New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
REPORT wHicH WAS PREMATURE
NO RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT YET MADE WITH
GERMANY.

GERMANY.
washington. Oct. 10 speciaD-The report published
to-day that reciprocity agreement between me om'es
states and Germany had been concluded sno asne1
whereby the latter country. In consideration oi VI"
admission into the United states free OF duty OF German
beet sugar had stipulated TO admit cereals rom sns
country free Of duty and after January i, lsVz WI"
premature 10 tay the least. As heretofore reaeco M
these dispatches negotiations for a reciprocity agree
ment have been pending between the two COMPUTES ior
some time past and there excellent reason to expect
that they will result In arrangement which VIII be
fair satisfactory and advantageous to both countries.
There no 10 believe however. that Germany
will remove all duties on cereals imported from the
United States or indeed that the duty any one OF
them will be wholly repealed. especially In view OF
the that by the reciprocity treaty concluded between
Germany and Austria Hungary a few months ago.
which is 10 20 into effect February l, 1892, the
German duties are reduced only 80 per cent on wheat
and rye produced in and imported from Austria Hungary
I'm consideration OF certain reductions OF duty granted
BIZ the latter country manufactured goods when
made in and imported from Germany HE re-
duction by Germany OF the duties cereals produced
in and imported from the United States would be Of
immense benefit to German consumers as well as 10
farmers in the United States In view of the failure
of crops this year, Germany might well afford to
reduce the duties If not TO suspend temporarily at
least the collection of all duties corn imported from
the United States. Indeed. In view Of the extremely
liberal action OF Congress in RENTING the duty on beet
sugar of which enormous quantities produced In that
country are exported to the United States, 1t would De
difficult TO conceive that Germany could expect or
desire to grant any other country more liberal COM
mercial privileges than she would grant to the United
States.
The German duty on wheat Is 80 40 cents
bushe of sixty pounds the duty on rye is 30 Ia cents
bushel Of ty-six pounds; the duty on oats Is
10 761oO cents bushel Of thirtytwo pounds on corn
IL 2-1o cents bushel Of fftysix pounds; on buck
wheat ITO cents bushel Of forty-two pounds on
barley IL "a cents bushel Of foryeght pounds, and
on -four and cornmeal / 141o0 cents a pound.
Under commercial treaty concluded between Ger
many and Austrla-Hungary q few months ago, wheat
and rye produced in the latter country Will be ad-
mitted INTO Germany and after February !, 1877,
upon payment Of duty OF SO cents on 100 kilograms
which is equal TO % Clio cents bushel on wheat ann
81 Ito cents bushel rye. This amounts TO dis
elimination Of about 30 per cent in favor Of Austria
Hungary and against the United States and other
countries.
1t is understood that negotiations for new commercial
treaties opened several months ago by Germany
with Italy, Rumana, Servia spain and several other
countries Of Europe the basis Of which Is an oncr 70
admit the OF those countries at lower rates OF
duty In consideration Of certain concessions for the
| benefit Of German manufacturers.