New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-30
RECIPROCAL TR ABE.
STATISTICS OF UNITED STATES con-
MERGE UNDER RECIPROCITY
TREATIES.
TREATIES.

Washington. Sept % (speciaD.-The practical
experiences Of the United states with RECIPROCITY
told BY some figures and statements just COM
piled by the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics There
have been three distinct Of reciprocity In the
trade relations OF the United states:
F1rst-The reciprocity treaty with Canada ex-
listing from 1854 to 1856.
second-The reciprocity treaty with the Ha-
waiian Government existing from 1876 70 the date
OF annexation. 1875.
Third-The series Of treaties framed under the
Mckinley tariff OF 1880, beginning with the
treaty with Brazil April 1. 1891; Dominican Re
public. August !, 1851; Spain for Cuba and Porto
Rico September /. 1881; Germany, February l.
1892, United Kingdom, for the British West Indies
and British Guiana, February l, 1882; Nicaragua
April Is 1892; Austria Hungary. May .. 1882; Hon
duras, May %. 1882. and Guatemala, May % lssZ-
These continued in existence Until the passage
Of the Wilson tariff act, August p. 1894
The detailed provisions of these various reel
procity treaties may be briefly described in get
era terms follows
Frrst-The Canadian reciprocity treaty provided
for the free admission into the United States from
Canada and the free admission into Canada from
the United States Of breadstuffs provisions live
animals fruits, fish, poultry, hides and skins furs
stone ores and metals, timber and lumber IN
manufactured cotton flax and hemp. and unnlan-
ufactured tobacco-the list of articles being den
tical for each country.
Second-The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty pro-
vded for the free admission into the United States
Of sugar molasses and other OF the principal
tropical productions of the islands. and for the
free admission into the islands Of breadstuns,
provisions manufactures and general merchan-
disc from the United States.
Third-In the group of treaties made in the years
1891 and 1892 under the act OF 1890 the provisions
briefly follows
Brazil: The free admission into the United states
from Brazil of sugar. molasses coffee and hides
and the admission into Brazil from the United
States of breadstuffs. pork, fish, cottonseed oil
coal agricultural implements machinery for min
ing and manufacturing. mechanical tools, material
for railway construction and numerous other ar
tlcles the product of the United States; also for
4 . per cent reduction in the rates of duty or
certain other articles including provisions, manu-
features iron and steel. leather, lumber. furni
turc wagons and carriages and manufactures o.
rubber
Cuba and Porto Rico The free admission into
The United States from Cuba and Porto Rico q
sugar, nolasscs. coffee and hides; and the admiS
sion to the islands from the UriteG States free o.
duty of sated meats fish. lard woods 20" cooper
age and manufactured into doors frames. etc
wagons ard carts, cars for rail" avs, sewing ms-
chimes, manufactures of iron and steel, oats anc
forage, and numerous ether articles, the prodL'J
OF the United States; also corn and meal at .
cents A hundred Kilograms, wheat at 30 cents
hundred Kilograms. -four at 8 l Kindred kilo
grams and also a reduction Of 81 per cent OF t'r
duty on numerous other articles, especially mart
features.
with the British West Indies the treaty gro.
vded for the free admission the United States
of sugar moasses. coffee and hides from th<
islands and the free admission into the islanTs
from the United States of live animals, canned OF
dried beef fish. eggs. machinery for esricultuft
irrigation and mining. carts and wagons WIZ
railway material and locomotives, ferullze-T
fruits sewing machines and large number 81
manufactures; also reduction of % per cent :.
tho rates OF duty beef and pork, salted' al
provisions and of 50 per cent on bacon and hama
lard bread and biscuits, boots and shoes shooAr
and slaves and other articles
with the Dominican Republic and British ca
ana Nicaragua Honduras and Guatemala the pro
visions were similar to those with the West lnoies
with Germany the treaty provided tor the Ire
SEES coffee and hides from Germany. ana the re-
admission into Germany from the United state
of bran flax fea Tiers. hides and skins, tan harF
also a large list of articles at fixed rate or dut :
hut in all cases below the regular tariff rates-th3
iist including breadstuffs lumber provisions, hN9
animals fruits and certain manufactures -,
THE treaty with Austria Hungary was slnltS'
in general characteristics to that with Germany
The ia bies which follow show the commerce De
tween the United States and the countries IN ques
ton during the existence of the reciprocity ueaeS
and the two years prior and subsequent 10 the
existence of those treaties:
CANADA
Cr,satv existed from September IL 1854 to March II
1856 with of two years preceding ana tol-