Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-06
Reciprocity With Brazil Es-
tablished.
The New Arrangement to Go In
Effect April |, 1891.
Brazilian Sugar, Molasses, Coffee and
Hides, Admitted Free.
Many American Products Granted Free
Entry to Brazil-other Negotia-
tions Pending.
Associated Press Dispatches.


sued a proclamation setting forth that
the Brazilian minister has communicated
to the secretary OF state the fact that in
due reciprocity and for the consideration
of the admission into the United States,
free OF all duty, of the articles enumer.
ated in section 3 Of the tariff act, to wit
sugar molasses, coffee and hides, the
government Of Brazil has by legal enact
ment authorized the admission from and
after April l, 1891, into all the estab-
lished ports of entry of Brazil, free OF
duty, merchandise named as follows.
provided that such be the product and
manufacture of the United States !:
Wheat; wheat -four; corn or maze, and
manufactures thereof, including corn
meal and starch; rye; rye flour; barley;
potatoes beans ;peas hay; oats; pork,
salted, including picked pork and
bacon, except ham; fiah, salted, dried
or picked; cotton seed oil, coal, anthra-
cite and bituminous; resin, tar
pitch and turpentine; agricultural tools,
implements and machinery; mining
and mechanical tools, implements and
machinery, including stationary and
portable engines, and all machinery for
manufacturing and industrial purposes,
except sewing machines; instruments
and books for the arts and sciences;
railway construction material and equip
ment.
The government Of Brazil has also
further authorized the admission, with
reduction of 25 per cent. of the exist
ing tariff duty, in Brazil, the following
named articles, produced or manufac-.
tured in the United States: Lard and
substitutes therefor; bacon hams but
ter and cheese; canned and preserved
meats, fish. fruits and vegetables; manu-
factures of cotton, including cotton
clothing; manufactures of iron and
steel, single OF mixed, not included in
the free schedule; leather and manu-
factures thereof, except boots and shoes;
lumber, timber and manufactures OF
wood. including cooperage, furniture of
all kinds, wagons, carts and carriages;
and manufactures of rubber.
The government of Brazil has further
provided that the laws and regulations
adopted to protect its revenue and pre-
vent fraud in declarations and proofs,
ETC., shall place no undue restrictions on
the importation, or impose any addition
al charges or fees therefor, on articles
imported.
The proclamation states further that
the secretary of state has, by the presi-
dents direction, given assurance to the
Brazilian minister that this action of his
government, in granting exemption of
duties to products and manufactures of
the United States, is accepted as due re-
ciprocity for the action of congress as
set forth in section of the tariff act.
Therefore, President Harrison has
caused the above stated notifications of
the tariff laws of Brazil to be made pub
lie, for the information of the citizens
of the United States.
The first of series OF letters upon the
subject was written by Mr.. Blaine and
dated November Sd last. In it the Sec
retary of state expresses to Sefior Men,
donca the hope that the government of
Brazil will meet the government of the
United States in the spirit of sincere
friendship in its desire for such trade
relations with that country as shall be
reciprocally equal, and that it may be
the happy fortune of Seiior Mendonca
and himself to be instrumental in estab-
fishing commercial relations between
the two republics on permanent basis
of reciprocity, profitable to both.
In his reply, dated January 81, 1891,
Senior Mendonca informs Blaine that
the United States of Brazil are animated
by desire to strengthen and perpetuate
the friendly relations which happily
exist between them and the United
States of America, and to establish a
basis of reciprocity and equality.
Blaine on the same day, in note TO
Mendonca, expresses satisfaction at the
attitude OF the Brazilian government, in
the matter, and asks Mendonca to meet
him at the department of state to agree
upon the time and manner of making
public announcement OF this new COM
mercial arrangement.
Under the provisions of the agreement
Brazil has reduced her import charges
upon American products $4,000, 900 an
nually. The present annual importa-
ton of sugar from Brazil is about 1885,,
600 tons, and it is believed under the
stimulus which this reciprocity will
give, she will this year increase her
sugar shipments to 100000 tons; next
year to 100000 tons, and in five years
Brazil will be able to furnish all the
sugar required in the United States.
Some idea of the far-reaching import
ance of this reciprocal agreement may
be gathered from estimates which have
been made of the Increased trade which
will result. At present the United
States pays to Brazil annually about
$65, 100000, while it only receives $8,-
600, 900 in return. 1t is expected that
in three years Brazil will pay the
United States in return for our manu-
factures and products at least $25, 5,000,-
600, which amount will be distributed
throughout every section of the country.
Not only does Brazil place a great
many American articles on the free
list, but it has been arranged that on
other articles in the manufacture of
which Europe competes with this coun-
try, the tariff will be lowered in our
favor to an extent which will make it
more profitable for the Brazilians to i'm
port goods from this country than from
Europe.
The agreement was signed by Blaine
and Mendoza, last Saturday.
1t is understood that similar agree
ments with Cuba and Venezuela are be-
ing negotiated.