New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-05
THE DOMINICAN TARIFF.
A BULLETIN SHOWING HOW IMPORTS FROM
THE UNITED STATES ARE FAVORED.


THAT ARE RETAINED FOR OTHER COUNTRIES
ARTICLES THAT ARE THUS ADMITTED.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TkrDUxE.l
Washington, oct. 4.-The Bureau Of American Re-
pubcs is engaged In the preparation Of bulletin con-
tanning the tariff laws and rates OF duty of the Domin-
lean Republic. which viii be found useful and valu-
able by all engaged In trade with that country
Under the commercial agreement which became
operative on and after September 1 a large number
and great variety of agricultural products and manu-
featured articles produced in and shipped from the
United States are admitted into San Domingo free Of
duty, and products and manufactures IN sti greater
number and variety admitted at reduction Of 25
per cent from the rates Of duty imposed upon like
products and manufacturers from other countries than
the United States. In July, 1857, important modlfea-
tons were made in the Dominican tariff, Whereby the
free list considerably enlarged and the rates of
duty on many articles reduced from 60 per ce1 to 10
pet cent. This Act was to continue in force until
December 81, $780, and aftcrward until repealed by
decree of the Executive the object being to
age agriculture and manufactures. BY that Act the
following articles declared free of all duties
All classes of machinery for the development OF agri-
cultural and industrial establishments together with
accessory and spare pieces for taow and OIL ex-
clusvely applicable for use on machinery; phosphate
and ammonical guano zinc, galvanized iron hand and
steam water pumps, wndmls, hogshead and box
shocks, bags for sugar, rails and railroad spikes, raj
road wagons, axles and boxes for wagons and carts.
barbedwire fencing. coal, ploughs, hoes axes crow
bars hand.rakes short machetes and in general any
instrument exclusively used in the cultivation of the
soil or for in the mountains IT is not intended to
include in the foregoing accessory parts OF ma
chinery such articles may be applied to other uses
such screws nuts, nails, bars or sheets Of iron
other metal.
Under Sections and of the same act the rates Of
duty on many articles reduced to 10 per cent and
on certain contingencies were abolished follows ::
Boards, planks and scantlng, If pine pitch PINE
other woods for construction shingles, roofing tiles
roofing slate tarred roofing paper, or any other kind
of roofing bricks agstones, iron, steel and copper in
sheets bars nails and screws, of iron or "copper"
galvanized not; Roman (Portland) cement manila
rope tubes of iron, copper lead lighters large or
smalD, iron tanks. wheebaTrows, picks and shoves Of
all kinds bullcarts and wagons, and also wheels for
making the same.
Article gives the Executive authority to admit. free
of duty any all Of the articles mentioned in Article
o and others that he may fit, only, to assist
in the formation of agricultural establishments.
being previously solicited to do so but the exonera
ton only extents to the quantity that the Minister Of
Fomento deems just and in accordance with the
proportion of the establishment to be erected. plan
of which must be submitted. If all the articles 10 be
exoneaed not imported before the expiration Of
two years fronfHth beginning Of the establishment
they will be admitted only after the payment Of the
10 per cent mentioned in Article 3
Since the agreement with San Domingo made
public there has been some criticism Of it by persons
who acquainted with the provisions of the Act Of
july 1887 but who did not know that the repeal of
that act was one of the conditions Of the agreement
Of course, that repeal was necessary. Before the
agreement became operative, President Heureaux
under date of August g. 1901, published the follow
ing decree
Ulysses Heureaux. General of Division, Commander
nChef Of the National Army paciiicr OF the country
sderns that the decree Of the National Congress Of
W y 4 to U cease on ana after The sis Of December
1880, or until another substitute is made and pro
ment latsly concluded by the Government Of tho
Dominican Republic and that of the United States
the same ADVANTAGES derived from the protective
measures rendered in their behalf having heard the
the decree of agricultural privileges Of the 4th OF
Given at the National Palace. Of santo Domingo.
Capital Of the Republic the 9TH day OF august sd
'''' -''' The President of the Repnblic; rv-
Of the articles named the free list above. several
are now subject to duty unless produced in and i'm
portei from the United states since August 81, 1901
They follows: Tallow, rate OF duty, ~ "a
per LOLA pounds; oil for machinery, 60 per cent
ad valorem; hand pumps, S3 81 each steam pumps,
60 per cent; phosphate and ammonlacal guano, 60
per cent winGmills, 60 per cent; box shocks. GO
per cent rarNd wagons, go per cent; galvanized
iron and zinc, except for roofing, 60 per cent The
following table shws the rates of duty now imposed
upon the articles named in Section when produced
in and imported from tho United States and from
other country, respectively:
Rates Of duty in L. S. money.
Tariff init. When imported When imported
from {. s. any other
country.
Boards plank or oo.....
scaatiing -. al VSiorea lres oV per eeh'