St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-01
THE SPANISH TREATY.
Particulars of the Reciprocal
Agreement.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-President
Harrison issued to-day the proclamation
announcing reciprocity with the Span
ish islands of cuba and Porto Rico,
under the tariff act of last October,
which, with view to securing recip-
rocal trade, exempted from duty sugar,
molasses. coffee and hides upon their
importation into the United States.
Under the terms of the treaty,
the proclamation states, the follow
ing articles, manufactured in the
United States and included in what is
termed transitory schedule, are to be
admitted free of duty into Cuba and
Porto Rico from and after Sept. l. 1891 :
Meats, salteG and canned meats, jerked
beet excepted, lard, tallow, fresh dried
and smoked fish, canned oysters and
salmon; oats, barley, rye and buck
wheat, and -four of the cereals; starch,
maizena, and other products of corn, eX-
ceptIng corn meal; cotton seed, cotton
seed oil and meal cake; hay, straw and
bran; fresh. dried and preserved fruits,
except raisins; vegetables. woods of all
kinds, wagons, sewing machines, raw
petroleum and coal and ice.
The following articles are to be ad-
mitted on payment of the duties stated ::
Corn, p cents per 100 kilogrammes {;
cornmeal. % cents per l00kilogrammeS j;
wheat. from Jan. 1, 1892, so cents per
100 kilogrammes, and wheat flour, 81
per 100 kilogrammeS; butter and
cheese, refined petroleum and boots and
shoes are to be admitted at a reduction
of duty of 25 per centum.
From and after July 1882, as defn-
tive arrangement. the following art
icles will be admitted into Cuba and
Porto Rico free OF duty: Marble. jasper,
and other stones, including cement,
mineral waters, ice, coal. pitch tar, tur-
pentine, raw petroleum, bricks aud
tiles; gold and silver coin: pig iron, iron
pipes, beams, rafters, wrought iron,
steel bars and nails OF all kinds, wrought
nails, steel wire nails, screws, nuts
and pipes; raw cotton, cotton seed, oil
and meal cakes; tallow, books and pam
phlets," woods of all kinds. manures,
agricultural implements and machin-
cry; materials and articles for public
works, such as railroads, tramWays and
roads; Salted and canned meats, jerked
beef excepted; butter, lard and cheese,
fish of ali kinds and canned oysters and
salmon; oats. barley, rye and buck
wheat and flour of these grains; starch,
maizena, and other products of corn,
except cornmeal: fruits, except
raisius; vegetables, hay. straw
and bran; trees, plants, shrubs
and garden seed and tanbark; corn
and cornmeal is to pay a duty of %
cents per 100 kilogrammes; wheat so
cents, and wheat -four 81 per 100 kilo-
grammes; carriages. cars and other
vehicles for railroads or trainways l
per centum ad Valorem.
The following products from manu-
facturers of the United States are to be
admitted at a reduction of duty of so
per centum. Glass and crystal ware,
plate and window glass, clay in tiles;
coIored tiles. glazed roof tiles, glazed
tiles and pipes, stoneware, fine earthen
ware and porcelain; iron and steel
axles, tires, springs and wheels for
carriages: riYets and washers. needles,
pens. table and carving knives, razors,
penkuives. scissors. tin plate in sheets
or manufactured, copper, bronze, brass
and nickel in lump or manufactured,
furniture of all kinds of wood or metals,
brushes, vegetable hair. broom corn,
willow straw and other similar articles,
rice flour. bread and crackers, saus-
ages, stuffed meats. mustard, sauces,
pickles, jams and jellIes. rubber and
kutta percha and manufactures thereof,
and rice.
The following articles are to be adj
mitted at a reduction Of 25 per cent; Re