New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
BENEFITS OF RECIPROCITY.

HEAVY EXPORTS TO THE SPANISH WEST 1NDIFS.
In an article published on january ! The Tribune
nointcd out the great change brought about in tn,
exnor Of -four 10 the Spanish West Indies by the treaty
Of reciprocity. this particular clause taking effect on
Iouuary l. So. The duty -four imported from
the United states into Cuba and Porto Rico IS II
for cnch 100 kilograms and FOR cornmea - cents
for 100 Kilograms. Previous 10 the new act -four
going into Cuba and Porto Rico dutiabe
NJ 70 - and - 40 for each 100 kilograms respectively.
and n, "A consequence the flour business both for cX
porters and steamship lines was scarcely worth men
tloning.
W. II. T. Hughes Of the New York ard Cuba Nal
steamship company. estimated that after this act took
effect the -four exports from the United states would
amount to at least 1909 600 bugs in the first year.
How far this Is true aud probably exceedingly low
estimate at that. Will be seen from the fact chat
exports a. secured from the shippers aggregate for
the month Of January less than I2l3i5 bags from
the port, o New York and New orleans alone.
New-Orcan, has quickly come in for a share OF the
business and with steamer week Is carrying about
5000 bags Of -four to each cargo 5000 bags for the
month OF January. The Newlork and cuba Mail steam
ship Company las carried 30 800 bags including the
cDrgo OF the saratoga, which sailed IN January ~.
The santiago and tho OElaha, for the ports OF
Havana, santiago de Cuba, CienfuegoS, will carry
nj least 1000 bags mote. Mr.. Hug rs said: There
Is Il fair business In carrying hardware and some
conmcal Is being used. The amount Of lard the
Cubans use Is simply enormous. We are sending three
steamers week and two the next, and OF course
Il requires considerable freight to load five vessels
every II days. Hut the -four trade seems 10 be
fairly regular and our cargoeS run from 1000 to
300 bags on each steamer, since the first rush. when
we carried 2l.G0O bags on two steamers. The total
flour exported To Cuba and Porto Rico will easily
aggregate l0po 900 bags this first year.
representative Of Miller Bun n Co., who nrc t.e
agents of the Ncw-lork and Porto Rico steamship
Company. reported that they had carried 10000 bags
and barrels vessels sailing and to arrive within the
first days after the treaty went into effect And
slice that time the exports had aggregated 5000
barrels. IL was rOted in the previous article tsnt
Porto i,ico had imported far more Hour In proportion
to the population than Cuba and this first excess must
be consumed before the regular demand be icer-
tained.
The general business with Porto Rico Is comprc-
henSvc aud includes almost every article OF food not
grown on the Island well the articles OF general
cOnsumpt on said the representative OF the steam
ship company Waydell a Company. OF No. II Old
SIP caic 1000 bag the iist week ini have reportci
the business as regular since that time. They issue
bills of luding for the southern ports Of Cuba About
/ 900 bags would Probably represent the amount
Of their shipments of flour for tr month OF January.
j. VI. tebalCs and Company. AGENTS of the Compania
Transatlnntica have carried -four as follows Pre-
vously reported. :loO0 bags on the steamer Havana
January TO- $500 bags: the steamer Panama jan
uary lie. lo2o bags on the Cludad Condal, January