474 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



26. Statement by articles and countries of the domestic exports of fishery products from the 

 United States during the year ending June 30, 1894 — Continued. 



a Pish skins. 



Reciprocity treaties with other American countries. — The provisions of 

 section 3 of the tariff act of 1890 resulted in reciprocal treaties or 

 agreements relating to nine countries in the Western Hemisphere, by 

 which the duties on fish (and about 2,000 other articles) of United 

 States production were affected, in some cases being entirely abro- 

 gated and in others reduced 25 or 50 per cent. These agreements 

 related to the following countries: 



Countries. 



Brazil 



Cuba 



Puerto Rico 



Santo Domingo 



Salvador 



British West Indies 



Nicaragua 



Honduras 



Guatemala 



Date of taking 

 effect. 



April 1,1891 

 Sept. 1,1891 



Do. 



Do. 

 Feb. 1,1892 



Do. 

 Mar. 12,1892 

 May 25,1892 

 May 30,1892 



It does not appear, however, that these discriminations in favor of 

 the United States had any appreciable effect toward increasing the 

 fishery exports to those couu tries. The repeal in 1894 of the act of 1890 

 resulted in a termination of these reciprocal relations. 



For an account of the Canadian reciprocity trade see p. 458. 



