New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-21
RECIPROCITY WITH SPAIN.
rpAr1yPEs OF THE CONVENTION DRAFTED
BY GENERAL FOSTER AND PREMIER
CANOVAS.
AMERICAN FLOUR FOR THE SPANISH ANTILLES.
MADE PRACTICALLY FREE OF DUTY AND
THE DUTIES REMOVED FROM MOST OF
HER RAW AND MANUFACT'
URED PRODUCTS.


Madrid April 2o.-The reciprocity convention
.-,oor Snain and the United States. as drafted by
p,.rier Canovas del Castillo, representing SPAN,
"a ceneral J. w. Foster, representing the Uni'eo
60. e hased. as far as the United States is
soorrsd upon the third, or reciprocity section OF
-, American Tariff law. In return for the
.;,-;leca Of free entry into the United States OF
rnaars molasses, coffee and hides from the Antilles
"a rsdnction OF the duty tea, America VIII
h.,,n evemption from duties ON most OF her raw
ord manufactured products, and reduction OF Ine
.,rif On cereals and flour The negotiations were
-otracted upon the question of the entire aootion
- tho tariff on cereals hours, and oils lnclnolng
,a4,olenn and lard The same question In re-
aard n tobacco vas also raised, but, not coming
within the scope of the third secton OIL 'iie
American Tariff law. was put aside.
Premier Canovas offered protracted resistance 10
+be abolition Of the tariff on flour. Barcelona
and Santander traders, who are largely lnteTes'eu
in four shipments, presented energetic protests
which fortified the Minister in his indisposition 10
accede 10 the American proposals. Finally TePic-
sentations that American reciprocity "oulu ."
iupossbe without the free admission OF Aineilo'',
cereals induced Premier Canovas to assem- 10 suon
n reduction of the tariff as Will plece Aneiio'n
-four upon a nearly equal footing WIN opan''"
Aour Santander merchants declare that. taxing
into consideration the cost of the transportation
~ Castillo grain, of which the bulk goes to the
Ar+illes American -four will crush out the Spanish
nrodnct in the Spanish West Indies. Cuba no"
Consumes 900. 900 barrels of -four yearly-chleny
srorisb which enters free Of duty-and pays lor
~ 60 nor barrel. Trade in American -four pur-
dened with an extra duty of 20 per cent since
1880 has been completely wiped out, TO the ao-
VANTAGE Of the Spanish product Under the ne"
convention. the entry of American -four practlcaHy
free of duty. will lower the price to about 30 per
barrel and will eXtinguish the importation Oh
Snanish -four, while increasing the Cuban con-
sumrtion to 900 900 barrels yearly, all OF wilch
will be American product.
II the pressure of Spanish interests had not Deeh
copnteracted by the demands of the CUBAN Oou'-
,nissior of Notablcs. who were determined TO oo-
tajn recinrocitv with the United States, Premier
Conovas would have declined TO make sucn con-
cessons The prospect of dangerous teIlsT1 1 o'
tbe relations of Spain with Cuba and PORTO LHco'
resulting possibly in civil war, ooilee. Ude e,;oI
errment to sacrifice home industries TO coiohi"i
interests. .i.,, ,roorica will obtain
Lind of zollverein with the Spanish Antllies'
aer Nv wheat. beans. -four, lard, petroleum, manu-
to4ured nroducts and machinery, Will enter prae-
LII, frea of duty Among othef spanish "a
or+' oiive oil will be replaced by American @ IaiG'
PUs POs Seors now exported to Cuba IN large QUAINT
anu anu Lii cease 10 be sent. The ADVANTAGES H.
It;r IN Cnba will he great, but IL Is hnposSi1io
% estimate the injury to Spanish traoe'