The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-06
TRADE WITH BRAZIL
The First Fruits of Blaine's Re-
ciprOcity Scheme.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Announcing that the Two Great American Re-
publics Have Agreed to Lower Their
Tariffs for their Mutual Benefit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Post an
nounces this morning that the negotiations
which have been in progress between the
United States and Brazil resulted last Sat-
urday in the signing of an agreement under
the reciprocity clause of the new tariff law
by Secretary Blaine and Senior Mendonca.
the Brazilian minister. The agreement has
been approved by President Harrison and
proclamation announcing the fact will
probably be made public without delay.
The agreement will go into effect on the
hrSt day of January next. The Post adds
1t Is understood similar agreements with
CUBA and Venezuela are being negotiated.
Under the provisions of the agreement
Brazil reduces her import charges upon
American products, farm, factory and
mine, to the extent of about S5,000,000 an
nually. The present annual Importation of
sugar from Brazil is about one hundred and
twenty-five thousands tons, and it is be-
lleVed that under the stimulus which this
reciprocity will give, she will this year
Increase her sugar shipments to 200, 600
tons, next year to 100000 tons, and that in
five years Brazil will be able TO furnish all
the sugar required in the United States.
Some idea of the far-reacnIng Importance
cred from the estimates which have been
made Of the increased trade which will
result. AT present the United States pays
to Brazil annua ly about 500, 000, 0)1, while
1t only receives IS, 000, 900 in return. 1t is
expected that in three years Brazil will
pay the United States in return for our
manufactures and products at least S25, 000,-
O0O which amount will be distributed
through every section of the country. Not
on yrI ,11.x
ticles on the free list, but it has been ar
ranged that on other articles in the manu-
facture of which Europe completes with
this country, the tariff will be lowered IN
our favor to an extent which will make it
more profitable for Brazilians to import
goods from this country than from Europe
This afternoon President Harrison is
sued his proclamation setting forth that
the Brazilian minister has communicated
to the secretary Of state the fact that in
due reciprocity and consideration of the ad-
mission into the United States, free of all
duty, of the articles enumerated in section
3 OF the tariff act, to wit: Sugars, molas-
ses, coffee and hides, the government of
Brazil has, by legal enactment, authorized
the admission from and after April l, 1891,
into all the established ports of entry of
Brazil, free of duty, merchandise named as
follows, provided such be the product and
manufacture of the United States: Wheat,
wheat -four, corn or maize, and
meal and starch, rice, rye flour,
buckwheat, buckwheat flour, barley,
potatoes, beans, peas, hay, oats,
pork, sailed, including picked pork and
bacon, except ham; fish, salted, dried or
picked, cotton seed oil, coa, anthricite and
bituminous; resin tar, pitch and turpen-
tine, agricultural tools, implements and
machinery, including stationary and porta-
bic engines, and all machinery for manu-
featuring and industrial purposes, except
sewing machines; instruments and books
for the arts and sciences railway construc-
ton material and equipment.
The government of Brazil has also fur
Their authorized the admission with a re-
duction of % per cent. of the existing tar
if duty in Brazil the following named
articles produced or manufactured in the
United States Lard and substitutes there
for, bacon, ham, butter and cheese can
ned and preserved meats, fish, fruits and
vegetables, manufactures of cotton, iuclud-
ing cotton clothing; manufactures of iron
and steel, single or mixed, not included in
the free schedule; leather and manufac-
lures thereof except boots and shoes ::
lumber, timber and manufactures of wood
including cooperage, furniture of all kinds,
wagons, carts and carriages; and manu-
features OF rubber.
The government of Brazil has further pro-
vlded that the laws and regulations adopted
to protectits revenues and prevent frauds in
declarations and proofs, etc., shall place
no undue restrictions on the importation.
nor impose any additional charge or fees
therefor on articles imported.
The proclamation states further that the
secretary of state has, by the Presidents
direction, given assurance to the Brazilian
minister that this action of his government
In granting exemption from dudties to
products and manufactures of the United
States is accepted as due reciprocity for
the action OF Congress as set forth in the
tariff act Therefore, President Harrison
has caused the above stated modification of
the tariff laws of Brazil to be made public
for the information of the citizens of the
United States. =
The first of the series of letters upon the
subject was written by Mr. Blaine, and
dated November 3 last. In it the secretary
of state expresses to Senior Mondonca the
hope that the government of Brazil will
meet the government of the United States
in spirit of sincere friendship in it's
desire for such trade relations with that
country as shall be reciprocally equal. and
that 1T may be the happy fortune of Senior
Mondonca and himself to be instrumental
in establishing commercial relations be-
tween the two republics on permanent
basis of reciprocity profitable to both.
In his reply dated January 81, 1891,
Senior Mondonca informs Blaine that the
United States of Brazil are animated by a
desire to strengthen and perpetuate the
friendly relations which happily exist be-
tween them and the United States of
America, and to establish basis of recip-
rocity and equality.
Blaine, on the same Cay, in note to
Mondonca, expresses satisfaction at the
attitude of the Brazilian government in the
matter, and asks Senior Mondonca to meet
him at the department of state to agree upon
the time and manner Of making public the
announcement of this new commercial ar
rangement.
Frances Economic Attitude.
PARIS, Feb. 5.-Joy, on taking the chair
az president Of the senate onStomS com