The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-12-06
NEW TRADE TREATY
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VI w I1N<AOA ANA1 \
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"It's a direct blow to the dairy
interests"
R. A. Trovatten, Minnesota com
missioner of agriculture:
at doesn't seem wise to open
the gates to imports of more farm
products"
WILL LOWER
BEEF PRICES
S. R. McKelvie, member old
farm board:
''The treaty is mOnstrOus and if
carried out will mean a reduction
of 81 to So per hnudred-weight for
cattle"
w. H. Tomhave, president, Aber
deen-Angus Breeders association:
at certainly will not help the
beef interests"
P. C. Miller, head potatoe divi-
sion, American Fruit and Veget-
able Shippers association:
cit is not a good thing for pO-
tatOe growers"
D. r. Whitaker, president Wy
oming Stock Growers association:
president Roosevelt has negOti-
ated a treaty which favOrs eastern
manufacturing interests at the ex
pense of the western livestock in
dustry."
E. E. King, master, Washington
State Grange:
s'Keep the American market fol-
the American farmer. / advocate
termination of all reciprocal trade
agreements"
Rep. Church of Illinois:
"TRe pact will help destroy Oul
protective tariff system and let il
large quantities of foreign pro
ducts including aricultural pro
ducts.7 ,-
INDUSTRY
PRAISES PACT
On the other hand, industrial
leaders and exporters who stan'
to benefit by the trade agreement
| praised the pact. Big packers to-
appeared pleased at the opportun
ity of buying livestock at lowe
prices. Shipping, banking and bu
mess leaders attending the Natio
: al foreign trade council conventio
at Houston, Tex, gave high prais
to the pact and expressed hop
, that other similar treaties woul
be neotiated soon.
Under the terms of the reciprt
cal trade treaty, the United State
agrees:
To grant concessions to Canad
on 70 major commodities which
mounted to two thirds of Amer
cas- imports from Canada in 1872
Chief among these concession
were:
I. Tariff slash on 4-year-old VIII
r key from 81 to so cents per fit
of gallon.
d BEEF DUTIES
v CUT
r. Reductions in duties on spet
fled quotas of beef cattle (from
=. to 2 cents per pound ON anims
~ over TOO pounds); dairy cows e
= \ to liz cents); cream (56.*6 Ger
!. y to 35 cents per gallon); white
Irish seed potatoes Cts to 45 Ger
per 100 pounds); Douglas fir a
m western hemlock $50 per cen
ID Some of the quotas, which inclu
imports from all countries, are /
900 beef cattle; 10000 dairy co
en- 100000 gallons of cream; rs
n 600 board feet of fir and henlo
in Also reduced duties on lumE
IN and timber of other kinds; chedC
in cheese, turnips apples, hay, ma
in sugar, live poultry, horses, hall
and some other fish; some leath
and ferro-manganeses.
~ A pledge to keep on the free
~ Canadian pulpwood, newsprint,
manufactured wood shingles, IL
M Holsters, certain furs, crude ash
.rad tos, artificial abrasives and fe
IN lizers.
A promise to maintain the (
sent 10 per cent duty on feedst1
rad for animals.
y. CANADIAN
eS- CONCESSIONS
Canada agrees to:
Mr. Make concessions on goods
ere connt;,oo- fo,. +I,raa -fo,,,-tl1s "a
on erica's dutiable exports to Can
in 1929-30. Duties are cut on
70 commodities, some of the leaC
les concessions being:
18th Reductions on wheat (from 3
vor II cents a bushel); off sea
fresh vegetables $50 per cent? ;
dustrial machinery (S5 to rs
and cent?; mining and textile mac
1ere cry; radios go to 25 per ce
drs. electric nefrigerators; tinp
ave manufactures; dress ID lum
building materials; motor vehi,
cotton fabrics, cotton manufaC
e esIS es, electrical apparatus.
MI AZ Also rate cuts on oranges, G
,, i+U fruit, nutsff iron and steel m
~ features.
An agreement to place mags
es and potatoes on the free
han A pledge to grant the Ul
9 of States, on 1877 articles, the 10
bert rates paid by any British
anks try.
A promise to seek legislatic
pent i NIT Nanaolans Vi s1on 1ne
Mr.. 81 0eaoes 70 CARY SlVO IL al
7lvis San Rooos duty Tree Dack "
roid. aA0nheS eacn month.
A pledge to iberalize the
iter- tenn of establishing arbitrary
ajax uaticns on American product