New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-08
TRADE And TIN1NCE ABROAD.

New tariffs for life insurance will be applied from
January l. 1s9i by the French companies. This
results from Circular No. g. addressed on Oc;o-
Der 30 to the principal agents OF the companies.
This measure has been taken as consequence
OF the new tariff. proclaimed In Government de-
cree july l. which authorized an Increase IN
the rate OF premiums, IN" touncn oil State mni
the Cabinet sanctioned that increase. which WI
recognized as necessary on account OF the changes
MroI h ny ns~ Of tcr, on loans and the GEN
era revenue OF capital.
The foreign commerce OF the Argentine Republic
during the first six months Of 1898. as compared
with that during the same period In 1899. shows
little Improvement. The imports AMI exports COM
blned amounted 10 5200nooO pesos In the first half
OF lssg and to 5s9c0co In the same period Of
lsss The Increase was divided follows: per
cent for expectations from the Argentine. and %
per for mportations The Increase In me total
trad vas u per cSni vaaTs i'm resArd To- the r
velopment OF the refrigerated meat industry were
gentine two companies engaged In that trade.
which have been able to pay and even 10 per
cent on their shares
Government decree dated at Santiago. Chill
October Il. makes some changes in the decree
OF Julv T. 1SS which regulated the construction OF
piers. wharves and docks. "nuelles.' at Val
paraiso and other CHILEAN ports. New tariffs and
new regulations for TN 9aG4f 1 bae 10 b I
mtted 10y the lcssees for the approval OF the
Government
The extraordinary development OF the commercial
relations between France and Tunis i another an
swer to those who go about repeating the common
but erroneous statement that the French are not
a colonizng people. When they conquered Tunis
the total amount OF imports and exports between
that country and France only 27.25sDo francs
From 1915 to 1892. inclusive, this amount steadHY
increased until 1t reached 76G252G francs Tor the
year 1882 French importations to Tunis consisted
mainly OF cotton fabrics. vermce and pastcs
.l.,frg nd &c
10 20 100 Gg2 francs according 10 the latest ofcia
statistics Tunisian expectations to France reached
1osed nriucinav OF wheat. barley, olive oil, dry
vegetables. tarminy bark ana ana KIM vi io"s
grass. for coarse fabrics
AT n time when cable dispatches announce the
approaching triumpha visit OF President Heurcaux
Of the Dominican Republic to his former enemy
and now great friend. General IIyppolitc. Pres-
don't of IIaytl IT may be interesting to know hat
ney financial arrangements have jus; been made
in Europe for the payment OF some portion OF me
Dominican debt the hnanclai agent 90 ,ne n n
issued "A circular inviting the holders "i me Do
,I'is frr conversion into bonds Of the Dominican
per cent loan. The oih cYupohS Wilcn nav nav not
been paid will be converted into scrip OF the same
loan.
While the Nicaragua Canal IL mentioned In Pres
ident Cleveland's Message. the Panama Canal is
about 10 be discussed in the Chamber at Paris
A Deputy from La Guadaloupe. French West
Indian colony, NJ Gerville Reache. has laid on the
table a proposition tending to the formation OF a
'CiviI Society,"" composed Of the canal bondholders
which would be empowered to act judicially with
or without the assistance Of the receivers appogted
three years ago. The liqIldaiOrs VIII b" iorbld-
den, according 10 the proposed bill. TO grant any
contract Of "cession. or make any distrihution OF
funds still belonging to the Panama society with
out the assent OF the civil society or the bond
holders
According 10 ia Reforme Financere," one OF
the most important financial organs OF Paris tax
alton on Bourse operations has not yet produced
the pecuniary results which were expected. The
tax was applied for the first time on June J. ana
during the first four months until the emf OF Sep
tember it had produced 2,0s1000 francs. Nearly the
whole Of this 2OS7,VcO francs paid upon trans
actions in the listed funds OF the city OF Paris III
had been calculated that the tax would produce
100OOO francs from June Decen Der 81 this