Evening star., 1933-04-12
Hope for u. S.-Canada Pact
Visit of Premier Bennett Here Is Expected to Shnn-
late Trade Relations Between Two Countries.
Many Advantages Are Pointed Out.

as effective q barrier against the goods
from across the line as the relatively
higher United States tariff Is against
Canadian exports.
Lower Tariffs Likely.
1t Is expected that many. lines Of
manufactured goods will be sought out
on which Canada will see its way clear
to lower the tariff against the United
States in return for lower tariffs against
natural products from Canada.
Lumber Is one commodity IN which,
were it not for heavy tariff imposts.
both countries would sell heavily to the
other. Canada would provide an i'm
portant market as times improve for
Southern woods and the United States
could buy timber such as pine, cedar
and fir from Canada as In years gone
by when that country took large part
of the products Of the Canadian forests.
Potatoes Is another commodity in
which an extensive interchange could
be provided, with Canada buying the
early varieties from the South and SELL
ing the seed potatoes and Fall produc-
tion.
Fish is also looked upon as offering
important opportunities for increased
trade between the two countries.
Canada has great capacity for rails
ing cattle suitable TO be taken to the
United States and fattened for the
markets. At one time Canada shipped
States yearly. At present, the Dominion
Is busy developing market for live
cattle in the United Kingdom.
100000 Head Shipped.
Years ago Canada used to ship more
than 900 head annually to the
United Kingdom but Withdrew from the
market when the demand from the
United States became keen, only to
have the United States market cut on
almost entirely by the Hawley-Smoot
tariff.
It is hoped something may be done
to open up that cattle market again
although in any event Canadian cattle
would continue to move to Britain que
to improved conditions there as q re-
suit of the removal OF restrictions In
the British market.
Regulation of wheat production Will
be difficult problem for the nations
OF the world to solve. Canada would be
vitality interested in any plan to pro-
vide against q repetition Of world sur
plus which sent the prices down to
levels far below the cost Of production
In either the United States or Canada.
How 1t can be accomplished, however,
Is q matter Of divided opinion. Many
sections of the prairie provinces are not
suitable for any other crops. Canada
had a visible surplus OF 234, 900 600
bushels at the end Of March, but the
general feeling here Is that, although
the Dominion will have an all-time
record carryover at the end Of the pres
ent crop year, 1t will be q good asset and
prices will be firner.
Much Silver Mined.
In the matter Of rehabilitating the
price of silver Canada Is also deeply
Interested. The mines of the Dominion
produced 18.300,000 fine ounces last
year, the bulk of which was recovered
from mines in which gold, copper, lead
and zinc were also produced.
Over 5,500,0 900 ounces were recovered
along with lead and zinc in the trail
smelters. Upward OF 100000 ounces
came from the copper mines Of Mani
toba and 100000 from the Mayo dis
trict In the Yukon. The silver mines OF
Cobalt produced about 6,000,0 900 ounces.
Norsnda produces considerable silver
along with gold and copper.
Many of the mines produce silver re-
gardless of the price because Of the
other metals being recovered, but any
increase In silver prices would help the
mining industry over q broad field.