The evening times., 1899-06-16
QUA rxponrs u F.:
Special Liquidation Fails to Rinde

Special Legislati0n Fails to Hinder
| Trade.
Exports from the United States 10 Can
ada continue to increase, despite the leg
islation OF two years ago Intended to give
| special advantages to imports into Can
ada from the United Kingdom over those
from the United States. The legislation
of two years ago. 1t will be remembered,
| provided for an immediate reduction Of
IL 1-2 per cent Of the import duties on ar
ticles coming from the United Kingdom
and certain Of the British colonies. and an
additional II 1-2 per cent at the expiration
Of one year. Thus the law reducing by Is
per cent the duties on articles coming from
the mother country and her colonies al
compared with those collected on articles
coming from the United States has row
been in full operation nearly year, while
| one-half Of the reduction went into opera
| tion nearly two years ago. 1t Is intert ST.
ing to compare the exports from the Uni
| ted States to Canada during the past year
with those of earlier years.
The official publication Of the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics just issued shows the
exports in detail during the ten mon hs
| ending with April, indicating in many
cases the countries to which the goods
] we're sent, and it il practicable therefor e
| to compare the exports TO British North
America in certain Of the more important
articles with those OF earlier years.
An examination Of these tables shows
that in nearly all articles this country ex-
, ports to British North America have stead
lily increased during the two years IN
which the new Canadian tariff law has
been in operation. OF agricultural impie-
ments the United States exported to Brit
ish North America 1921 ,101 worth In the
! ten months of 1897 prior to the enactment
OF the law in question. In the ten months
ending with April, 1898, during which
time that portion of the law which reduced
the rates of duty IL 1-2 per cent was in
operation, the exports of agricultural i'm
plemepts increased to $542, 1854. while in
the ten months of the fiscal year 1899. dur
ing which time the full % per cent reduc-
tion was in operation, they Increased 70
81. .OOS. .O76 In wheat -four the exports OF
the ten months just ended were over 49,
ono 900. against less than 81, 2,OOO.0 900 in the
corresponding months. of the preceding
wear. In books, maps. and engravings.
the exports to- British North America IN
the ten months OF 1899 were S7ll. .l9s.
against 1885,, ,629 in the corresponding
months of 1898 and $517.07s in the ten
months of 1897. Exports OF 'car-
riages and cars to BritiAh North Ameri-
ca increased from $100,66S in ten months
of 1897, under the old Canadian tarin, 10
s142. .543 in the first years operation Of the
! new tariff act. and $42O.5S7 during the ten
months Just ended, and under the fuii
operation Of the act in question, CLOCKS
and watches increased from $266.64s In the
ten months Of 1898 to 1851. .07i In the ten
months of the present fiscal year
In the finer grades Of manufactures. sucn
as cotton cloths, manufactures OF iron ana
steel. etc. goods from the Unitedstates aIso
continue to gain although ii was in these
lines that the new law was looked upon
as most likely to be disadvantageous to
American Industries. Exports OF cotton
cloths from the United States to British
North America in the ten months Just end
ed are 80 per cent in excess OF those OK
last year and other manufactures OF cotton
also show an appreciable gain. the In
crease being from s1.351.124 in the ten
months of 1898. to $1,573,o7s in the ten
months OF 1899. Instruments for scientific
purposes. including telegraph and tele-
phone. increased from 1856 1886 In ten
months of 1898. to $341.S59 In the ten
months Of the present fiscal year. Build
ers' hardware increased from s43S.556 in
the ten months OF 1897, to $5sl,34o IN ten
months Of 1898. and $730,539 in the ten
months Of 1899. Typewriters increased
from S14259 in 1897 to $l9s. 1893 in 1898, and
$294,579 in the ten months Of 1899. Manu-
factures Of leather. comprising boots and
shoes. increased from $2oO.i50 In 1897 to
1924, ,446 In 1895 and $33S. PIG in the cores
ponding months Of 1899
Even in canned beef. which has been the
subject OF so much discussion OF late. the
exports to British North America increas-
ed from 415. .0s4 pounds in 1895 to 1.525. .02o
pounds in the ten months just ended. while
In the single month Of April, 1899, the
United States exports to that country were
%. .341 pounds. against S.6s4 pounds In the
corresponding month of 1898.
This country's total expectation to Brit
ish North America in the ten months just
ended amounts in value to s73.052. .S19.
against $66 330.S72 in the corresponding
months Of 1898 and s52, s3l, 7s4 in those of
1897. Thus importatfons into Canada show
a steady gain during the years in question.
while. on the other hand. the imports into
the United States from Canada show q
steady reduction. the total Imports into the
United States from British North America
during the periods under review having
been $40. .?66.67 in 1897 s26. .099, 200 in 1898,
and s25. $50 .53S in the ten months of 1899.