Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-19
our TRADE WITH HOLLAND

A little uno8siuess is felt among
hour exporters in the United states in
relation 20 the trade in the neither
lands
Hitherto American mills have en-
ioyed q comfortable volume 90 trade
with Holland which ranks next Co
Great Britain I'm the amount of flour
purchased from this country.
Recently German flour has invaded
the Dutch markets. This fact On it's
elf Is not very important since Ger
many Is not likely TO be rival on a
large scale iu flour made from home
raised grain
Tho main reason Tor the anxiety felt
ON this side OF the water however -
the probable policy OF the Dutch gov
eminent respecting duties.
| We mentioned a short time ago that
the German government pays q bounty
OF SO cents per harrel on an -four
| ground in and exported from Germany
Without this bounty the German
mills could get little trade IN the
| Netherlands. as stronger and better
-four is preferred by the bakers. But
/ az the cheap prices which 1he bounty
makes possible. the Netherlands mills
and the mills of America have much
| 20 fear from the unfasr competition.
| Thus. while American -four is prefer
| red by the population, and Is bought
| by many mills 10 no blended with or
/ sold 900 connection with their own
! a. q. .Hafa-
! that for SELF protection the mills may
] ask for -four duties. n any duty Is
imposed ON American -four American
/ trade in the Netherlands may be lost.
/ There Is no likelihood that any duty
will be- placed on wheat, for the larger
mills In the Netherlands run almost
exclusively on foreign grown grain.
The home grown crop is not used by
them, but goes almost together 10
the smaller mills and windmllls. whore
il Is crushed but not hnltod. the pro
duct being made into a coarse brown
bread. The total output OF the mei-
chant mills Is from 10000 10 $4,000
barrels per week. The wheat ground
by them comes from the United States.
Russian, Roumania, Canada. Argen-
tina, and minor surplus countries.
Thus, with the possibility OF an at
tempt 10 impose "a duty ON -four as
protective measure for the home mill
lors. Special Agent Davis thinks that
II is perhaps fortunate that in the
United states there IS forthcoming
revision Of our own tariff laws iu
which the people of the Netherlands
may perhaps take am interest
Heretofore there has been decided
opposition 20 any change of the old
time Dutch custom OF admitting FREQ
of duty foodstuns both for human and
animal consumption While low rates
of duties are levied ou some manufac-
turcd articles. aour comes m free.
Bul there is growing sentiment favor
INK duty ON -FOUR not as directed
against the UnItcd states but for
protection Of the Netherlands milling
industry from Tho -FOUR of German
mills. now coming into Che country lu
Increasing quantities as result Of
thr bounty paid to the mills of Ger
many ou their exports Tho sreat arp
terry of Grmau commerce. tne River
Rhine. with te many uavigablo
mouths and IutcIs.DUug canals. finds
ita pay to thc -ca Through tho Neither
binds transportation wtcs over
This river and Che canals ara so lov
/ CHAT nearly oyon point boz tho Neither
lands cam boz reached worry easily
Tho United su,as uuls annually OF
Che Netherlands some islWl0o0 worth
rf merchandise Of which to0oo00
worth ays uo duty whatever under
present laws or Ono total merchandise
u.uIt So 100000 n value consists M
tHr o-oou.I Dutch bulbs ana hov-
eHur plants Another fio00o0o worth
H asb. MOSTLY beu.ue Do s believed
Boo Holland hat Jhe bulb industry and
that of fishing might suffer loss ot much
trade DOB doe United states under "a
now schedule ot minimum and max-
imum utea should they boz adopted hy
iue nest Congress as now proposed
and the mNlmum tariff applied io tho
Ncthouauds boz retaliation for duty on
flour
After o. careful consideration of tho
subject Mr Davis gives ID as his opin-
ION chat Dutch bulbs and lowering
/ plants peculiar to that country aomns
into thr United States might have
uec admI sion or certainty much leaF
Cham the present 20 poe cent ad fslorom
mte The bulb industry Boo tho Ncth.
ruand. Do larse in numbers and very
influential no lhor TRADE nlth he
United states cam Boz Increased through
] the medium of iaY0rsblo concessions 3n