The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-27
UNITED STATES AND CANADA AN
NouNcE THE RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT.
LEADING FOOD PRODUCTS
To Be Admitted Free by Both coun.
tries---MilIlons Of Dollars nu-
ties to he Reinitted---
taany Eet,s.tiLns.

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WASHINGTON, jar. 2G. The tsrn,s
of the new tariff reciprocity agree
|ment between the Jnlte1 States all
sanada were made public today 81
multaneously al Washington and NJ
Odumwa. presi,lei. Taft seEt H *
congress with an extended nessags
, urging it's confirmation The state
department save ont l, sainrnarv or
the tariff changes provided for as tol
lows.
I The basis Of the agreement Is this:
Reciprocity on .eaIIng foch pro-
ducts, such as wheat aul other grains.
dairy products, flesh fruits AMI yegc-
tables, fish Of all kinds eggs and
poultry, cattle. sheep, and other live
animals. Also certain commodities
now free in one country are 70 he
made free i'm the other country, snclt
as cotton seed oil by Canada. and
| rough lumber In the United States
Tin and tin plate, now dutiabic.
are male virtually free.
Y Barbcd wire, something now cx-
Tempt from duty by Canada, 10 also OK
en.pted by tne United aAsaies Print
ing paper is to bsAtsee and the re-
Imoval Of all resttietiehs BY Canada
, OIL the eYpestati0s Of pulp wood.
i Mutually feduccd rates on list
\ Of manufactured commodities which
'tinclude motor vehicles, cutlery, clocks
and watches, sanitary fixtures, sat-S
chefs and similar leather goods. plate
! glasses, brass band instruments.
printing ink and miscellaneous ar
4 ticles.
NJ Agricultural implements. such aS
, plows, haryesters threshing ms
, chimes and drlllcrs are reduced by
I Canada to the United States rate, AZ
small list of articles is given special
rates by each country. Canada re-
duces coal to 81 cents per ton and ce-
nlent to II cents per hundred pounds
The United States reduces iron ore
| to 10 cents per ton, and lowers the
rate on aluminium products and dress
ed lumber.
The total amount OF duties to be re-
mitted by the United States il 81,
$50 600
The amount of duties to be re-
nitted by Canada Is $2,560,000
The value of articles now dutiable
which the United States proposes to
: make. free is $39S1l, 900, equal to ia
{ iper cent; value Of dutiable articles ON
= which the United States proposes to
reduce duties is s7.521,o0 equal to
ia per cent.
The value of articles imported into
the United States which are effected
. by the reciprocity agreement is $f7-
$4,000. equal to 81 per cent: value "
: PARTICLES remaining dutiabie at full
rates, $4,7T1 900 equal to nine per
:. cent
- The values Of articles now dutiable
= which Canada proposes to make free
is $21 $4,000, equal to 1875 per cent
y Value Of dutiable articles which Can
!, ada proposes to reduce s25,970,00e,
! equal to 1875 per cent
The value of articles imported into
Canada which are affected by the
:. reciprocal agreement, s4792s,o00,
a. equalto &c per cent.
The value of articles remaining du-
i table, sS5,19S,000, equal to 81 Per
), cent.
y The amount Of Iuty RENTED by the
:. United States on leading Canadian
articles Sawed lumber, s1.292,00n:
- fish, s46i,oo0; hay. saSG,ooo; fax seed
a ami linseed, s352,000: wood pulp. $30S,
y 600; live animals. s276.000; vege-
"a tables. $257,0o0; printing paper, slG5,
!, 000 oats, $4,000: mica. $4,000;
dairy products, Sl05,o00: gypsugn.
- $l0l.000 railroad ties, telephone
= posts. etc, $4,000: wheat. -four. s97
9 0GO.
President Taft in his message said
In part:
My purpose in making reciprocal
trade agreement With Canada has not
only been to obtain one which would
be mutually advantageous to both
countries, but enc which would also
!, be truly large in It's scope to our own
: country am would he beneficial 70 an
. sections The current of busin 50
and the transportation facilities that
! will he established forward and becN-
/ ward across the border cannot but
!. inrre to the benefit of the border
! states.
!. Some readiustmcnts may be need
ell. That the crossing OF the sources
OF supplies at the olening of the
timber resources OF the dominion TO
our needs and the addition to the sup
Ipls Of raw material viii be limited to
no particular section does not require