, 1879-01-16


THE FRENCH TARIFF. =
NOTIFICATIONS RECENTLY rHD1TbsEp.
Frnm mr. tttn fs'rrTTroadfht-
WAsutsGTos, D. C., ian. f8.-,tn!ster NoScs
Cotntnuniratee Il, the State Department tho
following Interesting paper m the tartEE-syettm
of Fra.ice. together with q skairh NJ this modt-
,lcatlona whtch ilavr recently l,ccn proposed to
the rrsncl, Chambers:
Hcforc les:u III. imports lnv!ed on foreign
t:ouiA admitted min Frafwr we!r sictur1ntncd ~
Il tariff NJ drrticlIy protective chnractus. In
lSIt tue Emprr,s, artfl- Under The it'!]ue 'cs Ut
Mr. Colcn, s1uAc special trcatr of se,IslsI,trvu
with EnEtanl, Which insuzurated III franer
rcw a1n morc j1Hsal cDrDtn"rr1nl policy. Its
results having been .nttrcir satistactorr.
l'rnnro ttltIercl ta tA11Er countries tho nd
yantages Etyen to England. nnu innuu series
Of trca:irs. hafct' uson Ing :ane 2rlnaplf. ana
which arr now abou: 10 axDIrc u. lsorr a!relslY
tcrn,iualcd. The confequulcu Of th!s potscy
was she establishment. NJ e;stcm OF !oubta
tariiYa, one general and rather h!s', npp'l"ab!e
With Frame; the other special or snnscnt,onaf,
k,usc{ on trrnty stipnllttoa$. THIS loublo
system Is now n toFcc, With th!s ad.a!tionat
feature, ts,at In 1s13 suppIoInc:tal tx "i y per
rent ras stllcd to The gencea!tarlI. Tho 1usa-.
t!un Bubn,lttc;i tn tho C:taltncr u Eor'-
n,crre was whether tliIs system Ahoult be coa-
t!n,,eti ar modified II, sutne srapccts.
Itc conclusions reached hy tho majority OF
ThcY rc"oln'n-t.': ....,
j. E:sen..n:, II tho treaty.systen,.
!. Reduction Of tho general tariff.
=. Substitution uf specific fur ud.7aloEcn
duties.
Thu Superior Council III Agriculture, Com
nrrcc, and Industry, tn which tho tn1tter was
aflctwarsl referred. won't lA:le further: It de-
,tlcd to rrroinl1rI! ttlr suppression OF tho sup
Ietnrntal tax af ~ per cent u.l's, to The Ecncs-
q, turit, will, Thy exception snxsrcr. a. t. ct,s-
ion tahsIe.. which wsrr To b. still submitted ~
crrtn,n supplemental lax.
Acting upon tlsess sugEeatton.. tiu French
| lust ycar. Which stipulated:
| !. That fhu rates IT tho ncw general tarlR
thoud not be ahoyc those OF the ptrstuus cum
| yri,:innal tAritYs.
j. Thut ti,r iu.lc. o,, cotton fabftt5 sbodld bc
increased only 10 per cent, iassead Of ~ per
cent.
tpr Ieyrd on all rrt,lucta troul Countries whcra
| dulcs on French guotls Hrc aboyo thu average
01 Ii pr cent.
HIT lilo new hill ronsatns nothing Of thu kind.
| thuugb 1t pr0tcttes to b. very liberal.
itl tho first place, tlln duties OIL considerable
! class u rrIrlcs asn raisel. For INSTANCE, lot,.
ktcrr. .nhtrlwer admitted trcc,rn now Us other
.ssh; picked Dystcss aid cheese pay nearly
| twlrc rs much as hcEott; ftcu an1 petroleum.
| f,av 1inrc.
act1u1ly-Tho duties Oil cotton thread, aud
cottnn iabrrB and u humber VI Other ArlfciEs,
Itlatca! 1T bcaEtuE the supplemental tar Of 10
per cent as betore proposed, xs to l'ay u pcr
| Cent.
| strn.i of 20 prr rrnt, Is to b. Levied OF, all
ur,uitrts fron, couu,r,rs where Frrnch ruoI9
rr, .uhicrts,i tu imuu.ts ur mors thnu Ii nur
| cent.
In short. therefore. tho ncw tariff httI lin.
,n.c. tav nj u 1n.r t4nt on yrrv iarre 'h,1,,,-
her ri fornirn nrtrles sntt thrcutnt,s iho cnI,n-
tr,rs wf,ci, vii mi euI,nlit tu thrsu hsayy
! duties nu,i wI,tyh nttcmtl IN -ctalfafr hv i'm
nnsi,,,, r.,ts.I,.rt ,nsi,.s ~, Errnrn nrntiurts
win inrTr.ss uf this ~ mr. r,.,,t dutv in Nl RE-
| ,..ut " -
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H.'. luz .,.u'as's "nen e. u1 'nusea .ou xac's1
n"se!'a,n' ~ ~ oopa.s huu' Wv poi!e5 -
.ett seash p'ose. nss' ." sa.assa: ~ iae
E5h,ea IN; nGs sott,e, -. nlsuuaent "n's's
neaos Tug h'!', tne saoxesMMtsht ee'ateuoa tna.
pfoouts. o1t eoulneasat'oas aaa, ~ 'lako t!'s
morg rIrar u Says:
hsae y uu.aes WI SeI.a!n!y pa agsarH!all5 io"'
A GrcA ~ ncM Healas ~ U,u'aaeIeo sial4 ne EaaAc;
1hus. " w ssEeht Culset'Hns M'tn lta!s alat
opaia, .nc .fWstnu.eh. .1 naa aoAu..oaca lasL "
tne suo.s .esWu ~ Ea'"e' pSa'''5' exsS' ''so'
@ru!ta u taass ~. ~.
n!eah1 y! tte anaIioaal III. NutY ~ u pet cshs
"n.gM W. !e3ssteu M ~ tne !oIusr WI. J.. sn}s;
s,s" "au uua 90 nscsusg ~ eupD"fcu .as
sna Me- eesM TUX tt.. ~ ast''IsA mt"!s Hau pasG'1t -
& aanse 10 l9v taN.Isass noatau - !lotectton 10
uas ~ .as ss sv "up conttuus ~ w
| tsfus1t"J 4csnHeu' ne "uFs' sHak AusuIo tu'as
tntc tt,s cxtes,n, Of our trais au,l iusrcs,o tue
consumption III our protlurts i'll fusclgu Nar-
kets. = hut thc doslro to deriFs from tho