The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-24
FRANCE AND THE
WHEAT DUTY
40 PROSPECT or Tnr RENOyAL 0F Tlir
iNrOsT AT PRESENT,
French Growers Nill Be Allowed to Get the
Beasilt oi Higher rfices Caused
by the Deficit,

New Yory. August IA Dispatch Il
tho Herald from Paris says
Thois, seems no reason 10 bclioye that
tho import duty On wheat viii bo taken
on oven temporarily There seems 10 b,
but On. opinion. namsly. thai 60 abolish
tho duty would merely -nI4oh tho spec
ulatorH. derahso tho equilibrium Of tho
budget. work Aor.ouH harm 10 tho French
cuHlyator and brIg moi an iola Of ryiloi
TO the consumer. An ofticlnl nt the min.
iA,ry Of agriculture said
In years OF plenty the duty has not
been able TO mako cultivation profitable.
This year thcrc - sure 70 b. big deficit
n crops, Tho growers viii therefore bo
able to dritvo Homo bs'nonl from tho
duty This thoy cnn DO Without brvei
b0lnE forced W. tu faminu prices. uH tlp
party clamoring fof tho abolition OF tho
duty allrgc Therefore. II iH my personal
opinion that tis'ro ls not tho mos, remote
possibility OF Tho goyvrnmoN rvmoyl1s
or ryon reducing tho import tax on
grain"
The Tomps publishes tho following IN.
tgrvlow. Unofficial u 10 true. but never.
thvlraa obtalnoi from bomeop" at tho
ministry of agriculture who're Hpmo idea
OF ,ho vlcws Of 81 Mclinr q surs TO be
had
The wheat crops durng the Inst few
yeais woro abupiant, Tho market wa
ovoferowdod rrio- were low and quota
uoas wvat dow 60 - francs p0r qulntai
ani e'op 10 is francs. bat tho land was
Iortlo and tho uulIlyhtorn managed TO
gvt aomo Ltilo pronS from tho plonilfui
hafNos,s. This year tho coalitions have
been unfayoTablc. Crops hsyo bovn bad
vyufy herv Ga Franrv ana Europe grnpg.
ally. Tho variations Of temperature the
heavy rains. halls and n0odr have aim.
vly iuyaz,od thr ncl.in. Ainrtsra- -anI
WAC ough; to Ia glad of it-haH eacaped
theso raiamlt0un 90 hiilionn and hy hrt.
sclf cas- furnish tho markets uf tho Old
World what viii H. The result ~ wheat
being a-arco' It's price has go,aa w.
II ghla IN unfortunat" for tbs ,oaHumor.
thr aEnculturin,. who most of all dc.
serves SONS attanlloa. viii bc ablc 10
recover some rrcompynpc for hs labor.
Tho question of wh-at calnot porsdbly
o. regarded az alarming nowadays
Then again. gho eommonI mad' In
crrlala quarters is exaggerated, The
pflcyn. such aa have boon ourtN-nt during
tho paat week. have ot,e- been ohIaiu"'i
previously without thr co,ngiry starving.
but srri ,uH dainaEa would ruault II tho
duties wrrs removed. even for short
pcriei Thia ~ why 81 N1E~r hHs rer.
aua,iod tho Eoip-ral council Of tho lorr,
Co vote a decision that 10 changes hhnll
DO made IN import du,icn on foreign
grab"
Tho municipal council voted a rraoiu
tlon 20 petition the uau.-tor OF Hfricul'
lure 60 remsyr the duty should II prove
mcRpodlrut to abolish tho duty on wheat
NJ Captain. who ta recognized author.
ly ou all matters connected with the
grain trade. s.,id, however. THAI he ail
no, think that 81 Mcpnc would agree
tp tho desire OF tho council Tho munl- |
clpal council yoDei resolution urging |
yho mi istcr OF agriculture to use his
prrrosa,iyr AMI reduce nt once from
scyrn to ave francs thr import duty on |
wheat,