The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-02-04
RECIPROCITY WITH GERMANY.

Ing tile Conclusion OF tho Reciprocity
Agreement with Germany - List OF
American Articles to be Admitted FREQ
or at Reduced Rates.
WASHINGTON, Feb 3.-The president
yesterday afternoon issued proclama-
ton announcing the reciprocity agree
ment finally concluded between the
United States and Germany. 1t is as
follows:
BY the president of the United States Of
America,
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 3 of the act OF
congress approved October !, 1890, entitled IAN
act to reduce the revenue and equalize duties
on imports, and for other purposes" the at
tenton Of the government Of the German en-
pire was called to the action Of the congress OF
the United States Of America with view to se-
curing reciprocal treaty In declaring the
ticles enumerated in section to be exempt
from duty on their importation into the United
States of America; and,
WHEREAS, The charge d'affaires Of the Ger
man empire at Washington has communicated
to the special plenipotentiary Of the United
States the fact, that In view of the act Of con-
gress above cited, the German imperial govern
tnent, has, by due legal enactment authorized
the admission, from and after February l. 1902,
into the German empire, Of the articles or mer-
chandse, the product Of the United States Of
America, named in the following schedule, on
the terms stated therein:
SGHtprLps OF ARTICLES TO BB ADMITTED INTO
GERMANY.
Bran, malts, germs free.
Flax raw, dried, broken or hetcheled, also re-
fuse portions. free.
Wheat, $3.50.
Rye, $3.50.
Oats, $3.50
Buckwheat, SEQ.
Pulse, 81. 80
Other kinds of grain not especially mentioned,
SlOO
Barley, $500
Rape seed, turnip seed, poppy, sesame, pea
nuts and Other oleaginous products not specially
mentioned, S2.W.
Corn or thaize. SLIGO.
Matted mated barley, $3.50.
Anise, corriander, fennel and caraway seed
600
Agricultural productions, not otherwise des-
ignated. frea
Horse hair, rave. hetcheled, boiled dyed: also
laid in the form Of tresses and spun; bristles,
raw bed feathers, free.
Bed feathers. cleaned and prepared, free.
Hides and skins, raw (green. sated. lined,
dried), and stripped Of the hair for the manu-
facture Of leather, free.
Charcoal, free.
Bark OF wood and tan bark free.
Lumber and timber. tA), raw or merely
| rough hewn with axe or saw, with or without
|. iB). Marked in the direction Of the Longitude
nal axis. or prepared or cut otherwise than by
Tough. hewing: barrel slaves not included under
(Aj l, tnpealed osiers and hoops; hubs, felloes
and spokes sJcg.
(C) Sawed in the direction of the Longitude
nal axis; unplaned boards; sewed cantle- woods
and other articles sawn or bewn, 5000
Wood in cut veneering; unglued, unstained
parts Of floors, $5,0D.
Hops. also hop meal, IA cents, tgross).
Butter: also artificial butter, II cents.
Meat, slaughtered, fresh, with the exception
of pork, Is cents.
Pork, slaughtered, fresh and dressed meat,
with the exception of bacon, fresh or prepared,
II cents
Game of all kinds tnot alive). 20 cents.
Cheese, except strechine, gorsonza)fs>Isn
parf1iesan, 20 cents
| Fruits, seeds, berries, leaves, flowers. mush-
| rooms, vegetables, dried, baked. pulverized
| only boiled down or salted all these products
| so far as they are not included under other
numbers of the tariff juices Of fruits, berries
| and turnips preserved without sugar to be
eaten; dry nuts, cents
Mill products of grain and pulse, to- wit:
Ground or shelled grains, pealed barley, groats,
| grits, -four, common cakes bakers productsl,
| $50
| Residue, solid, from the manufacture of fat
| oils; also ground, free.
Goose grease and other greasy fats such as
| oeomargarine, sperfett Ia mixture of stearic
| fats with oil) beef marrow, 10 cents.
| Live animals and animal products not men
toned elsewhere; also bee hives with live bees.
| free.
Horses, 5000 teachD.
(Al-Horses up to two years old, $1,000.
| tB)-COlts following their dams, free
| Bulls and cows, 5000.
| Oxen, $3.50.
| Calves less than six weeks old, $500,
Pigs, weighing less than 10 kilograms, sl.oo.
| Sheep, sl,OO.
Lambs, 50 cents
| Wool. including animal hair not msntioned
| elsewhere rs we'll as stuffs made thereof;
| =, (Al Wool raw dyed, ground, also hair, raw,
hetchelod boiled dyed; also curled free.
AND, WHEREAS, The special pienipotentiary
| of the United States, has by my direction given
assurance to the charge d'affaires Of the the
| German empire at Washington, that this action
| of the government of the German empire in
granting exemption of duties to the products
| and manufactures of the United States or
| America on their importation into Germany, is
| accepted as due reciprocity for the action or
| congress as set forth in section q of said act;
Now, therefore,
| BE il knorn That I. Benjamin Ha rrison. presi-
| dent OF the United States of America have
caused the above stated notifications OF the
| tariff laws of the German empire to be made
| public for the information of the citizens OF the
United States of America.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this LIST day or
February, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety two, and of the independence OF the
United States of America the l16th.
BENJAMIN HARRISON