Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-21
THE SPANISH TREATY
RECIPROCITY AS PROVIDED FOR BY
MINISTER FOSTER.
A Kind OF zoiiverein with the Spanish
Aatnles--Americen Flour in
the west Indies.
nv Ansio-American cable 70 the Dispa.ch.I

nv Anelo-American cable 70 the Diepa.ch.I
N,pRrp, April 2o.--The Reciprocity Con.
cotton between Spain and the United
s,s,es. as drafted by the Premier Canovas
,,ol Castillo. representing Spain. and Gen
cal ]. W. Foster. representing the United
st.,cs. is based. as far "a tho United States
:. concerned, upon the third or recipro-
,,,y section OF the new American tariff
,w In return for the privileges Of free
.,,rv into the United States of Antilles
,,~,r molasses. coffee. and hides, and n
-{petion Of the duty on tea, America will
'biaip exemption from duties on most OF
f., Jaw and manufactured products, and a
,clnction Of the tariff on cereals and -four.
Tbe negotiations were protracted
-. ~ the question Of the en-
tro abolition of the tariff on ce-
LIE fours and oils. including petroleum
IA lard. The same question in regard TO
,Lsrco was also raised, but not coming
Tim the scope OF the third section ~
Te American tariff law il was put aside.
T.omier Canovas offered protracted resist
,acrto the abolition OF the tariff on -four.
T.,.oIona and Santanda traders. who are
i.,rrl, interested in -four shipments. ire
..-l.A energetic protests, which fortified
a.. Minister in his indisposition 10 accode
:. me American proposals. Eventually
.-rsentations that American reciprocity
,trl8 be impossible without the free I'D
ION Of American cereals induced Pre-
~..r CauovAs to assent 70 such reduc-
IN 0f the tariff as viii place American
t.1r upon nearly equal footing with
Spanish Hour
.,rElcAS FLOUR TO CRUSH OUT SPANISH.
m. Santander merchants declare that
Ia az into consideration the. cost. of the
tr...portation OF CASTLE grain, of which
,I.frlk goes to the Antilles, American
Fonr Will crush out the Spanish product in
81. Spanish West Indies. Cuba now con-
srr... 800 900 barrels Of -four yearly,
efy spanish, which enters free OF duty,
- rsvs for II $l2 per barrel. Trade in
I~.~lgun flour. burdened with an extra
g-ty II 20 per cent. since 1889, has been
C.r.uI.tcIy wiped out TO the advan-
a. OF the Spanish product. Under
Mn, new convention the entry of
American -four practically free Of
l..v will lower the price 10 about
& rrr barrel and will extinguish
,s Importation Of Spanish -four, while in
.r.4,lns the Cuban consumption TO mil
.,.r barrels yearly. all of which will be
American product If the pressure Of
S.,,l-h interests had not been counter
800 hy the demands of the Cuban Com
mission Of Notables, who were determined
81 obtain reciprocity with the United
S5',,. Premier Canovas would have de-
,l.rrI ~ make such concessions. The
r--.paot of q dangerous tension of the re-
',..rs Of Spain with Cuba and Porto Rico,
-.Iltfng possibly in civil war, obliged the
Government 10 sacrifice home industries
% colonial interests.
A ZOLLyEREIS WITH THE ANTILLES.
Under the new convention America will
Obtain q kind of ZOllVereln with the Spanish
Antilles Her wheat, beans. -four. lard,
r.,-4lcum' manufactured products, and
machinery will enter practically free Of
agtv. Among other Spanish exports, olive
.I viii De replaced by American lard, and
beans. now exported 10 Cuba in large guam
,.rt,. will cease TO DO sent. The advan-
fa-cs resulting to Cuba will be great, but
.'tlmpossble TO estimate the injury to
Su3ulsh trade.