The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-22

idtuid i oldlc, dltnOusu Tic taxes COl-
lected upon these sales by Canada
amount to $4,000.
Dried or Canned Fruits or Vegetables.
Dried fruits are made mutually free
by the agreement. On canned fruits
Canada lowers her duty by one-ninth,
or from Ia cents to cents per
pound; on canned vegetables the rate
Is lowered by one-sixth, or from 1-2
cents to IA cents per pound Need
less to say, Mississippi should profit
by these concessions.
Hogs and Hog Products.
Mississippi's prominence as a swine
producing state is growing. Under
the proposed reciprocity Canada will
reduce her duty on bacon, hams, pork
and lard by three-eigtns, or from 2
cents per pound to 1 Ia cents per
pound In spite of the present Cana
dian duties, the United States export
ed to Canada $9,O94,O worth of these
products during the year ended March
81, 1910. OF the $505,O0O of duties
collected by Canada on the above con-
signments, she would have RENTED
$4,000 if the proposed reciprocity
rates had been in force. From this
showing it is evident at a glance that
the Dominion's demand for American
hog products is already broad and de-
cisive, and that the proposed radical
cut in her tariff rate will give our citi-
zens a large advantage in market
of demonstrated value. Canada bought
bacon and hams from the United
states during the period indicated
above to value of $4,000, pork bar
relied in brine to a value of 1890, 900.
and lard to a value of $1,340,00O. In
accordance with the pending legisla-
ton Canada will also allow live swine
free entry, whereas they are at present
dutiable at l ZIP cents per pound. The
benefits accruing to Mississippi from
these features of the agreement re.
quire no pointing out.
Nursery Stock.
Canada has agreed to concede her
intermediate rates upon nursery and
horticultural stock, taxing peach trees
and other fruit trees 2 1-2 cents each
IN place of three cents each, and vines
and berry bushes II IL per cent in
stead of 20 per cent. These conces-
sions will be of value to Mississippi
nurserymen and growers of peach tree
or vineyard stocks.
Fish, Fresh or Preserved.
Under the proposed arrangement
fish of any kind, fresh, sailed or pre-
served in any manner, are to- be mu-
tually free of duty. Mississippi's in
terest in procuring cheap and abundant
supply OF this food staple may be pre-
dicated frem the well known ssitabili-
ty OF fish for alimentary use in warm
climates. The United States as a
whole imports nearly $5,OOO,OOO worth
of fish from Canada, this amount con-
shutting one-tenth of our total con-
sumption. Our present duties are ga
or cent per pound on the principal
varieties imported from the Dominion.
including dried and smoked fish The
sum collected under these rates
amounts to nearly one-half million dol.
lars annually on Canadian fish. The
removal of these impositions will tend
to render the fish less expensive
throughout the entire country.
Wheat and Grains.
Mississippis production of wheat
Is increasing. 1t is thus evident that
she is interested in obtaining wheat
and other grains to the best advantage.
Under the agreement wheat and grains
of all kinds are rendered mutually
duty-free. This will eventually tend
10 keep down the price of wheat in
the united States, and will greatly
broaden the sources of supply for
American millers.