New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-06
TRADE WITH MEXICO.
RECIPROCITY NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS.
HOW MEXICO WAS REBUFFED BY DEMOCRATIC
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs-IdP oRTS
AND EXPORTS IN 1soo-vALUE OF
CHIEF ARTICLES EXPORTED
AND IMPORTED.

sBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEEJ
Washington Apr 4.-NegOtiatons to serve. as the
basis Of commercial treaty with Mexico have been IN
progress for some time, and the Administration is
hopeful that they will be successful. Minister Romero,
of course does not feel at liberty to discuss the nature
OF the propositions submitted TO Mexico on behalf OF
tie United States In The POST Of Monday he was re-
ported as saying: g. reciprocity treaty is now
matter of diplomatic correspondence between the State
Department and the Mexican Government and it would
be extremely dlscOurte0us well as unwse for me TO
discuss in the newspapers the advantages or disad-
vantages of such a treaty. l say, however. that
the people Of Mexico have not forgotten the treaty Of
| 1884,
The last sentence quoted is understood to mean that
| the Government and people of Mexico have not yet
| recovered from the irritation caused by publication
of the report of the Ways and Means Committee. OF
which Colonel Morrison was chairman. in the HLIXth
| Congress- This report not only adverse to the
bill to carry into effect the Grant-Romero CONNER
cial treaty Of 1883, but it contained some passages
| which were Justly regarded as offensive by mexico
The report was drafted by Mr.. Maybury Of Michigan
a green, member of the committee, and was fully
approved by Messrs Mills Mcmillan, Harris. OF
Georgia and Brecknrdge, of Kentucky. Democrats.
| Chairman Morrison and Messrs. Hrecklnrldge OF
Arkansas Kelley OF Pennsylvania; IiscOck, Browne,
| Reed and Mckinley, "wthout concurring In all the
reasons assigned in the report. concurred in the
recommendation that "the bill do not pass Abram
| <. a.,
ment in favor Of the passage Of the bill IL may
he remembered that the initiative in regard to the
proposed treaty was taken by Republican House OF
Representatives which appropriated 100000 III 1852
TO pay the expenses Of commission to negotiate tle
| treaty.
| The adverse report OF the Ways and Means COM
| mittee was based chiefly upon the grounds tnat the
Mexican market OF comparatively small Vaiue
| and that the treaty. II it should become operative
would ruin the sugar producers Of the United States
and seriously cripple growers Of leaf tobacco Since that
report was made exports from the United States 10
Mexico have remained about stationary, the total IN
1884 being a little under $13o0o0OO, while In lo9O
1t was $12 $3.50, 100 Imports have increased. In
1884 the total value of imports Of merchandise from
| Mexico into the United States 100000; In
1890 the total was goo G9OO15. OF the latter total
S15,536 100 was the value Of merchandise admitted
free of duty and 81 the declared value OF
dutabe merchandise. Among the chief items OF free
importation were Coffee, S3,j42, 351; silverbearing
ores 81 2G2; fibre, S5s5750 hides, goat and other
skins, 81 ,OG0 $50; gums, gum resin, etc., S5S3'4n
vanilla beans, $5I5,620: wood, manufactured, $4O0
| 332: paper stock 1913, 900: lOgwOOd and other dye
woods 1884 532; hair S57 06G India rubber $3.50
Under the new tariff silver lead ores arc dutiablo
Among the leading articles imported subject to duty
were Ssal grass and other vegetable substances now
free) Sj.2GG OG3; lead and lead manufactures, S6O1
l12 "copper" ores, pigs etc, S171 000 cattle $685.
s1OO4s6; horses (2O,47f) $2023 sheep, $l4,252 ;
all other animals and fowls. $30669 coal, S139, $50
marble and marble manufactures, S1O6,0O3; sugar.
S27 0l5 leaf tobacco, $75,727; cigars, cher0oS ana
cigarettes, $12,0s1; beans and peas S3o,o63; WOOL
! a3O3l4 1t will be observed that the average value
Of Mexican cattle imported less than So per head
and the average value of horses less than $40 each
The new tariff increased the duty live animals and
made the rates specific instead Of ad valoTem
Among the articles exported from the United States
TO Mexico in 1850 were the following: Agricultural I'M
PIGMENTS. S55,074; cattle, $3ooO2o hogs $4'6'o'4
horses ST4.24l; sheep, $l7,047; mules, $3l'67S all
other animals and fowls SG7,717; books maps, etc..
sA3 ODo: brass and manufactured, $25,401 bread and
biscuit s53245 corn $751; .0J2 oats, $1,000 weat
! ilour S245s O8I; candles, $780, brOoms ana
| brushe5. Si,jI3: carriages, horsecars ana parts
| NkTcof. $l30,510; railway passenger ana Hel5hI
ears sl0c 3aG: medicines, patent proprietary, $50,
g53 chemicals etc. $251 017 clocks and parts thereof
s1o177: watches SI,045; bltumnous coal, $3sO,07l
cotton manufactured 81 ,217 sos; wearing apparel
| 1738: other manufactures Of cotton, S14A034 :
earthen and china ware, S2l 000 fancy articles $685.
| OOO fish, smoked, dried, canned ETC., $1,000; max
and manufactures thereof, $4,000; glass and glass
ware S94 900; grease, soapstock ETC., $a7 40@ gun
powder and other explosives, 1864 800 hay Sl73l8
India rubber and gutta pcrca manufactures %12'ooo
| bar iron S23.510; car wheels. $l5,153; castings,
| n O. S. $50 $50: cutlery, 10000; firearms S3l DOB
locks, hinges ana other DG Gs na E1s acs
etc. $4,000: plates and sheets 9i2,OOV pnhsIlH
and parts thereof, Slo,0Oo fATOdl Dii' F-'
GcA saws and tools, $lG0,G75 scales end balances
S31 ggI sewing machines ana parts o. FOL 10 10
| corotiyos S17l ,Oj3: stationary engines, $4,000 :;
boilers and parts Of engine 5625 stove; ira ranges Hs
Tool manufactures 1861 900: lamps, etc.. 81 I31
leather and manufactures of 1000 malt liquors
$4,000; oils. mineral, crude Sl9330 mher%i S',
taIInT. s946 SIS bacon, hams aud pork $4,000;
lord. s1i0076; quicksilver, S1G9,3l clover seed
soi oGo. spirits OF turpentlne, S1jI,4l3; starch,
s3i3 996: leaf tobacco S110,351 cigars and other
mannfactures u tobacco $4,000 trunks, vallses ETC.
sI2 80 ygrnish Sls516; vegetables fresh. cannea,
Etc. s54 900; wine $4,000 lumbel 20G0; tim,
bcr and logs $3.50 900: doors sash. furniture and
| otber manufactures Of wood S27G,G47 raw wool.
500 4Oa manufactures Of wool. 5000 scientific in
sfwments Including Geographic instruments and tele-
| phones, $4,000
Is there anything sou want TO buy. hire or sell
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