New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-24
ments became operative and the pork prohibitions
were removed b. the European Governments Cah
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INCREASED TRADE FROM RECIPROCITY.
"Ycs: here Is a table which shows tss Increase TO
Brazil. 81 1854 te3 to- CaLa s5.702,1o1: 10 Puerto
RICO. S5.O.350 10 saato Domingo. s24ol5: 10 Brit
ish West Indies. $ll8.214: to Guatemala. *23l "a.
increase In exports of hog produots To Denmark
S1s,754: TO Germany 81 035.07s to Italy. ga. o4l
total. SlO2s0ssl. But this showing. gratifying a.
II Is, Is by no means all. On February ]. 1852. a
reciprocity agreement with Germany won: into effect.
By the tc.ms OF which ia 70 number OF Agricultural
and torres. produces admitted into that country
from tho United states at roucd rates Of DUTY The
efcct OF this a, wei 6 OF the removal o; the pro
Mbition OF American PORK. Is already apparent. In
tfe i've months ended 90 1891, the total exports
from tho United states to Germany amounted TO
307o5.55I. and In the corresponding period OF TINS
wear the exports amounted To $i2,674,Oji. being an
increase Of Sl2.74s.oI3 THIS increase was repre-
seuI,ed almost wholly BY brcads.us, provisions and
other agricultural products
"What has been the total value OF our foreign
commerce In recent years
VAST FIGURES OF FOREIGN COMMERCE.
"Here are the figures The value OF imports
md exports OF merchandise. during the fiscal yeai
1907 81 .64T. 130, O03 in 1901 $l,12o,3o1 ooo
and in 1892 81 ;57 Go7 6o3. The total foreign com
nierce OF the fiscal year 500 shows incrasc OF
S4l054O5lO the value OF total commerce OF looo
and OF Slcs oa2.5o7 over 1891. The average annual
vauc Of our foreign for the ten fiscal years
prior to 1901 was 81 457 322 0l0. The value OF the
foreign for the fiscal 1892 exceeded ths
annual average Of the ten years prior to the enactment
Of the new tariff by the sum Of 2;0o,3173a4. This
Is most remarkable and gratifying increase.
"rhe value OF the exports OF domestic ana 1oic's"
merchandise for the fiscal year 1880 was Sao1
In 1902 the vauc Of the exports Of merchandise was
81, O3O.o7s .o30 increase I'm favor OF >5o2 OF
BAG. and the first time in the history OF our
commerce when exports reached a billion or doi
lars. The annual average valne OF cur exports vi
merchandise for the years prior to the fiscal year
1891 md under the old toiN was S'65l3o,4o'. The
exports 1902 exceeded the annual average OF these
ten years mentioned by the Of S205, 1895 The
value OF our imports OF merchandise during the fiscal
year 1890 was $3.50 80 400. The value OF these I'M
Rorts for the fiscal year 1899 Ss2'4Olo'J or an
increase In favor Of 1902 OF S3sO91 ,lQ. Ihere Is
also an In favor Of 1902 Of Sl33215,oo" over
fhe average annun value Of imports Of merchan-
disc for the years prior TO 1891, which wnS Sool
l98,b2I."
THE INCREASE OF FREE INNOVATIONS.
Secretary Foster continued al have already re-
fered to the increase OF free as compared with dn'
able imports but "a statement OF details viii be or In
forest During the fiscal year OF 1900 the value OF
the free imports S2G5 665 ,G20, and OF the duti-
able imports, 1923 Cal $50. and the percentage OF
foc imports 1856 in the fiscal year loo2 the
vsluc OF the imports Of merchandise free Of duty
s4os, OOO772 OF duiiable imports 5000 400 SOL and
lie percentage Of free Imports was $685.. Here. then
was an Increase in the value Of free imports in 1892
over 1850 OF ancIrsso 10 ~ the nS ya,ne o
crease Ia the percentage OF free imports from $500
c SsS ds fer q ay a vpS he the ten Years
prior to lool o.: Oo3 ana OF dusbit I'M
81 free imports during The fiscal wear 1892 over TIL.
annual average Of such imports was 1924 $50, or
of $50 IL Gas below the annual average value of
such Imports for the ten years mentioned.
\ LARGE PER CAPITA REDUCTION
"The larsc increase valuc Of imports free OF duty
and decrease Of imports Of dutabe merchandise have
reduced the duty collected per capita OF population To
Since 1sGs The duty collected per capita Of popula
uon In 1s9o was Us 81 and o FIR ten year, Por ea TO
the duty per capita collected. during the fiscal year
1902 was 05 IL cents less than the average for the
ten years mentioned.
articles did the large increase Of free Imports con
M And to what Is ST the ~ fse r n9 Or Sp
pears that there Increase in the Imports u rce
MERCHANDISE IN sugar ana r r %, }yonfcrrcd
from the dutiable TO the free list this being the III;
duty during the fiscal year I5N2. There was in,
crease in the import, OF coffee In the fiscal year S2
% nerase q, textile grasses transferred to the
list 10 the amount OF S15,'sO442
.s.sorHE DECREASE IN The DUTIABLE LIST
oE IN 70 the second inquiry in what articles did
the large decrease I'm the dutiab'c Est consist we nave
fts6 decrease Of $Sel37 ,o54 IN sugar and mcaSses
transferred to the free list. There was decrease III
the value Of the manufactures OF wool OF 81 olo''o'
a decrease Of SiT,loe,1l5 In the value OF textile
1bres which were transferred to the iroe lst; &c
crease Gf Sl32o5,6l9 in imports OF manufactures OF
Iron anu steel Of which $sGl2. sos wss decrease IN
imports OF Tin plate decrease of t1.5l346O in manu-
-inctures of SILK and Of 81 274cls in leaf pbacco
There was also heavy decrease in the imports OF
Horticultural products during the nscal year 1890 :,
under the old tariff the importations of horses cattle
slcep, barley oat tneal rye c.gs, veg tables hops
haXsced, flax, hemp. juc and other textile grasses
and tobacco were OF the valne OF ?6o735jl5. During
the fiscal year 1890. under the new ar1n. import ~
these articles Of the valae of S4O,3o4OOt o? a
decrease OF 2O3s2.309. Again, II We consider the
effect OF the taiif upon thc leading articles 81
anufactures by comparing tie Import, these article
during the fiscal years go and loD2, II Will appear
there was a considerable decrease. This Is shown III
y Major Brooks statement. as follows: