New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-30
TRADE WITH AUSTRIA.
IMPORTANCE OF TIE RECIPROCITY AGREE
MENT
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANTAGE TO THIS
COUNTRY SEIZED BY PRESIDENT HAIR
RISON's ADMINISTRATION.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnipUS


Washington, May Gothic proclamation Of the
reciprocity agreement between the United states
end Austria Hungary Is another proof OF the inte
gent and watchfu Interest OF President liarf1Son
Administration In the welfare Of the producers OF the
Cnsed states. At the time Of the enactment 81 The
existing tariff laws the conditions OF trade with AUSTRIA
did not furnish broad basis for n reciprocity agree
ment. 1t l. trne that beet sugar to the valne of
about ~ ,577 coo had been imported into the Vn'cd
States that country during the preceding year. bnt
that considerably less than netenth rs mncA rs
the amount Imported from Germany, which theh sup
piled about elghnnths of all the beet sugar imported
into this country But indications soon appeared that
Austria Hungary intended 20 challenge Germany IN com
petition for the markets of the United states In re-
mort dated January l. 1901. Mr.. Gold ichmidt the
Consul. enern OF the United states at Vienna gave
the total valne of the declared exports OF beet
sugar from Austria. Hungary to the United States
during the year ended December 81 $780, ut S3,1So-
e,o about so per cent Of which during the last
three months OF the year. The total value OF the
declared exports OF all articles from Austria to tho
United States in that calendar year amounted to ia,
355,OO0, OF which beet sugar constituted about one
fourth
In q report dated october 2. 1901. Consul General
Goldschmdt gave the total value of declared exports
OF beet sugar to the United States from Austria
Hungary during the year ended on September 30,
1891 at So SCI 734: and the total value OF declared
exports OF all articles the United states during the
same period at s14.736.537. According to the re
ports of the United states Bureau Of statistics the
imports OF beet sugar from Austria Hungary during
the fiscal year ended June 30 amounted TO 60
D51 $40, which Increase Of $2,3S0OOO. or more
than $50 per cent the preceding year. The
same report showed that the imports Of beet sugar
from Germany had shrunk to S1o,SD1,6s0. rs com
pared with $16,O3l .43l for the preceding year De
cline OF s3,l3O.142 In other words. Austria hun
gary which supplied less than per cent OF the ag-
cregate of the two countries in 1890, furnished
nearly "a per cent Of it In 1891
10 Is evident that the significance OF the foregoing
facts, as well as others which might be mentioned.
did not escape the attention Of President liarrsons
Administration for negotiations looking 10 a reciprocity
arar cement promptly initiated and prosecuted
- a successful conclusion. The opportunity offered
by changed conditions 10 obtain concessions wIlch
Must result IN great benefit 10 the producers and
manufa cturcrs Of the United states was promptly
seized, and not allowed u pass unmpioved a. easily
might have been the with less alert Admins
traton. - .
The Imports from Austra-I Hungary into the United
States have largely exceeded the export, from the
United States to that countryin fact, the latter have
been comparatively Insignificant. In the year ended
ON June so 1880 the exports amounted % only T:o,-
s25 while the imports amounted to *1.Gfo29' OF
which 1905 .Oc was admitted free OF duty Ia the year
ended on June 30, 1890. tho exports had increased I'd
Sn45,7O3 and tpe imports to F0,23l,oi3, OF winch
Ss1Q $40 was admitted free Of duty In the year ended
on June 30, 1891, the exports amounted 10 SID
$40 and the imports 10 Al 50j3lO, OF when S'3oi-
$50 was admitted free OF duty or more than four times
as much as In either OF the other two years.