Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-09-30
Experience With Results of Reciproc-
ity Treaties.
INCREASE In COMMERCE NOTED
Provisions of the Various Conven-
tons.
STATISTICS OF INTEREST

The practical experiences of the United
States with reciprocity are told by some
figures and statements just compiled by
the treasury bureau of statistics.
There have been three distinct tests OF
reciprocity in the trade relations of the
United States:
/. The reciprocity treaty with Canada,
existing from 1854 to 1866.
2. The reciprocity treaty with the Ha-
waiian government, existing from 1876 to
the date of annexation, 1898.
8. The series of treaties framed under the
Mckinley tariff act of 1890. beginning with
the treaty with Brazil, April 1, 1891; Do
minican Republic, August 1, 1891; Spain.
for Cuba and Porto Rico, September !,
1891; Germany, February 1, 1892; United
Kingdom, for the British West Indies and
British Guiana, February 1, 1892; Mica
ragua, April TO- 1892; Austria Hungary,
May %, 1892; Honduras, May Is, 1892, and
Guatemala May 80. 1892
These continued in existence until the
passage of the Wilson tariff act, August q,
1894
The detailed provisions of these various
reciprocity treaties may be briefly described
in general terms follows:
1. The Canadian reciprocity treaty pro-
yided for the free admission into the United
States from Canada and the free admission
into Canada from the United States OF
DTedUSluIS, PROVISIONS, live animals, fruits,
fish, poultry, hides and skins. furs, stone,
ores and metals, timber and lumber, I'M
manufacturer cotton, flax and hemp, I'M
manufactured tobacco, the list Of articles
being Identical for each country.
2 The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty pro-
yided for the free admission into the
United States of sugar, molasses and other
of the principal tropical productions of the
island, and for the free admission into the
islands of breadstuffs, provisions manu-
features and general merchandise from the
United States.
Reciprocity Treaties.
3. In the group Of treaties made In the
years 1891 and 1892, under the act of $780,
the provisions were briefly as follows:
Brazil-The free admission into the United
States from Brazil of sugar, molasses,
coffee and hides, and the free admission
into Brazil from the United States Of
breadstuffs, pork, fish, cotton-seed OIL
coal, agricultural implements, machinery
for mining and manufacturing, mechanical
tools, material for railway construction
and numerous other articles the product
of the United States; also for a % per cent
reduction in the rates of duty on certain
other articles, including provisions, manu-
features of iron and steel, leather lumber
furniture, wagons and carriages and manu-
features of rubber.
Cuba and Porto Rico-The free admission
into the United States from Cuba and Por-
to Rico Of sugar, molasses, coffee and
from the United States, free of duty, of
salted meats, fish, lard woods for cooper
age and manufactured into doors, frames
etc, wagons and carts; cars for RAILWAYS
sewing machines, manufactures or iron and
steel, oats and forage and numerous other
articles, the product of the United States;
also corn and meal at 25c. per hundred
Kilograms wheat at Soc per hundred kilo-
grams, Hour at 81 per hundred Kilograms;
also reduction of 90 per cent of the duty
on numerous other articles, especially man
ufactures.
With British West Indies the treaty pro-
vided for the free admission into the
United States of sugar. molasses. coffee
and hides from the islands, and the free
admission into the islands from the United
States of live animals, canned or dried
beef, fish. eggs. machinery for agriculture.
irrigation and mining carts and wa eors
wire, railway material and locomotives fer
tilizers, fruits. sewing machines and large
number of manufactures; also q reduction
OF % per cent In the rates Of duty on beef
and pork sailed and provisions and Of n
per cent on bacon and hams, lard, bread
and biscuits, boots and shoes shool<s and
slaves and other articles
With the Dominican Republic and British
Guiana. Nicaragua, Honduras and Guate
mala, the promisions were similar to those
with the West Indies
win Germany the treaty provided fer
the 1ree admission into the United States
u sugar moiasses. coffee and hides from
T.
many from the United States of bran. fiax.
feathers, hides and skins. tan bark; also
a large list Of articles at a fixed rate of
outy. but In all cases below the regular
tarir rates-the list including brcadstuffs.
lumber, provisions, live animals, fruits and
certain manufactures
me treaty with Austria Hungary was
similar In general characteristics with that
of Germany. ~
The tables which follow show the co,,,-
merce between the United States and the
countries In question during the existence
OF the reciprocity treaties and the two wears
prior ana subsequent to the existence Of
those treaties: VI
Canada.
tIreaty existed from September II, 1854.
10 march IL, 1866. with commerce of two
years preceding and following that ne
riod.)
Fiscal
Years. rr,no-.,
fS5o Imports. Exports.
1Sa2 ''''''''' 80 800 40 $40. 800 COS
1S54 ''''''-.-''.' 6oS! oo9 IL, 432 597
1SS5 ''''..'-'''... sIo442 4.073 4OS
IsSS '-'''''.'''''. doIS2S9 27,741 sos
1S57 '''''''''.'' dH6.6l4 29O25, $40
1SSs ''''''''''.''' q Hs.e zig 2413S, 1872