foster, ''plenipOtentiary extraordinary
of the United States" which is as fol-
lows:
SARATOGA. Aug. %. 1S91-Mr Plenipoten-
tiary: Inasmuch as the inspec ton of meat
intended for interstate commerce in North
America, and for expectation 10 foreign
countries, has been made compulsory by the
act of March 3, 1891. and by the regulations
of March p 1891, relative to the execution OF
that act, the imperial government Is happy 10
be able TO announce that there is no longer
any cause for maintaining i'll force the prohi-
OllOD OH SdUltdTN R1OuDQS. Ill
the year 1882 of the importation of hogs
pork and sausages of American origin, pro-
VlGcd that they are officially inspected, as
cOrdlng 10 the regulations of March % 1891,
and accompanied by The required certificate.
AS soon. therefore. as the government of
the United States of America is able officially
to inform the imperial government W hen the
act of March 3, 1891. will actually take effect
i'll the manner provided by the regulations of
March y. 1891, so that the guarantee which is
n O INV 10 of mt SIon
pear confirmed, viz: that no meat danger
Gus to health shall be exported, The imperial
government will take the necessary prelim-
mary measures 10 abolish the German pro-
hibitiOn of importation which was promul-
gated May G, 1883.
Germany's Reasons.
The imperial goyernme Mt. in making this
declaration. bases its action upon the suppO-
sitiOn that, after the abolition or the afore-
saio German prohibition of Importation tn e
president of the United States of America
Will no longer have any occasion for the ex-
erclse, as regards the German empire. of the
discretion airy powers conferred upon him by
the Fifty first congress Csee section of the
tariff act of oct. !. 1890 Public Act No $50,
and section of the act providing for the in
kpectiOn of meat of Aug. 30 1879; also Pub
lie Act No 247).
The imperial government thinks that it
has the greater reason for this assumption
since 1t is prepared to grant TO the United
States Of America the same reductions i'll
customs duties on agricultural products that
have been granted by it Cor still are sol TO
Austria-Hungary and other states during the
negotiations for the conc fusion OF treaty OF
commerce that are now being conducted by
Germany.
Begging you to be pleased to inform me. in
your reply TO this note, whether the view ex-
pressed by the imperial government as re-
CARDS section 3 Of the tariff act of Oct. /, 1892
and section of the act providing for the III
of Of At1rr
await information from you as to the time
when the act of March 3 1891. is to be fully
enforced. in pursuance of the regulations of
March -, 1891.
renewed assurances of distinguished consid-
Grafton. A. V. MUMM.
Foster in Reply.
To this note the following reply was
sent:
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
note of today, in which you inform me that
when the government of the United States
snail be able to announce to the imperial
government that the provisions of the law of
March 3 or the present year, and the regula-
ions OF the 18th of the same month. respect
ing the inspection of meat destined for inter
state and foreign commerce, have been prac-
ucally put in operation, the imperial govern
ment Will take the necessary steps for abol-
1shing the order of March g. 1883, prohibiting
the importation into Germany of hogs
pork and sausages of American
origin; and you further state that.
In view of this declaration and of
the further fact that the imperial govern
ment is willing to grant to the United States
the same tariff reductions in agricultural
products which have been granted by com
mcrclal treaty negotiations wit Austria
Hungary or which may be granted TO other
countries. the imperial govern ment enter
talns the expectation that no cause will,
therefore, exist for the president of the
United States 10 make use, as against the
German empire, of the powers conf erred
upon him by the Fiftv-firSt congress in sec
ton OF the tariff law of Oct. 3, and section
/ OF the meat inspection law of Aug. 80 1890
1t gives me great pleasure TO announce to
you that the Inspection of meat i'll accord
ance with the law Of March 3 last and of the
regulations of the 25th of the same month, is
now and for some weeks past has been in
practical operation, under the direction and
at the expense of the United States, and that
meat so inspected VIII be ready for eXDorta-
ton 10 Germany on or before the first day of
next month. 1t Is also very gratifying to me
to give you the assurance, by direction of
the president, that the contem plated action
OF Inc imperial government in abOlishing
the order of March g. 1883, prohibiting the
importation of hogs, pork and sausages of
American origin, will remove the occasion
for the exercise by the president, as against
the German empire, of the power conferred
upon him by section 5 OF the meat inspection
law of the congress of the United States OF
Aug. 30. 1890
Fair Exchange.
am further directed by the president to
state that he accepts the action of the i'm.
peIlal government in proposing to grant to
the agricultural products of the United States
the same tariff reductions in their imporla-
ton into Germany as are granted to similar
productions of AUstria-Hungary. embraced
In the commercial treaty negotiated with that
government or which may be granted bv
Germany to other countries, as due reel
procity for the action of the United States. as
contained in section of the tariff law of oct.
l. 1880; and that as soon as ne shall be Off
cially informed that the i'm perial government
is prepared to decree the admission of the in
dicated products of the United States into
the German mpire at the reductions of the
general tariff proposed, the president will
cause the necessary orders to he given to Sc
cure the continued free admission into the
United States of the articles. the product OF
the German empire, enumerated in section !
of said law Of Oct. l. 1899. l remain, with sen
timents of high esteem. your Obedient ser
want JOHN w. FOSTER.
Germany's Tariffs.