The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-27
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CANADIAN AGREEMENT SEMITIC
CONGRESS SPECIAL MESSAGE
URGES ITS PASSAGE - FREE
PRINT PAPER PR RoMINENTsFEA.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. The terms
..of the new tariff reciprocity agree.
iment between the United States and
the Dominion Of Canada were made
public yesterday, simultaneously at
Washington and at Ottawa. President
Taft sent II to congress with an ex.
tended message urging the conflrma-
] ton Of the proposed treaty. The State
Department gave out a summary OF
! the tariff changes provided for as fol-
lows: ~ Z ,35 I. I
"The basis Of the agreement is: h
Reciprocal lists on leading food
products such as wheat and other.
grains; dairy products fresh fruits
and vegetables: fish Of all kind eggs
and poultry; cattle. sheep and other.
live animals. Also certain commodi.i
ties now free In one country are to be
made free by the other, such. as cotton
sced oil by Canada and rough lumber,
by the United States. 4
" Tin Plate Free. iiisSl n
Tin and terne plates now dutiablci
in both countries are made, mutually
free. Darbed wire fencing. now exempt
from duty by Canada, is also exempt.
ed sby the United States. Some raw
materials such as mica and gypsum.
which enter into numerous Industries,
are to,ibe made free by the United
States. Printing paper is to become
free on the removal of all restrictions
on the expectation Of pulpwood. /;
Mutually reduced Identical rates
on secondary food products such as
fresh meats, canned meats. bacon and,
hams. lard and lard q compounds
canned vegetables, -four, cereal prep:
.arations and other Efoodstuffs, partly
manufactured. & X
Mutually reduced rates on ylistsof
manufactured commodities which lin
cludes motor vehicles, cutlery; clocks
and watches, sanitary fixtures, satch.
els and similar leather goods, plate
glass, brass band Instruments, printing
ink and miscellaneous articles. Agri-,
cultural implements, such as plows,
haryesters, threshing machines and
drills are reduced. by Canada to the
United States rates.
Canada Cuts Coal Duty. /, Y
"a small list OF articles Is given spe.i
cial rates by each country. Canada
reduced coal to. 45 cents per, ton, and
cement to II cents per hundred.
pounds. The United States reduces
iron ore to 10 cents per ton, lowers
the rate on aluminium products and on
dressed lumber. :.
Total amount OF duties to be re.
mitted by the United States s4,S5nO0O.
Total amount Of duties to be re.
,mitted by Canada s2,56O. 900.
Value of articles now dutiable.
which the United States proposes to
make free ss.9sl,ooos equal to 1854 per
cent. 5!, ( {; i e Is
Value Of dutiable articles on which
the United States proposes to reduce
duties s752l,ooo equal to 14,4 per cent.
Value of articles imported into the
United States which Is affected by the
reciprocal agreement s47333, 900.
equal to 91.per cent.
Value OF articles remaining dutia.
bic at full rates s4.77looo. equal to o
per cent. sii,s5,,: 50, ,,ii i39i A
Big Value Duty'ess. 4
.Value OF articles now dutiable,
which Canada proposes to make free
s21,95s,ooo, equal to 1e.5 per cent. i.
Value Of dutiable articles on which
Canada proposes to reduce duties
s25,s7o,O0o; equal to 1915 per cent. Il.
Value Of articles Imported Into
Canada which are affected ;bys the reel.
procal agreement s47.sss,OoO, equal to
SO per cent. .5s N
:E"Value ofsartlcless remaining dutia.
bic ss5isS, ,ooo.5 equal Ito "a peri cent.
Amount Of duty remittea by the
United States on leading Canadian
ARTICLES: S; Il ~ Ne
Sawed lumber, s1,2s2, 900 !: fish,
,s464,0OO; hay, 1886, 900; fiaxseed and
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