Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-21
OUR EXPORTS TO CANADA
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS GET
TING CREAM OF THE MARKET.
notwithstanding the Fact That the
Tariff Greatly FavOrs the
United Kingdom.

The Canadian preferential tariff in favor
of the United Kingdom has not had the
expected effect of reducing the proper
ton Which the United States supplies Of
manufactures imported into Canadian ter
ritory. A copy of the Canadian Manufac-
turer. just received by the Treasury De-
partment bureau of statistics. sharply calls
attention to the fact that imports Of duti-
able articles into Canada from the United
States in the fiscal year 1899 aggregated
over S44,OOO.OO0. and from Great Britain
less than $2s,00o000, and that the United
States Is furnishing much larger amount
of manufactures of iron and steel than the
United Kingdom, and adds:
The preponderance of trade is over
whelnlngly in favor of American manufac-
British goods 10 the contrary notwith-
standing. American manufacturers are TAX
ing the cream of the business. Is 1t pos
sibe that British manufacturers are en-
tirely unable to compete In the Canadian
market"
The Canadian tariff, it will be remem-
bered, was in 1897 adjusted that the
duty on articles entering Canada from the
United Kingdom was made beginning with
April. 1897. 1212 per cent less than the rate
from other parts of the world and on July
l, 1898. another reduction in favor of the
United Kingdom was made, bringing the
total reduction to % per cent as against
goods coming from other parts Of the
world.
A recent announcement indicated that,
beginning with July !. 1860. a still further
reduction would be made, so that the rates
OF duty on articles from the United King
dom would be :.:' l., less than those from
other parts of the world. While the effect
of the third reduction of 12a per cent,
which went into operation July ], 1900,
cannot yet be determined, 1T is practicable
to compare the imports of manufactures
into Canada from the United Kingdom and
the United States. respectively. during the
years ending June 30 1898, 1899 and 1880,
and thus determine whether the advan-
tages which the manufacturers of the
United Kingdom have had over those of
the United States during that time have
had perceptible effect upon the relative
growth of the imports of Canada from the
two countries. the United Kingdom and the
United States.
The tables which follow show the i'm
ports into Canada of twenty principal man
ufactures from the United Kingdom in the
and the imports of a like number of manu-
featured articles from the United States
during the same term. 1t will be seen
that In these articles. which may properly
be termed representative manufactures, the
increase in imDortations from the United
Kingdom nithe fiscal year 1890. compared
with lS3S, was - per cent. while the in
crease from the United States for the same
period was 81 per cent.
incidentally ii may also be mentioned
that the total exports to British North
America from the United States In the
fiscal year 800 exceeded those of any
previous year III our history being Sg7 OIL
I'D. against $500. 45s in 1899 and S., $50
SO in 1898.
Imports of twenty principal manufac-
lures into Canada from United Kingdom:
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