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Trade and tariff issues late 19th century overview
The article reviews cotton production and consumption, US and European trends, and a Treasury report on tin and plate manufacturing. It covers labor, wages, capital, and foreign trade shifts, alongside tariff policy debates, reciprocity trade deals, immigration of markets to American products, and calls for tariff revision. It notes public revenues, savings deposits growth, and advances in coastwise commerce.
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Ira Ayer
Treasury Department
United States
Peck
New York
Massachusetts
Congress
Europe
Brazil
Dominican Republic
Spain
Orto Rico
Ghatamaa
San Salvador
Great Britain
British Guiana
Nicaragua
Honduras
Austria
Hungary
Guatemala
Salvador
German Empire
Canada
St. Lawrence