Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-06
Another Reciprocity Proclamation

Announcer HCclprOclCy ErOClalndClOu
Issued by President Harrison.
President Harrison has issued his proc
lsmation announcing the establishment
under the provisions of section 3 of the
Mckinley tariff Jaw OF reciprocal trade re-
lations with Honduras This action was
taken upon the assurance by the consul
general of Honduras at New York, com
nnnicated to the Secretary of State, that,
in reciprocity for the admission into the
United States Of America free Of all duty
of the articles enumerated IN section of
said tariff act, the government of Hon
duras will, by due legal enactment. as a
provisional measure, and until a more
complete arrangement may be negotiated
and put in operation. admit free of all
duty, from ana after May %, 1892, into
all the established ports OF entry of Hon
duraS, the articles of merchandise named
IN the following schedule, provided that
the same be the productof manufacture of
the United States;
Animals for breeding purposes; corn.
rice, barley, and rye; beans, hay and
straw for forage fruits. fresh prcpara-
tions of flour on biscuits, crackers not
seetened macaroni vermicell, and
tallarin coal, mineral; Roman cement,
hydraulic lime; bricks, fire bricks. and
crucibles for melting; marble, dressed,
for furniture, statues, fountains, grave
stones. and building purposes: tar, yege-
table and mineral guaDo and other fer
tilizers natural or artificial; plows and
other agricultural tools and implements
machinery Of all kinds for the construc-
ton and equipment of railroads.; ma
terIals of all kinds for the construction
and operation of telsgraphic and tele-
phone lines; materials of all kinds for
lighting by electricity and gas materials
of all kinds for construction of wharyes
apparatus for distilhng liQnois; wood of
all kinds for building, IN trunk, pieces,
beams, rafters, planks. boards, shingles,
or flooring; wooden slaves, heads and
hoops, and barrels and boxes for packing,
mounted or in pieces houses of wood or
iron, complete or in parts; wagons, carts,
and carriages Of all kinds barrels, casks,
and tanks of iron for water Tubes of iron
aud all other accessories necessary for
water supply wire, barbed, and staples
| for fences; plates of iron for building
purposes; mineral ores; kettles Of iron
for making salt sugar boilers mOlds for
sugar; guys for mining purposes; fur
naces and instruments for assayng metals;
scientific instruments; models of ma
chinery and building, boats, lighters,
tackle, anchors, chains, girdlines, sails,
and all other articles for vessels, TO be
used IN the ports, lakes, and rivers of the
republic; printing materials, including
presses, type, ink, and all other accessO-
Iies /; printed books, pamphlets, and news
papers, bonnd or unbound maps, photo
graphs, printed music and paper for mu-
sic; paper for printing newspapers; quick
silver; lodestones; hops; snlphate of
quinine gold and silver in bars, dust, or
coin; samples or merchandise the duties
on which do not exceed 81.
1t is understood that the packages, or
coverings, in which the articles named in
the foregoing schedule are imported shall
be free of duty if they are usual and prop
er for the purpose.
The total foreign trade of Honduras
amounts to about $4,000 900 annually,
about equally divided between ex
ports and imports. Her trade with the
United States is nearly one-third of the
whole foreign trade. This country sends
to Honduras 100000 worth Of goods and
imports 81, 600 coo worth, chiefly cabinet
woods. fruits, and coffee.
The negotiations betve Austria and
the United States for the establishment
of reciprocal trade relations to limited
extent, it is understood, have progressed
to a favorable conclusion, and the piocla-
nation Of President Harrison announcing
that fact is expected to be promulgated
within a short time, probably this week.