The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-27

sonably necessary to prevent fraud.
The government of Canada agrees
that American shing vessels shall
hereafter be able to fish in Canadian
waters at q nominal fee of 81 per an
mum.
1t is stipulated that the legislation
on either side may contain q proyiso
that 1t shall not become effective as
to rates until mutual action in that
direction is assured.
Secretary Knox in a note of date
January 81 regrets the inability of the
commissioners to adjust their differ
ences on the subject Of wood pulp,
pulp wood and print paper. The Ca
nadians can ship Goldfish into the
United States, fresh or salted, or
smoked. free, where it now apys a
duty OF three-quarters Of a cent per
pound. The same is true of halibut,
now duttable at one cent, and her.
ring. which pays one-quarter cent per
pound fresh, and half cent picked
or salted. Any kind of n1ackerel will
be free where 1t now pays one cent a
pound. coming from or going into
Canada.
Fish on Free List.
All other sea fish and salmon, fresh
and smoked, and prepared in various
ways, will be free, where they now
pay as much as thirty per cent duty
on each side of the line.
Canadian timber, now dutiable at
one-half cent per cubic foot, and all
kinds Of planks of different woods
now dutiable at so cents to $1.25 q
thousand, and telegraph poles now
AT axn n% kn~>
per cent will go on the free list.
American tin plate and crucible
steel wire, which now pays five per
cent duty, will be admitted into Can
ada free and the same is true Of
barbed fencing wire coming from Can
ada which now pays three-fourths Of
a cent pound.
Some of the articles that are to be
admitted at reduced rates Of duty on
both sides. are as follows:
Mutton and lamb 11-4 cents a
pound, reduction of Ia cent on Ca
madam mutton and of 3-4 cents on
American mutton. The same rate ap-
plies to other fresh meats. Bacon is
reduced from cents to IA cents
coming from Canada and cents re-
turning, and from 2 cents to the same
figure entering Canada. About the
same rate Of reduction holds good in
the case Of salt beef, pork, dried and
smoked meats and sailed meats.
Among the articles now dutiable
that go on the free list are cattle,
which are now dutiable at the rate of
81 each to 27.5 per cent coming into
the United States and Is per cent go
ing into Canada.
Free Wheat.
Canadian wheat is taxed Is cents
per bushel entering America, which is
more than double the rate the Ameri-
can wheat costs imported into Can
ada. All food products like oats, bar
ley, buckwheat and the like now pay
duty ranging from Is to 45 cents q
bushel coming from Canada, and from
10 cents to 20 cents entering Canada
from the United States. Hay pays 81
ton entering Canada and 81 ton
returning. All these will now be free,
If the agreement is ratified.
Canadian fax seed. which is now
taxed 25 cents bushel, will come into
this country free. All kinds Of garden
seeds will be free. They now pay du-
ties ranging from 4 to 10 cents a
pound.
Canned meats coming from Canada
are reduced per cent to 20 per cent,
and crossing from the United States
they will pay 20 per cent instead Of
q 1-2. There Is a reduction of Ia
cent pound on Canadian lard and
Sd Of cent pound on American
lard. Wheat -four from Canada, in
stead of Is per cent will pay so cents
a barrel. and American flour will pay
the same rate in Canada, where it is
now 60 cents.
Corn meal from Canada will pay
12 1-2 cents per 100 pounds instead of
40 cents. and the same meal from the
United States will 60 in at IL 1-2
cents per 100. where it now pays 25
cents a barrel.
Agricultural Implements.
Canadian agricultural implements en-
continue to pay Is per cent. But the
American implements entering Can
ada will do SO at is per cent. where
they now pay from II IL to 20 per
cent. Some special Canadian imple-
ments. such as horse powers. portable
engines, hay leaders. potato diggers,
rollers, wind mills and hay tedders.
which now pay from 80 to 45 per cent
duty, may hereafter come in. for 20
per cent, while the Canadian reduce
their own duties on the same articles
from Is pre- cent to 20.
Neither the ways and means COM
mittee Of the house nor the finance
of the senate took steps
today to consider the proposed agree
ment but 1t Is expected that as soon
as there has been sufficient informal !
as to the measure the SEN
timent in the two branches of con-
gress, a meeting Of the committee will
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