Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-01


chamber of commerce of New Yorl
in which it asks the assistance OF thu
board of trade to memorialize con
gress to take action to avert the
grave danger that now threatens the
foreign trade of the United States
The communication says:
Since tho enactment of the Mckin
ley and Dingley tariff laws the ma
tons of Continental Europe, France
Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy
Switzerland, Spain and Portugal, fol
lowing the example of the United
States, have adopted, or are about to
adopt, high protective tariff duties
on imports into their respective coun-
tries. which have the effect, or when
adopted will have the effect, OF very
seriously curtailing, if not in some in
stances entirely cutting off, our ex-
ports to these European countries,
some of which have in the past been
our best customers.
The tariff systems adopted by most
of these nations of Europe include
maximum or general tariff, and min
imum or conventional tariff under
which they reduce the rates of duty
on many articles by separate treaties
or conventions with such nations as
offer tariff concessions in exchange,
the difference in the two rates of duty
of the maximum and minimum tariff
ranging in the case ef some nations
from Is to IS per cent and more.
When these new tariff systems are
in full force the effect upon the export
trade of the United States will be dis
astrous as not only shall we be sub
jected to the high and in many cases
prohibitive rates of duty of the maxi
find the reciprocal reductions made
by European nations among each 9th
er under their minimum or conven-
tional tariffs handicapping our export
trade with still greater disadvan-
tage.
During the fiscal year 1904 our total
exports to Europe exceeded the sum
of one billion fifty-seven million dol
lars, more than two-thirds of our total
exports. OF these exports the United
Kingdom took more than half, Or
nearly 53S millions-Germany, our
lions, or more than one-ffth, then
comes France with S. millions, Italy
with 35 millions. and the other coun-
tries with lesser amounts.
Our trade with the United Kingdom
is not threatened at present and will
not be unless the agitation conducted
by Mr.. Chamberlain and his adhe-
rents should result in the introduction
OF different tariff system in Great
Britain than now prevails.
Our trade relations with Germany
present the most serious aspect. ow
lIS w tllC Magnitude vi 'HV iu'N lN9'P
affected. Under the new general tar
iff adopted by the German Empire
and going into effect in the year
1906, the duties on our products will
be raised as follows. the rates ex-
pressed in United States currency:
Per 100 Kilograms, equal to 220.4
pounds:
On wheat from So cents to SITS
On rye from SO cents to s1.66.
On oats from 67 cents TO s1.66.
On barley from AZ cents to Sligo
On corn from 3S cents to s1.1a
On flour from STA to S436.
On malt from IS cents to s2.44.
On hops from s3.3S to s16.G6.
On dried apples, pears, apricots and
peaches from % cents to S2.3S
On fresh apples. now free, to s2.3S.
On oranges from 95 cents to $2.S6.
On sausaees from st.O4 TO s1G66
On lard and cotton seed oil from
$23S TO s297
On salted meats from sA.04 to
$1o71
On butter from $3.50 to s714
On oleomarearine from $3.50 to
s714
On cheese from s4.7G to STA
On eggs from A. cents to S142.
On wood alcohol. now free. to 4.76
On cattle. per head. S2.14, to 50 2S
On horses. per head, s476 to from
$21 40 to $S5.6S.
On hogs, per head, from s1.19 tc
$42S.
On shoes from s119O to s15.47 to
from $2O23 to $42S4.
On sewing machines from s5.71 t
$S33
On other kinds of machinery the in
crease in duty amounts to from sc
tC 100 per cent.
The importance of our export trade