Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
Reciprocity With Brazil.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The Post an
nounces that the negotiations between
the United States and Brazil (under
the reciprocity clause OF the new tariff
law has resulted in the signing OF an
agreement by Secretary Blaine and the
Brazilian minister. The agreement
goes into effect January 1 next.
Under the provisions OF the agree
ment Brazil reduces her import charges
upon American products, farm, facto-
ny and mine, 10 the extent of about
80, 900, 900 annually. 1t is expected
stimulus will be given TO sugar impor-
tation which will be increased so that
in five years Brazil will be able to fur
nish all the sugar required in the
United States. 1t is expected that, in
three years, Brazil will pay the United
States $25, 000 900 in return for our
manufactures and products. Not only
does Brazil place great many Ameri-
can articles on the free list, but it is
arranged that on other articles in the
manufacture of which Europe COM
petes with this country the tariff will
be lowered in our favor.
President Harrison has issued n pro-
clamation setting forth that the Brazil
ian minister has communicated to the
secretary OF state the fact that in due
reciprocity and for the consideration of
admission into the United States free
OF all duty. of the articles enumerated
in section 3 of the tariff act to-wit:
Sugar molasses. coffee and hides, the
government of Brazil has. by legal en-
actment. authorized the admission from
and after April l, 1891, into all estab-
lished ports OF entry of Brazil, free of
duty, merchandise named, as follows,
provided that such shall be the pro-
duct and manufacture of the United
States: Wheat wheat flour, corn or
maize and the manufactures thereof,
including corn meal ana starch rye,
rye flour, buckwheat buckw heat flour,
barley, potatoes beans, peas, hay oats,
pork sailed, including picked pork
and bacon, except hams; fish, salted,
dried or picked, cotton seed oil; coal,
anthracite and bituminous, rosin, tar,
pitch and turpentine, agricultural
tools, implements and machinery, min
ing and mechanical tools, implements
and machinery, including stationary
and portable engines and all machinery
for manufacturing and industrial pur-
poses, except sewing machines. in
struments and books for the arts and
sciences. railway construction material
and equipment.
The government of Brazil has also
further authorized the admission with
reduction of % per cent OF the exist
ing tariff duty in Brazil of the follow
ing named articles, produced or manu-
featured in the United States: Lard and
substitutes thereof, bacon. hams. but
ter and cheese. canned and preserved
meats fish, fruits and vegetables, man.
ufactures of cotton, including cotton
clothing, manufactures OF iron and
steel, single or mixed not included in
the free schedule, leather and the
manufactures thereof. except boots and
shoes, lumber timber and the manu-
features OF wood. including eooperage.
furniture OF all kinds, wagons carts
ana carriages. manufactures of rubber
The government of Brazil has further
provided that the laws and regulations
adopted to protect its revenue and pre-
vent fraud in declarations and proofs
ETC.. shall place no undue restrictions
on the importation nor impose any adj
ditlonal changes or fees therefor on the
articles imported.