New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-19
THE BASIS OF RECIPROCITY
COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE PRESIDENT
CAN BARGAIN FOR CONCESSIONS.
THEY MUST EXPORT SUGAR, COFFEE, HIDES or
TEA TO THE UNITED sTATEs-GovERNMENrs
THAT NAY BE ASKED TO GRANT REcIP-
RocAL ARRAxGEMENTs-REPM
THEY MUST EXT
IN CASE OF REFUSAL.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE-r

IN CASE OF REFUSAL.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEr
Washington, Oct 15.-One hears much gossip sbout
reciprocity the end Of the year approaches ana
some Of it is extremely wild. Few persons seem yet
10 understand that the reciprocity agreements already
concluded or those which are st1n pending are not
commercial treaties, that in negotiating these agree
| ments the President Is bound by law to observe
certain limitations. For, example, he cannot very
well open negotiations in accordance with the terms OF
| Section 3 of the Tariff with Russia, which pro
duces and exports sugar, coffee tea and only an
insignificant quantity Of hides; or with Italy or
other countries which produce Tor expectation either
small quantities or none Of the articles named. Inc
! President cannot bargain with any country on the
] lines of the Tariff act unless he finds basis In
the production and expectation to the United states
| from said country Of the articles before menuOheu
in sufficient quantities to justify that country In max
ing some concessions in consideration OF the admission
~ those commodities into the United States free OF
duty There is excellent to believe that tornal
overtures have been made to all the countries WHICH
fall within the provisions Of the law ana that such o.
them As decline 10 enter into agreements py '@hty
| / 1892 or within reasonable time teredlVer' wiz
h aenrived Of the commercial privileges which they
now enjoy by virtue Of the Sd secuon VI inc
Tariff law-always provided that the President snail
bocome satisfied that said countries impose duties OF
other exactions upon the agricultural or otner
Of the United States which, In view OF the iree ad
sion of sugar. coffee, tea and hides, or eiIner VI ms
articles. therefore, he shall deem to be uhequai
and unreasonable 1t will be Of interest 10 Sno~
what countries may be affected in case they shu
decline to enter into reciprocal aeieeN'N
United States -o.,
First as 10 sugar. the mportntions OF molasSes ana
cane sugar not above IS Dutch standard rom inc
countie, with which reciprocity agreements OF Ue"C
are now in force, for the year ended June o. t''
,rere ~ follows: spain Cuba and Porto Rlco) S4l'
71546o: Brazil II 659, 531; total 5j6s04,79'. fIoni
cartaln countries with which reciprocity agreements
have not been concluded the impOrtaOns were as lo
lows: British West Indies, $5,0lOlO7; Bnush AIri'"'
s3s1. sos: British Guiana, $l,323,7O2; Brush hon
duras s11 4G5; England, 7G2,ooe spain plhhpliIo
Islands, sc, s14997 Dutch East lndles o.
| French West Indies S12t,24o; Danish west Ihne''
GO -o2 Central American states $94,177 Germany
| se5 7o4. total S24697 ,476 Of which @l430OOo- Wds
received from ENGLAND and her colonial POSSESSIONS
OF course the amount credited TO England was
produced elsewhere and the same remark Is true u
the cane sugar imported from Germany
The imports Of beet sugar not above No. - Dutch
standard last year were as follows: Germany 9lo'
O31 431; Austria Hungary, SloI7'244 belsun
s1os AIS. England s167 ,1O4; total. Slo,34e'4l' b.
This amount covered the entire importation OF oeet
sugar. The aggregate impOrtatons Of momS'eS 'iu
cane sucar not above No 10 from the countries ABOVE
named amounted to ss1 ,5o2.373, of which ABOUT ~
per cent was received from cOunufeS ~
which reciprocity arrangements are now In force'
II Is not yet practicable to show oy ooin,
tries the importations of sugar for Tie year enue
lime 20 1891 The total of molasses and cane sugar
NOT above No 13 in the nine months ended March o.
eo1 amounted TO S43,197, 450; Of moassss ana cane
rrnr not above No Is in the quarter ended June o.
