The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-19

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WASHINGTON. June E-Exports from
the United States TO Canada continue to
increase. despite the legislation OF two
wears ago intended to give special adj
ranfages 20 imports into Canada from
the United Kingdom over those from the
United States. The legislation OF two
years ago. Il VIII be remembered. pro-
vtded for an immediate reduction OF III
per cent OF the import duties on articles
coming from the United Kingdom and
certain OF the British colonies. and an
additional Ia per cent. 1T the expiration
OF one year. Thus the Law reducing By
. per cent the duties on articles coming
from the mother country and her colonies
compared with those collected on arti-
cles coming from the United States has
now been In full operation nearly year.
while one-hAlf Of the reduction went into
operation nearly two years ago. II Is In
teresssng therefore 10 compare the ex-
ports from the United States to Canada
during the past year with those Of earlier
years.
The ofacial publication OF the treasury
bureau OF statistics just issued shows the
exports In detail during the ten months
ending with Arrfi. indicating In many
cases the countries TO which the goods
we're sent, and II is practicable therefore
to compare the exports TO British Norsh
America In certain Of the more important
articles with those OF earlier years
An examination OF these tables shows
that In nearly all articles our exports to
British North America have steadily In
creased during the two years In which the
new Canadian tariff law has been In OPP
Grafton. OF agricultural implements, we
exported to British North America S2sl.-
107 worth In the ten months Of 1885,. prior
to the enactment Of the Law In question.
In the ten months ending with April. isss.
during which time that portion OF the
law which reduced the rates Of duty l2i4
per cent. was In operation. the exports
Of agricultural implements increased TO
$50 3s4. while In the ten months Of the
fiscal year 1883. during which time the
fun q per cent. reduction was In opera
tion.. they increased to 81. 0Gs.07 In wheat
-four the exports OF the ten months just
ended were over $.00o.000. against less
than e O0 600 In the corresponding
months OF the preceding year. In books.
maps and engravings. the exports TO
British North America In the ten months
of 1879 were t7li. lae. against $50, 90 In the
corresponding months Of 1898 and $5f1,cN
In the ten months OF 1891. Exports OF
carriages and cars TO British North Amer
lea increased from Sl0o.6S In ten months
OF 1897, under the old Canadian tartn. TO
ti41,5&3 in the first years operation OF
the new tariff act and $4eo.5s7 during the
ten months just ended and under the full
operation Of the act In question. Clocks
and watches increased from $2Ss.eas tn the
ten months OF 1885 to $sSi. o74 In the ten
months OF the present fiscal year.
Ia the inner grades Of manufactures,
such as cotton cloths. manufactures OF
iron and steel. etc, goods from the United
States also continue to gain. aunoukh y
vas in these lines that the new law was
looked upon as most likely 10 be disad-
yantageous to American Industries. Ex-
ports OF cotton cloths from the United
States to British North America In the
ten months Just ended are 30 per cent IN
excess OF those al last year. and other
manufactures OF cotton also show an ap-
preciabie gain. the increase being from
s. Bi.1et In the ten months OF 1898 TO.
Si.s.aO7s In the ten months of 1859. In
stfuments for scientific purposes, inciud-
ing telegraph and telephone increa SEQ
from 1855 aS in ten months OF lSsc 70 I'll,
$50 In the ten months OF the present 1sea'
year Builders hardware increased from
$ass $50 In the ten months Of 1881 70 Sssi. sas
in ten months OF issx and S7sosss in the
from ro "' ,issssi In iss. 10 ssss ss In 1855 and
1894 .s7e In the ten months OF 1888. Manu-
factures Of leather. comprising boots and
"a: ssss ..s N ss and sfo n the CORE
spending months OF ieSa Even in canned
beef which has beer the subject OF 30
much discussion OF late. the exports to
as GA pounds In lsas 10 .eN pounds IN
the ten months just ended. while in the
single month of April. 1899. cur exports 70
that country were 22.sn pounds. against
seSl pound In the corresponding month OK
lSSS
Our total expectation TO British North
America I'm the ten months tuss ended
amounts in value to $s3W2.sis. against
SIS - ST. in the corresponding months OF
ISIS and So s3i 80 In those Of 1887. Thus
.mportations into Canada show 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 impofts into the
United States from British North America
bsen Ian csc "a in 1897. So go 80 in 1895 and
S2s so SIS In the ter. months OF 1889
The following table shows the princi-
pal EXPORTS from the United States 10
British North america IN Ten months OF