New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-07
PART II.
PAGES II TO IL.
TRADE WITH GERMANY.
POSSIBILITY OF A RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT
THE HIGH DUTIES on AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS MAY BE LOWERED. IN RETURN
FOR THE FREE ADMISSION INTO THIS
COUNTRY OF BEET SUGAR.

PRODUCTS MAY BE LOWERED. IN RETURN
FOR THE FREE ADMISSION INTO THIS
COUNTRY OF BEET SUGAR.
Washington, oct speclaD.-It intImasca
In these dispatches than month ago t.st the
negotiations with Germany which happily resulted In
the annulmen OF the pFohbitory decree against the
importation Of pork from the United states into that
country included also propositions looking TO the
removal or modification Of the heavy duties imposed
by Germany upon breadstGffs ard some other asn-
cultural products imported from the United States In
consideration OF the liberal action Of Congress and the
President in respect the free admission OF sugar
produced In foreign countries.
The German duties on agricultural products are ~
follows: Horses - 7G EACH oxer, 81 IL each; sheep
"A cents each wheat and rye II 10 Der IA lbs OATS
95 cents per pa lbs wheat -four and ednmea, " %
per a24 lbs buckweat As cents per ga lbs; barley,
"A cents per 224 lbs; maze. ~ cents per ga Ds'
matt 90 cents per 224 lbs butter ard cheese ~ 30
Der 224 lbs meat fresh and prepared, 81 ~ per "a
lbs fowl and game 81 10 per 2e4 lbs tobacco iesi'
SO 90 per 224 lbs; cane sugar, - IA per IA IDS
IL will be noted that the duty on wheat and rye 10
equivalent to more than 53-1Oo Of cent pound, or
about 32 cents United states bushe for wheat, ana
nearly 80 cents bushel for rye the duty on wheat
-four and cornmeal exceeds lilo cents pound ana
the duty butter, cheese and meats, wnether uos"
or prepared, is . l-6 cents pound The Admshs-
tration probably feels American producers uhquss
ionably feel that the German rates on oreaostuns
and meats imported from this country are unTeason-
ably high in view Of the action United States
in repeating the duty all sugars not exceeding NO.
10 ID. ). and reducing the duties on sugars aoo'e
that grade from cents and B IL cents 10 DIV Oh
cent and Clio Of cent a pound
In the first three months after these provisions DC
came operative the importatlons OF beet sugar below
No 16 d. S. amounted 10 323056,4sl pounds Vaineu
at the place of production at Ss,s70Soe 1t Is esu-
mated that about elghtninths Of these imports were
from Csmauy-that is 2o7, 1928 pounds vaiued III
Germany at 81 s54,72o. Under tie tariff In iorcs
down to April l. 1891, the duties on tho sugar I'M.
pored from Germany in the months OF April MAY ana
lime 1891, would have amounted 10 more 1n'h e''
600 900 AT the same rate OF import the total for ths
wear ending March 81, 1892, VIII amount 10 i'ioo
a45.a1a pounds valued in Germany at S3l'oSo'oeo,
s the dutiAs upder the old Law would have amountVu
~ mora than $50 100000. 1t may be added tha' .ne
total expofts OF domestic merchandise from tne oicu
states to Germany in the year ended June 'o A''''
amounted TO about $4,OOO,ooo' .,.
There is reason to believe that the consiNersuon'
rrces npon Germany by the Administration ana i's
nesonto,ives in behalf of a repeal reduction OK
h duties on certain agricultural products OF ''io
Irnitoa states strengthened and aided as they nave
been by meagre harvests In the FORMER counu9 "o
nno.iuced q deep impression upon the herman i-f
and his councillors, and that there Is d iar Pio'k
that the pending negotiations VIII DC sucoes
Germany Is hard pushed by 3usulaiiuisni' ia -
competition find market for her surplus oeee sus
od both countries have their eyes fixed upon mo
rich markets Of the United states, whch II "ouiu U
within the power of President Harrison 10 close against
them on and after January l, 1892, II he should DC
come satisfied that Germany and Austria Hungary OK
either of them impose duties other exactlons upon
the agricultural other products OF the United o'cS
7rucb in view of the free admission OF beet sugar,
he NAV deem to be reciprocay unjust and uhreaSos
able" - 1. /. . sor,s hasis for n
recinrocal commercial agreement between the ontes
States and Germany.