Evening star., 1932-10-09
u. s. PRODUCTS HIT
| BY TARIFF LISTED
Canada's New Duties Affect
Steel, Coal and Leather
Goods Among Others.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA, Ontario. October Cam
ada's tariff increases against American
products, which, together with other
upward revisions in line with trade
agreements made at the recent I'M
perial Economic Conference, go into
effect at midnight Wednesday next,
can now be revealed, thanks to prelim-
mary information. The new schedule
will not be officially made public until
Wednesday afternoon.
Main interest naturally centers on
the Canada United Kingdom trade
agreement, as Great Britain stands to
improve its trade with the Dominion
at the expense of the United States.
And Canada, incidentally, has been the
best customer of the United States. Fol-
lowing are the principal items on which
the Bennett government will raise the
tariff against the United States.
/. Iron and steel products, includ-
ing steel plates; steel sheets and also
structural shapes.
2 Anthracite.
8. Leather products of all kinds.
4. Gums of many varieties.
5. Chemicals of all kinds.
6. Toilet accessories, including per-
fumes. soaps and bath salts, in which
there has been huge trade between
the United States and Canada.
Z. Cotton goods.
8. Processed and fabricated steels,
such as cutlery, machinery and wire
products.
At present American products enter
under Canada's general tariff rate,
which is the highest rate.
Will Announce Pact Details.
Complete details of the trade agree
ment reached between Canada and
the United Kingdom, Southern Rho
deSia, the Irish Free State and South
Africa at the Imperial Conference ac-
cordlng to an announcement by
Premier Richard B. Bennett in the
House of Commons, will be made pub
lie at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
This. he said will be followed by a
tariff measure to be introduced by Fl
nance Minister Edgar N. Rhodes
Benefits announcement has aroused
the keenest interest in political and
financial circles in the trade pacts
Ratification OF these agreements will
be the main business OF the Fall ses-
sion OF Parliament
Canadas compact with the United
Kingdom is the most important of all
those made at the conference. Canada
will increase the margins of preference
on 200 tariff items to Britain. They
are reported TO cover a wide range of
commodities and include a larger num-
Der of items previously dutiable at the
British preferential tariff rate. but
which are now to be transferred to the
free list.
1t is also stated that in all other cases
the present margin of preference will
be increased by lowering the British
preferential rate or by raising the in
termediate and general rates.
New Basis Expected.
1t is expected that the trade agree
mentS will reveal that Canada's con-
cessions to Great Britain will not only
esta blish new or increased margins of
British preference, but also that the
tariffs will be on new basis. In the
future the British manufacturer will be
gwen 4ulA OpHOItul4AtN III VIC bOh4AA4AOLA
of reasonable competition based on rela-
tive cost and efficient production.
Furthermore, the British manufac-
turer will be entitled to make represen-
tations to a tariff board. to be consti-
tuted shortly Canada will also under
take that no existing duty shall be
increased on United Kingdom goods
except after an inquiry and the re-
ceipt of a report from the tariff board,
and in accordance with the facts as
found by that body"
(Copyright, 1922