Show SEC ROOTS VISIT beginning to bear fruit by reduction in tariffs TV ashington july 10 secretary roots proposed vleit to south america has begun to bear fruit brazil has just announced anew tariff which reduces the duty on flour and many other american exports twenty per cent and is designed to promote the development of commercial interchange between this country and brazil condensed milk rubber seals watches varnishes typewriters pianos ice boxes scales windmills and inks excepting writing inks are other articles on which the twenty per cent reduction on tariff is granted but flour is the most important commodity in the list and the duties on breadstuffs bread stuffs have long been the subject of dispute between brazil and tho united states failure to reduce the duty on flour almost caused a breach of the relations between ane two countries many of the exportation years ago and because of large quan ties of flour to brazil the change in duty favorable to this country la of great importance |