New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
AMERICAN FLOUR IN CUBA.
HOW THE ADMINISTRATION HAS De
sTROYED THAT MARKET.
THE AMERICAN MILLER SELLS LESS. 1T COSTS
CUBA MORE AND ONLY SPAIN AND
RUSSIA GET THE BENEFIT.
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Washington. April 1l.-Everybody who is inter
ested In the foreign market for the surplus bread-
s,ufss OF the United States-whether he be farmer
miller or exporter-will find food for thought IN
recent report from Consul-General Williams OF
Havana on American -four In cuba, which VIII
soon be published by the State Department. inns
renort is ono supplementary 70 the report iurish'd
bv the Consul General in response 10 senate
resolution last winter. the gst of which was given
In these dispatches at the time of its receipt A.
cordne 10 that report the lmportations Of -four INTO
Cuha from the United States during the first -FOUR
months under the new tariff law ainouh'ed 10
only 1896 bags compared with l2oio bags III
the corresponding months OF 1873. ana lo''iI' Days
IN lsa2-the bag Instead Of the barrel being inc
standard package Of shipment on account OF 'he
fac. that duties are levied and collected on the
gross weight OF the package IN the case OF hour
60 ebor. q time did # take the Democratic party
70 destroy a most important Naluab'e anu bI'"-
Ing export trade-for the same disaster that was
wrought upon the export trade in breadstuns over
,ook every other branch Of the trade that was pro
,aced nv the reciprocity agreement one OF inc I'M
mediate effects an advance OF about one 'nii
IN the cost Of bread 70 cuban consumers i"o
American farmer had lost his market ana 'he
han consumer was compelled 70 pay more ioi ma
daily bread Who then reaped the b"neht OF 'n'S
triurnph of Democratic craftsmanship! hea'F
duties were imposed on American hour. 'iu 'ney
rov, into the Cuban treasury? Not 10 any e',".
event even after that great diplomatic triumph
~ tho Administration which placed the preau-
s,nrs Of the United states on the same roofing
with those of Canada and other countries III '"c
Co.., ,orto,s consul-General Williams says
vrhuo IN. rccprocity treaty was in force an inc
-four with the exception OF the sinai ahhn%Tio "a
vrrt INTO force was brought by Cupa nirect t ,r
the United States ana none Ioili oonsiderabc de.
.e ne 'obStaces OF the nature of the tarln wal
gree tle w., - Colonial and Navigation laws OF
;s Pehd Oh win their natural and almost ony con
asatina' ,"arket the United States. 10 thls *
suinins ma ,ion was wrought by the treaty III
Inc commercial relations OF Cuba ar, Ia, must
Win the Cn1'e s not only did they buy all bread,
PS IN, most of their sugar machinery; IAN td
stork and many other farm am i., dg
SrCd,,c,s direc, from the United S'ateS'
Democratic craftsmanship reFei''" ~. ho,oe,
tions in a twinkling. and SPAN 'fedP9 -. r,,
The American -four that hnds ls way -.
ro,, docs so through the ports Of SPAN
-, ~ - 60 chin Il by that roundabout rouie
- a,on, .yeo at the minimum rates u N"'S
ocer which Administration paitl"ah' ""N' '.r,,,s
great an ado Spain does not produce dI cher
OF wheat for exportati1A 10 '" -, bcr onn
country so that in order 70 SEM -, Inv the
milling n Cuba and Porto Rico she must ) ,t,
ho,, ,or, Prussia or the United states. =" '
point Consul General Williams say .ir-maI<ing
She dos this because retaining the , 1@' dues up
power for the ISLANDS h % run into the ISLANDS
I'm her sbnuing the -four mllled az I'm; The uay!-
hao nd barcelona from lOifiS" under
CATION from Spain to the lsiahns nnhIe me naviga-
her colonial system as roas "iaIt =" ,regtcd "A
ton from the colonies 10 SPAN Is same nigh
footing with foreign TRACE. .stvyse trade Spain
is also enabled 10 bring America noG lew weeks
pehhsulaI ports q" Natanzas called attention ~
ne fact lot Of o ,he had sGFa marx a. Mn
po iron Mp, 2pa' , on the bags. As further
iaHE This Of partial c PTSleG cost Of the
poptaion into Havana OF 1000 bags o, A" on the
hour from Ncw-York via Barcei9Inn;; States this