The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-29
WHAT THE RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT WILL 90.



i Admit 10 the United states tree
Of duty articles 90 the value ~ fSa
Sil $50 upon which under he Payne
| Aidrirh tariff laM there II now q
auiy IN return Canada by q sim.
liar remission 81 her duiies VIII ad-
mA Tree products Of the United
b ates to the value 81 S2la53605t
according to the statistics fOr the
! last year obtainable Tor purposes ot
calculation
2. Place upon tho free list wheat
rye oats bar.ey buckwheat dried
peas aud beans and corn upon which
the United Sattes al present Imposes
varying schedule of duties ranging
from 10 cents per bushel for rye
70 IS cents per bushel for died beans
all this benefit TO the consumer be.
ing accomplished at revenue cost
TO the United states of less than
$500, 600
O. Place up The free list cattle
horses. mules. sheep and swine. az
7lsent dutia1R at varying rates
averaging approximately 25 per
cent, but az a revenue cost 70 the
United States OF less than s275000
4 Place upon the free list yegct
ahles Of all SORTS. including potatoes
cabbages, onions turnips sweet pota
toes and vans now taxed at from
- cents to 40 cents per bushel and
aii other fresh vegetables not enum
Grated at 25 per cent ad yalorem
aud at cost Ia revenue TO the
United States OF S3S0,0Ga.
3. Relieve from the tariff Of /
cent per pound the annual imporia
ton Of 9l,84t1o3 pounds of fresh
water fish, and from the tariff Ot
from "a to ! cent per pound of ri
34l.92l pounds Of mackerel ecls |
smelts, hailbul and herring: l70S5
091 pounds Of cod, haddock, hake |
and other dried, smoked and salt fish |
aud l0,d00,000 pounds of saitod ana |
smoked mackerel and herring, at a I
revenue cost to the United States |
OF $3S0t00
g. Remove the existing tariff on
pulp wood and print paper. thereby
to the United states free
1602l7lo59 pounds of pulp wood now
dqfiable. and $6g76gN27 pounds of
print paper according TO the fmpor
tatious OF 1910, at revenue cost 10
the government of S300000, and 75 Il
i46100 pounds oi chemically prepar
ed unbleached and l9,345.o-k pounds
)f bleached pulp wood at a revenue
cost OF $4,000
7. place lnmber upon the free
list thereby relieving the American 4
consumer of the tariff OF sf25 per
.000 feet upon the $975.975001 saw
"a lumber imported last year at a
reyenue sacrifice OF S1,2i9.a70
s. Reduce the present tariff on
resh meats from ] II cents per
louna to I IA cents perpound for the
eturn concession on the part OF Can |
ida OF a reduction from 3 cents a
,ound TO ! "a cents. Reduce the tar
fl on bacon and hams from cents
Ier pound to ] IA cents per pound F.
m all other dried and smoked meats
rom 25 per cent ad valOrem TO I IA
ents per pound to the same figure, I
These changes in the meat tariff to
,e effected al revenue loss TO the
United states of less than $4,000.
g. Reduce tile duty on canned
from 30 per cent ad va ]
orem at ! IA cents per pound, al q 4
evenne loss OF $4,000
70. Reduce the tariff on flour from
> per cent ad yalorem to 80 cents 4
er barrel OF 1876 pounds, at a rev
nue. loss of $4,000
H. Reduce the tariff on maple
ugar and maple syrup from cents
er pound to / cent per pound, at
evenue loss Of $4,000
y. Reduce the tariff on larhs
rom 20 cents per 1000 to 10 cents
er LOCO. and upon shingles from 80
ents per 1000 to 80 cents per 10
I a revenue loss for The two items
+ $200J00
l3 Articles to the value OF $47
33,15S are affected by the new
eeiprocal agreement Upon these
rticles the total tariff levied at pres
mt is $5,6t9S26 per annum OF this
eyenue the United States VIII remit
uties to the amount of S4S49,933.
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