The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-21
EFFECTS OF RECIPROCITY.
OUR EXPORTS NAVE INCREASED,
EyCL4AD,S NAVE DIMINISHED.
or the BENEFITS TO Our Commemorative
Need Means of Oar Own for The 7rsnssc.
ti,n or Cu.,rr.. with Fo,cicn Couu,ries

Too Early Yet 10 Estimntc the Fun Extent
| or the Benefits 20 Our Communicative
| Need Means Of Oar Own for The 1rsnssc.
ton OF business with Foreign Countries.
WASHINGTON. Juno 20.-Thc Acting Secretary
| OF State sent to the Senate to day voumi-
nous reply to resolution passed n few weeks
| ago inouiring as to tho practical effect" Of
| tho reciprocity negotiations. II was accom-
| panicd by statistical tables showing tho poru-
| lation md commerce of the countries and col
| onics with which reciprocity arrangeme nts
| have been concluded. and the growth of trade
| hetwecn them and tho United States since
| whit ia known rs the Pan knorican move
| ment began I'm 1884 The communication says:
1T ia proper to suggest that the practical
effect OF these arrangements cannot be meas
ured by the commerce OF u month or n year.
for the result must depend not alono upon tho
character Of the concessions secured by diplo-
matte negotiation. but by tho degree to
which they arc utilized by private commercial
enterprise. Before tho fun result Of the reci-
proclty arrangements can be realized we must
provide tho means of traasactne our own
business independent OF the ships and banks
md CAPITAL OF our commercial rivals.
Z" table is submitted showing that the
number Of letters sent to South America has
more than doubled during the last five years.
and that tho weight OF printed matter has
been increased 800 por cent
Although for the reasons stated 1t IL scarce
ly lust to measure. as 1t Is useless to conicc-
ture the results that have. or may. come from
tho advantages afforded by tho reciprocity no.
Eotiations. it Is gratifying t. note that there
has already been n considerable increase In
our exports nni that there is good reason to
expect that it will continue aud be permanent
1t is equally noticeable. too. that the exports
f-n,n it,i T., hn 7 nj & n, -pn n
countries are falling OH with even greater
rapidly, so much so us to excite the appre-
hcnston OF hor commercial organizations, and
imre them to seek some means Of protection
from tho Government
The commercial arrangement with tho
and went into effect on the first of February
last. since which date there has hecn small
hut ,i SncopraginG tnGr"ase IN our eHnort,ih c.,
vn1or. Nicarausn. Hon iurns. ana Guutcmala
have. net been in operation long enough to
justify tho cxi ression Il an opinion MS to their
practical elect, although the advantage, they
offer ne msrthani3 nnnIinGtur" , anu aEri
- From the ist Of Apr 1891 whom tho
TGsofy WSnt into ase to
United States were 81 4 .5s5,35N. an increase of
and 81 dxSr tbs 'sSrs
period ending March 81. $50,
statement Is lhiNl-hPu showing tnut me
exports of domestic merchandise from tho
Tinted states 10 Cuha during the seven months
siHoo tho reciprocity arran -oment wont into
effect were $l1.tO7.43~. as compared with
So .!cSi .NSSS during the same period Of the pre-
vinus yrar. which IS an increas" Of S,hG20.!'O.
g statement is furnished which shows That
tho exports OF domestic merchandise from the
United States to Porto hico were Sl.524. NJ
sinr5 the reciprocity arrangement Went into
effect rs compared with sl.32O.lGo during
thu corresponding period ~ the previous year.
" There has been slight falling oW IN our
exports to san Domingo since the reciproc
ity arrangement went into effect. which is Ius
to n universal .inaucial depression which has
affected that republic durini: the past year:
shown in the exports Of Great Britain. which
! amounted to only i1Sj.21V during the first
three months OF the current year. AGAINST
S%sO.H4j f,r the l,rSt throc months Of 1851.
Tho cnactmoat Of tho reciprocity section of
tho tariN act of 1890. In connection Will tho
meat Ilnsrection a.ct.confsrrol nnoon til, LXecu.
tive tho power. through collation., to very
promptly secure tho rercal Of the prohibition
upon American PORK, which FOR ten years had
practically excluded that important product
from most Of thH continental countries OF
Europe But 1t not only bron Ght about this re-
suit. 1t likewise enabled the Executive TO
negotiate roctproc; arrangement. first with
which in return for the FREQ adm ission
into tho United states OF sugar. we obtai the
admission into those countries Mt reduced
duties oi Il large list OF American agricultural
and other products. .
"N.gotiations uron tho lines Of section 3 Of
OF Mexico between the nitcd States Minister
and special CONN isSioncr Of tho Mexican
Government, but 50 far no satisfactory results
have been reached.