New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23

while her trade with the United States; was sO3.,
out OF total of S2l 10000 The United states LOOK
sAeOooo worth. the duty at the fronler' s @'C af
produce to the British market. On the other hand
while Canada purchased from Britain goqds OF tllG
states amounted to s;sOoOoo The balance Of trade
in favor Of the United States was mus SloUvVyTt
oSm The "a per Gf' on the ehe
amount ' from the tinted slate was l325 on H., the
dutiable portion. 26S5. Hitherto. Therefore, the
United States has been better treated under the
Canadian tariff than England. This was due pTin
ripay to the fact that Canada buys moSt oi ne. ne'
The Imports from Britain are chiefly finished goods
OF late years American manufactures. owing 10
their growing choapness have been displacng BRIT
ish This is especially true of American IRON ana
steel goods Twenty years ago British ron ana
steel goods being cheaper were used almost e I
elusively. Last year the imports from the u"''eu
States and Britain were as follows;
From n. United s. 500 600 sG5oooo So 40 900
rro,n Ir,ain "'...... 2 100000 10000 3,l1OU)
The United States leads in implements, axles and
springs bar iron, castron pipe, stationary engines
nrs trades hardware iron bridges, locks. sewing
machines. tvpewritinG machines nalieaaDie h ron
wire, nuts and bolts firearms. steel bars tools
etc. and also In pig iron angles eSc ne ng ron
dian duty pig iron has been 81 ~ per ioIlE W.,
since 1857 Iron and coal are found together onIy
in Nova Scotia and British Columbia, the f-as
and Western extremties OF the country and the
hieh duties have not helped the smelling industry
Coming TO other lines American manufacturers
have besn undertaking British in buttons carriages
and wagons, clocks and watches, cofdaee ana
iwiae drugs and chemicals electric aPp1rat and
glassware. rubber goods. jewclry. IeatHoI anu
eather goods, brass and cope: goods, musical IN
strtmerts oils Of most kinds. paper, soap ana
starch. tru.ks ana vases and wood manufactures
Roughly stated. the American manufactHfeS 500 900
H. Canada last year constituted one-nalt OF tIle
$50 ODOOo worth OF imports from the | nted state
raw material. like coal corn. tobacco nides. WOOL Co.,
raw cotton and haf-hnished goods FORMING ''e
The exports OF agricultural products from the
United States to Canada last year exceeded IN
Tha former amounted to ss,50o0O0 $4,000 woi IN
The exports OF such products from Can@qhS - n r
United States were $4,000. These are lhe aIa-
dian figures OF farm animals ana in erebP
and imported 50, 10000 worth from me Ih t
States OF which 81 10000 worth were admitted free.
The Canadian farmer maintains that ne; rather
than his American neighbor. needs protection.
Ministers desire 1t 10 be understood thai athouen
they have apparently undertaken to divert trade
a any time to discuss the subject OF c!o2eI T, h
relations with the Secretary Of STATE or the l RepoS
Of them to-day that II could meet and talk
the matter over We could hit on some plan for
treaty. It might be done ! should think ny COZ COZ
current legislation. A Joint commission TO cohsi1et
the general relations OF the two countries y wnas
is wanted just now. The United states mas as
much to gain have Americans sold more 10
canada last year than to France and Spain =, both
put together-than their combined safes 10 az WI
West indies including Cuba: the Argentlnes BraZil
and Chill. We are people or your own ract, - =,
whom YOU can talk by telephone. with all respect
Tor the Greasers OF Central and South America.
they are not in II with as customers-one cana,
dian is worth five or ten Of them as consume oi
American goods American farmers are interested
in mis- matter II they only knew IT. We SHOULD!
buv their corn and pork I'm immense quantities II
they would let In our Darey ana pt Soeeher and
putting sentiment aside. talk business