New-York tribune., 1891-12-19
1Se sos 147,579 Free
Free.
81. .654 .o02 81, ,O99,s ,sl0

Total ..... 81 ,654, ,692 81, ,o33sl6
The total net increase in the values Of the exports
a, the articles named during the months Of September
and October 1891 as compared with the correspond
ng months of last year. amounted 10 $62O,o76, or
more ,haa 60 per cent, rate which. if maintained
throughout the year. Will amount to about S, 725, 900
On these articles alone The only items which showed
q decrease were corn naval stores, crude petroleum,
oalow sal.ed pork and butter, the total amount OF
the decrease being $27 ,910, while the total increase
Oh the other eleven items amounted TO S645,7s6.
Tne decrease on corn which amounted 10 S17,132, or
considerably more than onehah Of the total loss was
epe TO the short Of 1890 and the fact that
the crop Of 1891 had no, yet begun to find It's way
into the market. In addition 10 the articles named
above, tie transitory schedule" which is now In
force includes Hhe articles embraced i'll the following
table which shows the value Of the exports OF each
70 Cuha and Porto Rico In the year ended June 80,
1890 together with the regular rae Of duty and the
reduced rate under the reciprocity agreement.
Exports to n..n,.. sn,r Duty Ty,oSns,: on g:S
GsS9 rorsd Sfa Rco onSs Ssui1 Porto Rico CUBA P L.
cO,nm.h .....sis044 441c. cvt 270c. cwt 25e 20 2Sc
'i h Alq iye seu 1881 1885, cwt &C cwt free. free
"a oyst ana ~, oo o,r, ,.oo troe
HAY and straw l57l9 35.7c cwt lG g. ew free ire
Telns 2l5,7sS ALE cwt 0S7c ewt' ree' fee
2l 5Sc ewt e e Sc &C. swt cwt free free free free
ave 6o,lr - 5 O3O 44.1c. cwt. % &c. cwt free nee
RootS "a 70 Sl3 SO Z3lc % TO So 10y
"0' doz pair n. doz pair. a ~
There has doubtless been a large increase in the
exports of all OF these articles the old rates Of duty on
which in most cases were excessively high. On Jan
uary the duty on Wheat raised in the United states
and exported to Cuba will be reduced from 81 90 for
hundredweight TO 3 cents for 220 pounds, and the
duty on wheat -four will be reduced from S24623
hundredwelght to 81 for 900 pounds On the same
day the duty on wheat raised In the Chted
States and exported TO Porto Rico will be reduced
from 40 $40 cents a hundredweght to 30 cents 10.
29O pounds. and the duty on wheat hour from
O. 90 a hundredweigm TO 81 for 600 pounds -,
The total exports from the United states 10 SG% SH1s
and Porto Rico for the year ended June 80 l9Oo,
amounted 10 SI49I7 200 OF which 81 500 300 or abOut
oneeighth was represented by wheat and wheat houI
The agreement now In force includes articles the olu
exports Of which to Cuba aud Porto hlco rom ue n
Ured states amounted during the wear ended june 20
1890 10 SO 657 634, about 45 per cent OF inc tOti
fo that wear of this S5,eO4. IA was represented
~ sr+irIes which are admitted from the IhlleI
states free OF duty, and 1888 49O was represented D
e~c.es upon which the rates OF duty when lnpOrled
from the United states have been reduced 20 10 90
ccn4 on and after January l. 1892, the agreement
will cover articles which represented So,1@2."d4, O
rore than 81 per cent OF the total exports from Ile
United states 70 those Islands during the year eueu
June 30. 1890. -. c.,or.o q.
Baltimore. Dec 49," The Journal OF CONNIE
notes that the reciprocity treaty with Cuba leuuoHs
tbe duty on -four from s6 so TO 81 barrel has cameo
0-sers for that commodity TO be thrown lbto uis
market for 100000 barrels with the certainty OF the
t-s1e being Increased In the near future