, 1881-06-17

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FRENCH AND ENGLISH TRADE CON.
TnoYERsY.
Tho commercial relations between France
atNl Eng,aMl t.nvc l,cnn regulated BIZ t, treaty
adopted In ls.yo, an which viii expire In No
vuinl,er, 1881, an ali the indications nro tint
France vii! mt ntaku new treaty, Int will
hereafter trallsact all hpr tr.to with England
subject to her own tariff, III short, tito pruspsr-
ous Republic proposcs to manage her own
commercial affairs wholly independent OF
my alliuuce witt, tireat Britain. Thus sltu
ll.s fsslopte,l or Is now maturing n new tariff,
which, 10 fnr as British manufactures are
concerned, Is Ii, ,pa,,y respects prohtbtory,
The feeling occnsioncsl In England by tlis
action Inns bccl1 Intense. All tito ulnnutact-
urtng crutres have engaged in loud and ve-
touent protcstuto,,s: the Government Inns
becn appcalotl. to, aill the Government has
exhausted appeals. rcnoustr,llccs rouxIng.
MID threats III trylng to cl,nuge wt1at seems
10 be tue determined poltry Of France,
On tho uart of France 1t IL claimed TINT
tho admission ut Engllsl, manufactures Is II
direct oss to Fre,,ch manufacturers. who
insist tl,at they cu,, produce ot,,.a goods at
home, md thu government Of France, rely
irg on tho British devotion to FREQ trade.
assumes That tt,e Engllsl, lnarkot for French
goods will nlwnYs Da open, Notwithstanding
tha Erunch market il cIosed to british goods.
1t is for tt.s rcAso), that the French ure 80
fearless III declaring their in,lepctulc1,ce Of
Trent Britain in tho matter Of commercial
intercourse, The London 13mca If a recent
date Iabors to utsal,,ss the Fryncl, of the
idea that Great Britain /. deunudsnt ,,pon
tho French trade for the maintenance OF
bcr manufactures. or TINT Great britain Is 40
,lcncnlent on Francu That It must ucotls
furnish, Franco vii, 4 frco ,rarkot
Ills .uointg,l out TINT tho snells, tra,le
with France IS ouly about one.,Iintll Of IT'S
whole foroian trade. .rho total british ex-
ports md nnports row average 81. 40 Goa, 600
n,,nuaily, whila Tim l1rt.t.h exnorts tn Era,,co
nra sI4f oft, ooo on,l I'm iu,nor,a sun oo{, mn
,s,,,.,.s anso ,mn noo ~ a,.,s,,,,., ,,r,.1, ..,s
vakS 77n,sn., sV ~. ,u,,a, Au nss sao ~ e,0
00o: with Germany tho British tratlo ia sa7H.-
ono ono t,...t I;,,..,,,a +<,t.t n..,,a.t. -
uous,.o ,.. e.n oo psv,'s ~" .,,' @ as9'aKo
por,s amount to 81 ,ooo, 600 900 a year. Franco
.o,.as ,oss ~ ,,...is, ,,ro,,.ot. t,'a,, a,t,'os
HIKES % LESS or nr,1's pTo'iac's t,n,' o,tior ,
uo.i''s' A"s..a,'s. VI i'e"' a.'u "po"s tne
sans M tno ohltea o'alos' 90 'ar' uue'', "s l'e
export OF domestic prlMlNGtS to France l8 COLI
coF'au, ule bf1lis'l 1f"'1o Will rsatee ~
lnllclI los9 than with many other c0llitrfeE.
A"e 1otA' au'potts "''a o"pote9 !" f!"'se
average VI quo, OK, ,oo0 annually. 0t Which tho
Eng,isl, s!,are IL s8lo, 600. 600. of tne totnl
exports OF Ffancc, 9aa5, ,000, 900, tho British
tnko s1B1 00D. .0]0. M outt.f0urt] of thn Whole
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Tho export trAue or Francs to knRIand Is,
| tharafore 1nnrn tmunrtDIlt thnn Ia tfn Eli.
49," 's t - s' "
| gllsll export 10 Franco. MOREOVER, |nrge
| uroportiol OF British exports To France nra
really exported through Franco to Sw[tzer-
[ InuI ftnly md Snatn
~ .na t,.t.,,,. 1.,s,s.,. ruo,,, r..u.a .h.,,4
| VI lho ifatash Imports IRON FRANCE ABOUT
| SG0DpQ. 900 ts iii silk inntufactures,-Wlluht Ia