New-York tribune., 1891-02-06
DUTIES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUyEI


below. secures for that country the continued free
admission to the United States OF coffee and
rubber, two Of her principal products. and gives
her in addition free sugar In 1890 the coffee
sent from Brazil 10 the United States amounted
IN value TO about S47000.0 900, and rubber to
about Ss,OO0,000. The total production Of sugar
in Brazil amounts to about 100000 hogsheads q
year. The capacity of that country TO produce
sugar is we-ngh unlimited. Sugar grows every
where in Brazil, but the North is the great sugar.
growing region. The industry has been anguish
ing for several years The throwing open Of
the markets Of the United States will stimulate
sugar-panting on large scale, and Cuba will
have strong competitor, even if Spain concludes
reciprocal arrangement with the United States
The advantages which the United States gets
by this arrangement with Brazil are immense. IL
will enable the manufacturers of this country TO
compete successfully with England, Germany and
France in respect to many articles which hereto
fore it hopeless TO try to supply. BY the free
admission of flour the United States ought to
double its trade in this article Last year this
country shipped about $4,000 barrels. The ma
tive mills produce about 100000 barrels, and the
shipments to Brazil from the Argentine Republic
and from Trieste are nearly 100000 barrels a
year
There are large importations of potatoes into
Brazil from Portugal, upon which a duty is
charged of per cent ad valorem. In recent
years the consumption of salt pork and bacon from
the United States has been increasing. To large
extent it has taken the place of jerlled beef, tie
white laborers from Italy and Spain preferring
the pork. Its free admission will increase the
consumption largely. The salt Goldfish has here
tofore come principally from France. Maclerel
has never been introduced, and there will be An
opening for the best grades.
Hay is now brought from the River Plat, and
oats from Scotland, and both pay a high duty
The United States ought to supply both. In agri-
cultural tools and implements the manufactures
will have to study the demands of the Brazilian
market and make special articles. III this is
DONE there is a large field for such goods. Mining
and mechanical tools, implements and machinery.
including stationary and portable engines, and
all machinery for manufacturing and industrial
purposes. which are to be admitted free. opens
the door to vast business provided American
manufacturers avail themselves of the oppOrtu-
nty offered. In sugar machinery alone an immense
trade can be done. But the trade will not come
of itself The manufacturers must look for 1t.
At present it is not known in Brazil that sugar
machinery is made in the United States.
In ton machinery during the last year three
orders for plants requiring 1000 looms each were
placed in England. Several large boot and shoe
factories have been started in Rio de Janeiro and
will require machinery.
in the free admission of railway construction
material and equipment, everything pertahlns 10
railways ought to be supplied by the United
Statcs-rais. locomotives rolling stock and all
the plant for construction purposes. There are
1000 kilometres of railways to be constructed
by the Government, under guarantees of in
tcrest by the Government of Brazil.
There are great works of improvement now un-
der way in the city of Rio dc Janeiro. for which
large plants will be required, and under the pro-
vision admitting free machinery for all Industrial
PURPOSES these plants ought TO be supplied by the
United States
Under the provisions admitting lard. hams.
butter cheese canned meats, fruits, vegetables
and fish. manufactured cotton. iron and steel.
leather. lumber, furniture, wagons. carts and
carriages and manufactured rubber at reduction
Of % per cent on existing and future duties. the
United States has secured an enormous advantage.
There is a large consumption of lard. All the
butter used comes from abroad. and heretofore
nrincipallv from Denmark through the port OF
Rrcmen The importation of cotton goods amounts
to about $50 O0O, 600 year, and the Uhltcd
States last wear supplied an amount worth ohiy
sS13.7OO England supplies an amount worth
over Sl7 100000.
In addition TO this reduction of % per cent 10
is provdcd that the Government OF brdAI sH'I'
impose no additional charges: ana this does away
with the per cent "eNpediente charge WHICH
hcre,ofore has been added to the regular duties'
This tax was in the nature OF a clearance charge
In securing these tavors from Brazil In eX-
change for the free admission of sugar below
No III Dutch STANDARD, Mr.. Blaine has made
snlcndid bargain, and the manufacturer oi Tue
United States as well as the farmer VIII prohO
bv il largely 1t is worthy of note that the
oor,cr,turists have secured the greatest advant-
ages because OF the articles to be admitted iree
INTO Brazil the majority farm products. while
If those 10 be admitted with reduction OF 20 per
cent of existing and future duties majority are
farm and pastoral products also.
The following is the proclamation made public
this afternoon:
whereas. Pursuant TO section of the act OF Con.
,roS. annroved october 1, 1890. entitled An act TO
reduce ..c nrnoses the secretary OF state of the
United states Of America commnncated 70 tle uoV
th Congress of the United States Of America with
- yirw 10 secure reciprocal trade, III deciaFins tlo
moasses. coffee and hides, 10 be exempt ron duty,
np3n their importation into the United states OK
Whcreas The Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
pen npotentiary of Brazil at Washington haS commln
Cd 10 secretary Of >tiu. tlc ttat uuo
for and consideration Of the adnis into
G pIDi,sd states Of America free Of all duty OF the
t ,,e" enumerated in section 3 OF said act the GOV,
,n'cnt ~f RraZl has by legal enactment authorizem
,b admiston from and after April l, ieol nto az
IL oStablshed ports Of entry OF BfaAl, lree o az
dntv whether National state or munlclpai, oi ue
rties or merchandise named in the following seneuuc.
nrovided that the same be the product ana
~ ~ tho United states Of America ,,,r-
VI . ene SruEnITIE OF ARTICLES TO BE ADMITTED
l. FREE INTO BRAZIL.
wheat. Wheat -four -. ,.,
w o maize and the manufactures thereof Including
cornmesl and starch
Potatoes beans and peas
Hay and oats. $1,000.
pork s,ted including picked pork and bacon sxeers
hams. $1,000,
Ti.h s,lted dried picked.
Cottonseed oil.
Ccal anthracite and bltuminous
posin tar pltch and turpentine.