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been killed. One brakeman on the stocl
train was slightly injured.
LOOKING UP CUBAN MARKET.
Merchants and Manufacturers lnvesti-
eating the Situation.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Gull
lom, chairman of the committee on for
eign relations, is receiving numerous
inquiries from business interests thru
out the country respecting the actual
effect of the new treaty of reciprocity
with Cuba which soon is to go into OPP
Grafton Commercial houses are awak-
ening to the fact that an additional
market is opening for American pro-
duets within the next few weeks and
they are preparing to compete for the
trade.
The operation of the treaty of reel
procity with its lowering of customs
duties. thereby stimulating trade, Will
come at the most opportune moment
Cuba is just harvesting her immense
crop of sugar, the bulk of which will
come to the United States. The money
which viii be paid for the sugar will go
into circulation; the plantation hanis
will be paid off. and the merchants WI
stock UP with new goods in anticipation
of livlier times.
The value of last years sugar crop
sold to the United States was s43,-
100000 1t is estimated to go beyond
that figure this year In the last fiscal
year the United States bought Cuban
products to the value of S62.00O.OOo, and
sold to Cuba American products to the
value of s22.000.000
Will Stimulate Trade.
Everywhere 1t is agreed that the recs-
procity treaty will greatly stimulate
trade. Experience in the past under
varying tariff conditions has shown
that with tariff conditions the United
States can compete with the long-es-
tablished trade OF the European nations
with Cuba.
The new treaty provides a sliding
scale Of tariff reductions for American
goods going into Cuba. While all duti-
able imports from Cuba are subject to
the Uniform reduction of 20 per cent.
the dutiable imports from the United
States into Cuba get reductions OF IS.
80, and 40 per cent. according to class
es The treaty clasifies in three sched-
ules. "A" 3D." and &C." the American
products subject to reduction in Gus
toms duties upon reaching Cuba.
Items on Schedules.
The leading items Of these schedules
are as follows:
Schedule A-To be admitted into Gu
ba ut reduction of % per cent: Cast
iron. wrought iron and steel, and man
ufactures thereof: crystals and glass
articles tableware, lamp chimneys.
etc.) WHISTLES and brandies; salt fish,
picked and timed fish; certain classes
of pottery.
Schedule BIO be admitted at re-
duction of 80 per cent: Butter, flour,
wheat, corn, cornmeal. chemical pro-
ducts, malt liquors in bottles, cider
ETC.; manufactures Of hemp and jute.
paper, manufactures OF cotton, cutlery.
boots. shoes, and slippers, strawboard
manufactures, common soap: vegeta-
bles, picked or preserved; wines.
Schedule C-To be admitted at re-
duction OF 80 per cent: Cotton knitted
goods; cheese: preserved fruits; GER
tain pottery and earthenware; porce-
lain; fine soaps; umbrellas; glucose;
watches; wool and manufactures
thereof: silk and manufactures there
of; rice. and cattle.
In anticipation of inquiries by AM
erfcan manufacturers. merchants, and
shippers to the Cuban market. the bu-
reau of statistics of the new DEPART
ment of commerce and labor has pre-
pared an exhaustive work upon the re-
sources and trade of the Island. The
publication, which is furnished free up
on application, gives the rates OF duties
levied by the Cuban tariff on specified
articles. as we'll as the amount of inn
portations in the past year, and desig-
mating the country whence imported.
The book also gives information as to
the steamship lines and ports OF this
country from which the ships sail.