Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-05

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, Total exports, 1881 .. Is 6.5i5,sl'
; In 1891 we exported to Germany SOL
6S4, ISL of domestic merchandise. OF
this, only S6,545,Sl7, or ia per cent.
consisted of articles affected by the
new treaty. The only articles which
were formerly subject to duty but arc
now free are bed feathers, anise, cara.
way and cumin seeds, bark for tanning
and ole~omargarine and similar oily sub.
stadccs.
The duties on wheat and flour. which
were under the old law ) and 10. 50
marks respectively, are now $50 and
$50 marks. The old duties were nearly
prohibitive under ordinary conditions.
Since equal reductions are made on
wheat and flour imported from Austria
hungary, the advantages which the lat
ter have over the United States on ac.
count of her close proximity to
Germany will give her the bulk of the
trade. This applies equally to rye and
oats, Under these circumstances. we
cannot expect to materially increase
our exports of these products to Ger.
many.
To say nothing of the duties i'm.
posed, the character of our barley.
malt and hops is such that, as in the
past, we will export none of these
products to Germany. In fact, Ger.
many, besides supplying her own mar.
kets, is a large exporter of these mr..
ticles to Great Britain and other coun.
tries
The small reduction made in the
duties on sawed lumber and timber
prepared otherwise than by hewinp
will have very little favorable effect on
our exports The only reduction made
In the duty on live animals is that m.
on oxen; but our exports Of oxen can.
not be large, since last year only s4l5..
$40 of all kinds of cattle were eyported
to Germany. The duty on fresh meats,
except pork, has been reduced five
marks. In 1891 we did not eyport n
pound of fresh meat. The reduction
OF a little over half n cent per pound
in the duty will not build up any con.
siderable trade.
Germany removed the prohibition ,
from American pork on the assurance /
OF the United States that no diseased +
pork would be exported. The hich '
prices prevailing before American p,rlx
was allowed to enter, equal to about q
Twelve cents per pound, stimulated our >
trade for a time until the German .
farmers reduced the price, when il Z
again fell off, The high duty, coupled -.
with the fact that Germany is a LARGO .
producer of pork, will naturally pre. {
vent our exports from increasinrto anv V
extent. On prena rod II
meats except bacon, and by this is y
meant all meats, whether sailed. :,
picked or canned, the reduction is one. ~
.hlra OF a cent per pound. This NAV
nave some favorable effect on our ey. y
ports; but the increase cannot be largo ~
The duty on bacon remains at the Old l
rate OF twenty marks. y
On the whole, therefore, the red,c. VI
lions In duty on less than {, 545, sly of I
our products, in consideration for tba
rec admission Of over S12, S9l, 900 NJ
herman sugar into the United States
ire not as large as ought to be made
ne herman government was doubtless
informed that the feeling prevailing j
'mong the people of the United States :
Igalnst the reimposition of the duty on
u9ar was so strong that our govern. 30,
nent would not attempt it, and. 40.
ordingl y, granted the slight reductions RI
.oted above. In view of the heavily 10,
duties imposed by the Me-. ri
'iniey Oil upon German products he
men IN the case of woolens, hosiery M
ottons and linens frequently ranped do
@lOo per cent. it was useless To ov. sb
ecu any great concessions from that m,
over MIR. Blaine was, therefore.
'rced TO accept what he could get. In go
'her words, so far rs Germany is con IA
,rned' the reciprocity club" was NO, 7O5
iectually welded by the United " e,
~ WI
The list of articles prohibited in tbo I
of the president includes
any things on which no change in the
lty has been made. Thus raw flaw
Fan' h%orsehair, agricultural products
o p, raw hides, charcoal and wool r..
e free of duty without regard to tho
'untry. from which they are imported !
miIarly cheese, fruits and nuts bncl,. cor
neat bacon and all live animals oy. tel
pt oxen are dutiable at the same RAT, ado
men imported from the United st,t.o pro
when imported from other countries tan
ne only reason conceivable for inclnd. IRA
6 these products in the ''recinroc;tvn wa
eaty was doubtless to create n favor. inc
lie impression here by a large show. has
g. ms is nothing but "buncomba /. pro
re and simple. The failure nm ~. can
~ OF Mr.. Blaine to secure a moro bus
Vorable treaty was not his fault ue ing
S been hampered by the Limitations lar,
posed by the reciprocity" act. This TIM
est example of its work shows 90 70 \
$ OFTEN been asserted in these col. hay
that as a means for increosin, full
! trade abroad the reciprocity law Is all
allure. What our secretary Of STAT ext,
eds is a greater list of articles ~ Of =
'lch to make trades. IN. Y. Commer. IL n
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