Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-12
GERMAN RECIPROCITY.
The Report That q Convention Had been
Concluded IL Untrue.

Concluded lie Untrue.
A report published this morning. 20 the eject
that Q convention has been concluded with
Germany by which the cereal products OF the
United States are admitted free OF duty. &C, is
not true.
II is known that as heretofore widely pub
lished, negotiations have for some time been in
progress between the governments of germany
ana the United States. with q view on the part
OF Germany to secure the continued free ad-
mission OF her sugar into this country in return
Tor certain concessions o. customs duty 90 be
extended by Germany TO American products OF
various descriptions.
IL is learned, however that theso neVotiat ione
are still In an uncompleted stage OF progress.
with good prospects, however. OF being
Drought to satisfactory conclusion be-
fore the LIST of next january, when the
PRESIDENT will possess the power to
conditionally levied by the ta.if act Of October
4, Iesv, upon all sugars imported from any
country that imposes duties upon the agricul-
tural or other products of the United States
which, IN his Judgment, are not reciprocally
equal and reasonable.
THE LAW on THE s-BJEcr.
The following is the language Of the entire
provision OF law on this subject, contained in
the act of October l. 1890:
With view TO secure reciprocal trade with
Tor This purpose. anu on and after the first day
OF january. 1892, Whenever, aud 30 often as
the President shall be satisfit that the govern
ment OF any country producing and exporting
sugars, molGsses, coffee, tea And hides. raw and
uhcCred, or any OF such articles, imposes duties
or other exactions upon the agricultural OF
other products of the United States. which in
view OF The free Introduction OF such sugar
moiasses, coffee, tea and hides into
tie United States he may deem reciprocally
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power, aad it shall be his duty 10 suspend BY
proclamation to that effect. the provisions Of
THIS act relating to the free introduction of
such sugar, molasses, coffee tea ana hides,
tne production OF such country, tor such
time as he shall deem Just. and in
such case aud during such suspension duties
shall be levied collie aud paid upon 81 gar.
molasses, coffee, tea and hides, the product or
exported from such designated country as fol-
lows. namely:
AL sugars not above No. 10. Dutch standard,
IL color shan pay duty on their polariscopic
tests as follows. namely: All sugars not ABOVE
No IL, Dut. IA standard, in co.or, III tank bot
IONS. sii ops OF cane juice. melada concentrated
meiaca, concrete and concentrated mo!asses
testing by the Ioai isoope not above IS degrees,
sefen-te"ths OF cent per pound. and for every
acaii-o al degree or fraction OF degree shown
D. The poiGriscopIc test two-hunaro4th Of 1
cent per pound additional
All sugars above No. 49, Dutch standard. in
color shall be classified by the Dutch standard
OF color and pay duty follows. namely: All
sugar above No.l3 and not above No. 10. Dutch
standard Of color. rs cents per pound.
All sugar aDo &c number sixteen and not above
number twenty, Dutch standard Of color, lss
cents per pound.
All sugars above number twenty, Dutch
standard OF color. 2 cents per pound.
Mo!asses testing above ffty-six degrees, 4
cents per gallon.
Sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings shall be
subject 10 day either as moiasses or sugar, as
the case may be, according to polariscopic
test
On coffee, three cents per pound; on tea, ten
cent? per pound.
hlaes raw OF incurred, whether dry, salted or
picked, an5ora goat sklns. raw, without wool,
manufactured, asses skins, raw or unmanu-
featured, ard skins except sheep skins. with
the wool on, Ia cents per pound