1so1-during which they were admitted Tree u uu'y
IN s33 634 sos making total OF S7O'o3@'3lo lor Iie
year Prior 70 the change the law, the quantity OF
HYhi
1ited states was Insignificant. 1t will be noted tha
the average monthly importations In the laso three
months during which sugar was free amounoeo ~
ar OH GOO whereas during the preceding nine mohu
the average was only s4,799,717 The same lncreas'
+ sbovn In the mportatlons OF beet sugar since i
became free Of duty April l. Inc total lHpo' Va
tions for the year ended June 3d. 1891 announced
ara o32 277 or slightly less than in the preceulh-
year hut the importauons during the three ihohO
ended lime 3d. 1891, amounted 10 Soo'O3S9 "Ile III
| the preceding nine months they amounted 70 Onl'
80 361 o6s The monthly average for the last tlIVe
months Of the fiscal year was @29ob'O ana lor u-'
ers+ nine months it was only s1,04O217. The t0ta
| i.a+ions Cor the wear ended June 80, 179l
amounted 10 S97 O64 592 in the preceding year the
total was S59. 900. The importatlons Tor me
cnrront fiscal year will probably be onellArd oCoI
second as TO coffee, the total importation OIL Wuch
in the wear ending June 30, 1880, amounted 10 90 o.
ac- 40 and in the last year to S06,12311', being
an increase Of nearly S1s,oOOOOo. VI the Ioille,
,ornt the imports from Brazil, Cuba Porto hlco Auu
San Domingo represented S45,95472o, or more unaH
~ per cent From various other countries tle ln'
mort, were as follows Venezuela, S9o022o hcuduoF
AL s63; mexico, s3542,551 Dutch East mus
- ~ -76: Germany 2,O7G,406; Guatemala @I'9o7'
ga. salvador. 81 3O5, 594; Costa Rica, Sl23''379
: Nicaragua. sG42467; Honduras, $3O.456; Hayu
81 27O a47 Netherlands, 81 ,236979 France 9l'OoO
OIL. England II 43s, 593; British East Indies S'o'
453: Canada s14,201 all other British possessions
r soss 4G3 OF course all the coffee imported IRON
germany Netherlands, France England and Canada l.
odcd 4, other countries and colonies, consists
, ., various coffee substitutes which In Austria
u Hungary and other parts Of Europe are known a.
e surrogate coffee etc.
5 Third as 70 hides and skins other than fur skins
the total importations Of which in the year ehoe'
1no 20 1890 amounted TO S21 $50 and last yea
10 s27. 935,Os9 being an increase OF more thai
T. "a 900 600 OF the imports in 1890 $91O5,oo'
represented goat skins In 1891 s11 434OO repre-
sented goat skins. The imports in 1890 from Brain
c Cuba. Porto Rico san Domingo and Hawaii amounte'
IN 81 Cos 336, or about II per cent OF the total
ro various other countries the imports were as fol
lows in 500 Argentine Republic, S3,44l'-V-' Oru
quay 81 Az 093; Colombia $500 o99; Peru S237,olo
j Ecuador. s135,5Os Chill, $1,000; Venezuela, Soi7
Mexico 81 SO $50 Nicaragua, Slo4,ol7; Guatenlaia
j s1o6.343; Costa Rica, s55336; Honduras S15'5ll
salvador ST. 631; Hayti, $50 30l; England, $3foo'
s43: British East Indies $l37s.O5o Canada, SOUS,
L 007, Ireland, SlZZiool' oVou4"i"' ~0O'"-'
possessions in Australasia, $4l0,l44; British AFRICA
s11O GET: British West Indies, $50 PA; British Hon
duras 30 4G7 all other British possessions, SoJO'o'-
Germany 1914, sol; France, Sl,6Oo,s63' French pos
sessions in Africa S51,156; Russia ii the baI'lc am
White seas. s3O5.37O; China, Sl27.243 II may D.
noticed that the total imports Of hides from the Ohl1e
y Kingdom British colonies amounted 10 7o'l"f-oi
or nearly one-thrd Of the aggregate The Importation
p from south America amounted 70 S5104Ol9 ncindln
d - 17s4s2 from Brazil; from the Central America
states the imports amounted TO S3s7,44o ol coarS
il & impossible 10 say what proportion OF the hide
= Unmarried from the United Kingdom and Germany wer
n Of south and Central American origin.
4 Fourth, TO tea the imports Oh "nicn ~ ' ,n
. -oar ended June 30 1890 amounted to S12,3i7,49
=. =. -. % 40 goa aOa. Thcse amounts repre-