Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-20

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Cotton do s4sO27s
Linen do 6,00i,43l
81, Ss3 ,0s.
Wines, spirits, sc. io,4e6, OOC
Worked kids and gloves GIGS ,ooC
Vitriheation S232OOC
Hosiery 2,2Ii,00t
Millinery LIS, OOC
Fruits 2sOoOt
"ln the same year, 1883, France received from
the United States S5 millions Of francs worth o.
| materials necessary 10 industry, and more thar
80 millions worth OF manufactured articles; altose
4 ther, iOl millions OF francs. The principal articles
| are as follows, according TO their importance:
Exports from the United States 10 France.
Cotton 7ssss Ooo
| TOBACCO 12,l6S, 600
| Palm leaf hats s5I4O 600
Potashcs LOGS 600
| Whalebones l,l060 900
Common timber $4,000
Products of animals and skins $1,000
Rice -s2ooo
"The duties paid on the whole import, amount
ing TO lol millions OF francs, excepting few more
articles OF no Importance, were 9,Si7275 francs.
80 that the duties imposed by the French tariff
upon American products, which are said to exceed
% per cent are in fact according to that same tar
III, less that 10 per cent And, if the same calcua-
lions be applied to American cotton alone IL will
be found that the duties paid upon il, amounting To
s'h4SSS francs, are not more than II per cent. of
its value.
sit is said also that the products of Americ,
are generally submitted in France TO an overtax of
y per cent. compared with the products of other
countries;' and that, while American commerce is
thus treated 10y France so much more unfavurably
Than that OF other nations, France is favored in the
United States by discriminating duties of 10 per
cent imposed upon articles coming in competition
with the products of French industry.
Ear from there being even the slightest appear
ance oil discrimination in the duties imposed by the
French tariff with view to give 10 the products of
any nation the preference on those OF America the
French legislation Is, on the contrary, very favor
able TO the Importation from that country.
"For example: the rice from Carolina is CHARGED
with smaller duty than the rice of any other coun-
try, even that OF Piedmont, which for many rea-
sons might be favored, and, however, pays a duty
francs.
"Thc duty on American cotton has been broush,
down TO 20 francs, without distinction Of quality,
while cotton from other countries remains submitted
70 duties of 25 and 80 flancs
American po,ashes pay Is francs and those
from Russia Is.
mo distinction is made between the flour a..
timber, the dying wood coming from any ports OF
Europe aud that imported from trans atlantic ports
and the duties are of no Importance.
ut is the same thing for turtle shell, on which
the duties are regulated by the quality, varying |
from l7t TO 25 and 30 francs.
nc same Tor the following articles:
Mha'eoones 50 francs.
TtsH Oi's do
Wax not worked do
Hides ~
ann zeal mats, Inc IS confines.
do coarse 25 do
"But these articles being almost all that consti
lutes the direct export from the IT, S TO France il
is easy to judge whether the tariff of France de.
serves or not all the accusations charged against il
II IS sufficient TO add that all differences of duties
which were established by it in favor of French
neNlsauon nave now turned since the convention Of
ISL, 10 the benefit of the American hay
las TO the objection representing the discfimin,t
ns duty OF 10 per cent. levied in The United States
1n Chinese silks as being specially established in
avor OF French INDUSTRY, and as relating to a GER
am NUMBER OF other foreign products brought in
with those OF France on the American !
market, II Is proper to state that this duty onIv
bears upon one artcle-the silks imported In the II
States from countries situated on the other side of
he Cape Of Good Hope that IL canno, he said IN
DC favorable 10 France alone, as it is also profitable
10 the expectation Of silks from all parts OF Europe
without distinction; that It has been established
ess with view OF European or French interest
han for the protection of csrlain cotton articles
IN the United States, and which could
'o without thIs DUTY, support the competition with
common Chinese silks.
Therefore the advantage which France. whose
legislation oil customs is SO favorable to the direct
importation ifom America, may find in the Amer.
can market, is but the consequence Of measures
taken without regard to her interest however use
=
al east equivalent. Among these may be especial
Iy classed those made in svor Of French wines bv
the treaty OF the 4Ih of July, 1881, for they have
been bought 5y the remuneration stipulated ia that
treaty. to the French claims with relation to the SIN
article OF the treaty OF the 3Oh Of April, 1903, for
the cesson OF louisiana and by the promise since
realized, 10 bring down the duties upon long stanle
cotton TO equal these paid upon the other kinds Of
cotton directly imported on French or American |
vessels.
"Ths favor even no,ui,bstanJirz ia. 49,. |
doubly paid for It by France, has become more |
nominal than effective, in consequence of certain
measures since adopted by the Federal Govern |
ment.
Among the special grievances EXPRESSED bv Ihe !
United States against France, we have already !
mentioned those against the duties levied on cotton
rce' ilnSeed' tea indigo and tobacco. Its easy to
reduce these denominations to their proper value
Here MIR. Wise concluded his remarks on the
2d day.
lTo De Continued
Ths article ensured TO French shipping all the adyan