New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-13

tmportatIons OF the latter amounted TO about S5OOoo Oh
which four-ffths came from the United states.
Now let us look TO other articles and products OF
manufacture most Of which are costlirr Inc "'c'"se
rate of duty on ale, beer and porter was apou' -
per cent or less than onehal the duty on -FOUR less
than oneeighth Of the rate on kerosene less thah OH
pickled por or butter cheese, and only per cent
more than on dried Goldfish. The total importatics Oh
ale beer and porter amounted TO quarter OF million
dollars OF which more than S2O0OO0 came ron tne
Tinted Kingdom and less than $4,000 from the Unlteo
states The rate on manufactures Of SILK linen, Wool
and cotton Including the finest and most expensive
faeres aSes ETC. Wa only iewey
ond stationery, earthen and china ware, glassware;
hardware. cutlery, arms and ammunition paints anu
coIors hats and caps, the rate was also II IL per
cent ad valorem. The total mportations OF arms
and ammunition, wearing apparel, cotton linen ana
woolen goods babcrdashery and millinery, carmen
ware and china hardware and cutlery, hats ard caps
paper and stationery amounted to about 200,0oo'
Of which about % 300 900 from the United King
dom and less than S250.OO0 from the United states
The duties paid on 100000 worth Of -four exported
from the United states to Jamaica last year amounted
TO more than the duties OH $2000,000 worth OF ihe
articles above enumerated and exported from lhe
% KeHe LnS 70 sSny s that there Is
discrimination against the products and manufactures
The trade between the United States and barbados
Is next to that with Trinidad. The tariff of Barbadoes
is higher some articles than that of Demerari ana
lower on some articles but IS even more nequtaoe as
regards the United States for the reason that the
duties on the oostlicr manufactured goods, which are
formly per cent The Trinidad tariff is lower on y,
breadstus provisions and dairy products than that Q,
Jamaica Barbadoes British Guiana. but II Is yet
nequtable because of the fact that the duties on
highly finished and expensive manufat tued artIces'
the bulk of which is imported from the United King
DOM Is only per cent ad va0rem-one half the bar
bad8es rate and less than third the Jamaica rate
on like articles. The Trinidad tariff on KeNsene y
equivalent TO $50 per cent, while gunpowder nearly
ali Of which is imported from England pays only 90
psr cent. and candles which are bought from the
same favored country. only per cent. The duties on
unnannfactued tobacco, which comes msinly from the
United states is equivalent TO about $50 per cent az
valorem, while the duty on manufactured topftco'
nearly all of which is imported from the United hg
dom, Is equal TO about 100 per cent al valoTem;
1t must be apparent from the foregoing facts ana
figures that the British Colonial Commissioners II slr
Neville Lubbock correctly represents their atutude,
will be constrained to modify their views considerably
in regard to the equableness of their trfis as they
effect agricultural and other products OF the United
States. before they will be In frame OF nina sue
cessfuly TO negotiate for reciprocity agreeiment
with me United States. There is no doubt strong
sentiment among the people of all the colonies In
favor OF such an agreement on far ana eQullaD,s
basis II is strongly limited in recent letters which
have found their way into some OF the Engfsh
colonial newspapers that OF the chief obstacles 70
successful negotiations is the opposition o. the colonial
officials who appointed by tie British Govern
ment at good salaries