The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
A DEAL With CUBA
President Harrison Issues His
Reciprocity Proclamation.
THE rRASs1roRv SCHEDULE
To Go Into Enec. Sept. and the Dsnn,-
tive Arrangement on July I. ls92-Na-
tiona, Banks Notified to Replace Their
A1.2 Per Cent. Circulation Bonds.

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WASHINGTON. Aug. e.-President
Harrison issued the proclamation an
nouncing reciprocity with the Spanish
islands Of Cuba and Porto Rico under
the tariff act of last October with
view to securing reciprocal treaty, ex.
empting from duty sugar, molasses,
coffee and hides upon their importation
into the United States. Under the
terms Of the treaty the proclamation
states the following articles manufact.
ured in the United States and included
in what is termed transitory schedule,
are to be admitted free of duty in Cuba
and Porto Rico from aud after Sept. 1,
1891: Meats-Salted and canned meats,
jerked beef excepted. lard, tallow, fresh,
dried and smoked fish, canned oysters
and salmon. Oats, barley. rye and
buckwheat and -four of the cereals;
starch. maizena, and other products of
corn. excepting corn meal: cotton sesd,
cotton seed oil and meal cake, hay,
straw and bran; fresh, dried aud pre-
served fruits, except raisins: vegeta-
bles, woods of all kinds. wagons, sew.
ing machines, raw petroleum and coal
and ice. The following articles to be
admitted on payment of the duties stat
ed: Corn. 25 cents per 100 kilogrammes;
corn meal, 25 cents per 100 kilogrammes;
wheat from Jan. /. 1899. 30 cents per
100 kilogrammes, and wheat -four 81
per 100 kilogrammes. Butter and cheese,
refined petroleum and boots and shoes
are to he admitted at reduction of
duty of IS per centum.
From and after July 1, 1899, as a def.
nitlve arrangement, the following arti.
cles will be admitted into Cuba and
Porto Rico free of duty: Marble, jas.
per, alabaster and other stones. includ-
ing cement, mineral waters, ice. coal,
pitch, tar, turpeutine, raw petroleum;
bricks and tiles, gold and silver coin:
pig iron, iron pipes. beams, rafters,
wrought iron. steel and bars. wrought
nails, steel wire nails, screws, nuts and
pipes; raw cotton. cotton seed oil and
meal cakes; tallow; books and pamph-
let's; woods Of all kinds; manures; agri.
cultural implements and machinery;
materials and articles for public works.
such as railroad tra,nways and roads;
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excepted: butter, lard and cheese; ficL
of all kinds and canned oysters and sal
mon; oats, barley, rye aud buckwheat
and -four Of these grams; starch, maizena,
and other products of corn except corn
meal; fruits, except raisins: vegetables,
hay, straw and bran; trees; plants,
shrubs and garden seeds and tan-bark:
corn and corn meal is to pay q duty Of
25 cents per 100 kilogrammes; wheat 30
cents, and wheat flour 81 per 100 lsilo-
gramlnes; carriages, cars and other ve-
hicles for railroads or tramways, ] per
centum ad valorem.
The following products from manu-.
facturers of the United States are to be
admitted at reduction of duty Of SO
per centum: Glass and crystal ware.
plate and window glass; clay in tiles.
colored tiles. glazed roof tiles; glazed
tiles and pipes; stoneware, fine earthen-
ware and porcelain; iron and steel axles,
tires, springs and wheels for carriages;
rivets and washers; needles, pens. table
and carving knives, razors, pen knives,
scissors; tin plate in sheets or manu-
factufed; copper, bronze brass and
nickel in lump or manufactured; furnl-
ture of all kinds of wood or metal;
brushes, vegetable hair. brown corn
willow straw and other similar articles;
rye flour, bread and crackers; sausages,
stuffed meats, mustard, sauces, pickles,
jams and jellies; rubber and gutta
percha and manufactures thereof and
rice. The following articles are
to be admitted at reduction Of 25
per cent: Refined petrolem and
benzine; manufactured cotton.
spun or twisted, and cotton goods of all
kinds, woven or knit. and the same
mixed with other vegetable or animal
fbres in which cotton is an equal or
greater component; clothing. Thread
exclusively of cotton, cordage and twine
colors, inks of all kinds, shoe blacking
and varnishes: soap and rerfumery;
medicines and drugs; paper for print
ing. for decorating rooms, of wood OF
straw for wrapping or packing; leather
and skins. dressed, vanished or ia
pannad of all kinds, including sole
leather or betting; boots and shoes
trunks, valises and other similar arti
cles in whole or in part Of leather: har
ness and saddlery Of all kinds; watches
and clocks and carriages.
It is understood. the president states
in his proclamation. that -four. which
on its expectation from the United
States has been favored with drawbacks
shall not share in the foregoing reduc
tion Of duties.
Notice to Hanks
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Comptrolle,