Evening star., 1935-11-18
IMPORTANT FACTS
OF NEW TREATY
State Department State
ment Summarizing Ca
madam Pact.
Continued From Eighth Page)

imports from Canada will be feeder
cattle.
The limits set for the quantities OF
cream and certified seed potatoes
which may enter at reduced duties
are also such as to safeguard Amerl-
can producers of these commodities
against injury from increase in i'm
ports. The reduction on certified seed
potatoes is exclusively for the benefit
of American farmers who grow pota-
toes. No reduction on potatoes for
consumption has been made by that
agreement.
Nom Agricultural Products.
Canadian tariff concessions on
American non-agricultural commod-
tiles:
The advantage obtained for our
factory and other nom agricultural.
industries through the trade agree
ment with Canada are OF great mag
nitude. They should mean fuller and
more profitable employment for many
industrial plants and for many tens
of thousands of American wage
earners.
Much of the greater part of Cana
da's imports from the United States
consist of manufactured goods, nearly
all of which are subject to duty.
Schedule l of the agreement specifies
reductions in duty, which cannot be
increased for the duration of the
agreement, covering wide range of
manufactured articles. The value of
the imports into Canada of American
industrial products named in schedule
was about Sl45,000,000 during the
fiscal year 1929-30.
Machinery Provisions.
Machinery represents the largest
group of non-agricultural products
beneftng from the reductions in
duty specifically assured TO the United
States by this agreement. In the case
Of agricultural machinery and I'M
plements, the concessions accorded
involved a trade which, in the fiscal
year l929-3O. amounted to a total of
over $4,000 900 On most classes of
such farm equipment, the Canadian
duty has been reduced by half, or
from 25 per cent to l2i2 per cent
advalorem. All tractors. for whatever
purpose. will now enter free; some
types have hitherto paid duty OF
Is per cent.
Iron and Steel Manufactures.
On the extremely diversified Cana
dian tariff item of miscellaneous manu-
factures of iron and steel the duty has
been reduced from 35 to IS per cent.
The trade in this category during
1929-l93O amounted to S20,500000
Electro-plated ware Ctrade $1,000 ,000l
obtains a reduction of its present As
per cent duty to 80 per cent. Other
reductions on metal products affect
pipe fittings, enameled hollowware,
manufactures of tin plate. cooking and
heating apparatus, wire fencing and
netting, various types Of wire and GER
tain zinc products.
Dressed lumber, including flooring,
will enjoy a reduction from IS to 20
per cent in the rate of duty, and con-
tinued free entry of rough lumber and
lumoe dressed on one side is bound
during the life of the agreement. The
imports of rough and dressed lumber
from the United States during 1929
1880 were valued at S11 100000 The
Canadian tariff items covering Ameri-
can manufactures of wood not else
where provided for, with trade value
of So, 1900 900 hitherto subject to duty
of Is per cent, will now pay 20 per
cent ad valorem.
Miscellaneous manufa ctureS of pa
per, the imports of which from the
United States during 1929-l930
amounted to S3.100,000, secure re-
duction in duty from 35 to 80 per cent
ad valorem. The tariff item covering
types of paper not elsewhere provided
for with trade value of over S2000,-
600. will pay 30 instead of 35 per cent.
Concessions have also been assured on
other specific types of paper.
Other Reductions.
Duty reductions on non-agricultural
products under general provisions:
Space does not permit even the men
ton of most of the many and diversi-
fled industrial products which, al
though not listed in schedule l, will
enjoy reductions in duty as the result
of the extension to the United States
of most-favoredforeig treat
ment. Among the outstanding classes
benefiting from concessions of this
form, the following may be mentioned;
the approximate amounts by which the
rates of duty are reduced are indicated
in parentheses, in terms of fractions:
nd (yryit13
terial reductions of varying amounts);
aircraft Q/6 Off; railway cars and
parts G/12).
Cotton fabrics on to 1/6 Off; ;
cotton clothing and other manufac-
lures Q/O; wool clothing and other
manufactures G/D: rayon fabrics and
other products on to 1/5); silk fab
RIGS and clothing on or more): :
hosiery and knit goods of various kinds
(about 1/8).
Dressed furs G/1o Off; certain
and shoes Q/8.
Various chemicals and medicinal
preparations Q/10 to Us off; gaso-
line and lubricating oils and greases
Q/10 to 1/8.
Fireboard containers as off; WALL
board and roofing an; furniture of
all kinds, wood and metal (2/5).
Glass tableware and other manufac-
lures of glass G/12 to Is off, silver
and plated ware Q/5); jewelry 40:
musical instruments 90.
Diversified types of electrical appa-
ratus Q/6 off; manufactures of cop
per and brass 90; engines and boil
ers 40, and the diversified range
of iron and steel rolling mill products
q IL to 1/6.
Printed advertising matter 0/6 or
more Off. and the large basket item
of the Canadian tariff covering all
unclassiied products Q/l0).
Free List Items Bound.
Concessions made by the United
States on non-agricultural commodi-