New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
TRIDE WITH THE DOMINION.
HOW EGGS. BARLEY, MEATS AND COAL WILL
COME FROM CANADA UNDER TIE
NEW TARIFF

Montreal, Que. Dec. (SpeciaD. -There IL great
iubation the Wilson tariff bill Persons in
terested in many of the leading industries. such
as coal mines. lumber, horses eggs, poultry, and
barley. etc, all say that Canada is going to be a
large gamer by the removal lowering of duties
under the proposed tariff One man, when talking
with regard the abolition OF the duty on eggs
said:
with the placing Of eggs on the free list we In
! Canada are now in a better position than we were
before the duty imposed. Since then we have
worked up a good market in England, and we
will now have both the English and American mar
kets" or barley he said: Canadian farmers
have grown little barley for the last two years, or
since the Mckinley bill came into operation. Tn
der that bill the sale Of barley In the United States
had altogether fallen on 1t will once more be in
demand from the other side. 1t Is a wel-known
fact that the United States was willing to pay
from Il to ~ cents bushe more for Canadian
barley than obtanabie ior -" american irv'.-
uct. 1T is said here that lots Of Canadian horses
will again BE- shipped 10 the States although the
Wilson tariff has not freed them altogether 1t
is moreover held that American horses do not
compare with Canadian horses in point of breed
In respect to manufactured lumber, which Is
made free from countries that impose no export
duty on logs. tire millmen say that they expect to
have "A picnic The Dominion Government is being
mportuned by certain influential associations OF
umbermen to impose export duty on logs, the
object being to fetter the operations Of American
owners Of timber districts in Western Ontario
who send their logs across to be manufactured in
Michigan. Il is certainly strange to find the men
who crying out for the free admission of their
lumber product into the United States also de-
handing this export duty logs to the United
States The maritime provinces will also be greatly
benefited by free lumber. At st. John, y. b.,
quite n large American colony has grown up In
connection with the manufacture Of lumber, the
logs for which cut in the States OF Maine and
foated down The st. John River to st. John. Here
tofore this lumber has been returned to the United
States free Of duty; now all lumber from
New Brunswick will be admitted into the
United States free. To what extent the new ar
rangement will affect the value of the large amount
OF capital invested at ST. John in mills and other
property on the strength OF this special privilege
remains TO be seen.
The removal OF the duty preserved meats
Will probably lead to the establishment OF canned
meat factories IT. Canada. There are none now. one
person said: We shall last have canning estab-
Northwest Territories. In the last named the
great question Is how to dispose of the surplus
England. th-re is railway journey OF 2"~
miles before BORT OF shipment Is reached Now
and a large Gaming business. equal TO- Armour s.
Will grow up there. Why not? We VIII have the
open to Armour and the other American packers.
II IL reported that In anticipation OF the duty COM
capital was quietly subscribed In Toronto for
Joint stock company to engage Mt once IN meat
canning
As regards coal there IL trouble here. as 1t is
feared that with free coal the vessels which
have been bringing coal from Nova Scotia To Mon
treal will be- diverted 10 some extent 20 Boston. al
though this Is by NJ means certain. AZ the whitney
- indicate, OF Hostsn who have secured so many
coal mines in island OF Cape Breton. are re-
ducing the cost BON OF mining and transportation
ly water such extent to be able To hold
the market for bitIminOus coal az far West as
Montreal any rate. AZ the same time II Is
understood that they Will make determined dash
At the Sew England market. and expect TO secure
the greater part Of II. The tarin Will give free
admission 70 coal from Ertilh Columbia all down
the Pacific Coast aui Will allow KIND 81 anthra-
cite Goa! that II found In the Rocky Mountains
in Canada north 81 Washington and Montana 10
enter free into those States and also steam coal
these Goals mined by American Company AT
points On tho Canadian Pacific Railway In the
Rockies. There is -ailway from the mines To
the Grand Trunk Railway, residing in Montreal;
,ayors the abolition ~ the duty on Canadian coal
because he thinks 1t VII lead to taking the Cana
dian duty N American coal. Mr.. Sergeant says
that this duty costs hrs company $4,000 year.
lie does not say that le will use "A ton more or
American coal but he Is Of cours" anxious TO save
the SgDOoO. matter who II may affect. still.
IL does not follow that the Canadian Government
will make any important reductions In their tdriN
on prDductS Of the nt,d States.