New-York tribune., 1903-02-02
WILL HIT TRADE HARD.
INe.c German Tariff Bars I'M
portant Exports.
Tnr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNE.l


Washington Feb American trade viii be
VAR, ,,iuriouslv affected by the new German
tariff which will go into effect next winter
I,onortant exports from this country VIII be
barred altogether from the German market, ana
in at least one schedule there appears to De
direct discrimination against the United States
Consul General Mason, at Berlin, in the course
of an elaborate report to the State Department
saws that wheat will have to pay duty at the
rate of about $50 cents bushel, which IN some
wears would be a fair average price Tor the
grain itself in the American market. Flour VIII
carry practically prohibitive duty equal 10
about 81 06 barrel Of 1876 pounds.
The milling facilities of this country have now
reached a point at which they are able to manu-
facture into flour all the wheat grown mere
Naturally therefore there is vigorous search
for foreign markets for American flour. 1t is
not probabl that market will be found III
Germany. The existing tariff, the one no"
under consideration and any future scheauie
likely to be adopted are and viii be so con-
structed as to enable the German miller, even
when grinding imported wheat. 10 unuerseil
-four from the country in which the 1oTeleh
wheat was grown. The milling interest OF Ger
MANY includes = vast number of small mills.
situated in every part of the empire, and owned
by so large a number Of persons that their IN
terests are certain TO be permanently and Sc
curely protected.
Mr.. Mason continues:
Another significant and effective section or the
tariff is the one which relates to treSn apl&,t &
free of duty and large import trade has bech ouiiI
up during the last five six years DurllG the
eleven months ended November so i%l. llo52' IONS
OF fresh apples imported into Geftnah!- @ %!
which l209l tons from the Netherlands "':z>t
tons from Austria Hungary, Is, 745 tons from SHz
erland and the remainder from France, ltaiE RUS
sia and the United States, which last contrIDuSeu
l07l tons. It is proper to say. however tldt -
cen1her is the principal month for the import OF
are not known or included in the above totals
Such a RAPIDLY growing influx of foreign IrplI III
spred the trainers of the new German IailIL ~
Drovide that apples. pears and ounces 'nn(aehSu
snail be admitted free from september . 10 40
yember 25 Thenceforward until september % OF
the next wear they will be dutiable at 29U marks
fGn cents) per double centner Meanwhile all packed
apples-that IS contained in barrels boxes or n
wise than bags loose in bulk-nl'lSt pay IL
marks or 81 SIS per 100 kilograms (2204 POUNDS,
The effect of this ingenious provision VIII !e that
while apples in bags or loose in canal boat loiu9
,yjU come In from neighborinS countries Irec dul-
ing The season of apple harvest, and AT an other
times under nominal duty. the fruit coming over
sea long distances by rail viii be assessor oot
s. q barrel The question of future German triGe
IN American appleS will depend, therefore, ldreeE
market can or be brought oversee In SACKS
a., loose like bulk wheat. in the hods OF FtSsSlS.
The American apple is fully introduced ana highH
esteemed in this country, but 1t Is doubtful
n would stand on any large scale duty o. &
barrel.