New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-31

o:ss1 fa.. 1ssa hoth9nss and fruits francs
Frniis dried or pressed excluding rasns''
Z. .ssis' :................i9 fran:s tran:s
iraes tranes
S5.e, E6o1 w6o;. logs 0c5 francs
sawed or squared timber 50 nm. or more In .-.,,
sa5arsa ra,ysaeS or sawed lumber. exceeding 50
Voc sawed s5 less in thickness q francs as
Paynss blocks IS IS fTarss fanSs
Slaves 40 fan,s
Appies and pesre crushed or cut ana dried 80 tTaes
Manufactured and prepared pork meats lon
Lard and its cong ounds. '''''''''''-
Therefore In further execution Of the pro, pro,
visions OF said section. II is hereby declared that
on and after June l. 1898, and during the con
tinuance in force Of the agreement aforesaid;
and until otherwise declared, the imposition ana
collection OF the duties here ;ofore imposed ana
collected upon the following named art 'es tle
product Of France by virtue or sald ac. ar
hereby suspended ana IN paGe t@3'Tf thereon
according to the provisions OF said section D. as
follows:
on argois or crude tartar. or wine lees crude '''
On brsnde. or other spirits manufactured or distilled
from gram or 9he M 9 %sT coos rs paste pen and
drawings and sta,uary Is centum sd valorem.
II is further declared that the rkfes OF duty
heretofore imposed and collected on still wines
ard vermuth. the product OF France under d- tne
provisions of the United States tariff act OF 1871
are conditonally suspended and in place 'neIe
Of shall be imposed and collected on and after
the fret dav OF June next az follows. namely:
on still wines and vermu,h. IN casks. s5 cents per
gallon in bottles or JUGS per case OF one doa.n o
Than one pint or tweny-four bottles or jugs containing
as not bnn5 Ss hs esn qasn. Tns d IN such bottles
jugs shall be subject 70 duty Of cents RsT pin H. ,r
shan be assessed upon the bottles or jugs
Now therefore, be it known that I, william
Mckinley President OF the United states q ei
cations Of the customs duties Of the respectl'
countries 70 be made public for the informant Il
Of the citizens OF the United States OF Al 30
In testimony whereof l have hereunto s.. nay
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
20 be affixed
day Of May. one thousand eight hundred and
inety-eight. and Of the Independence Of the
United states Of America the one hnndred and
By the President:
WILLIAM r. DAY. Secretary Of State.
CHANGES MADE IN TARIFF RATES.
The negotiations have been pending FOR The
last eight months and after many vicissitudcs
were concluded on Saturday last, when Am
bassador Cambon. in behalf Of France. ana
John A. Kasson, Reciprocity Commissioner for
the United States. affixed their signatures to the
formal agreement. 1t makes important charges
in the tariff rates on number Of articles con-
stituting the chief trade between this country
and France The particular advantages secured
hy the United States are on meat products and
lard cor:pounds France reducing her rates one
half on neat products and about one third on
lard compounds The chief benefits 10 France
are reductions in rates on brandies. sun "ne'
vermuth ard works OF art. There ls no reduc-
ton In the rate champagnes, although me
Dngley law contemplated a reciprocity reduc-
tion OF champagnes In case mutual concessions
were giver
CONGRATULATIONS on BOTH SIDES.
The conclusion Of the agreement is a source
Of general conRra tulatior among the officials or
the State Department and Of the French En-
bassy Several reciprocity negotiations have
been in progress. and it was thought that those
with Great Britain were likely TO be conc!uded
first Tie French negotiations began last Octo-
ber when NJ Taten0ire was the French Am
bassador here II soon developed however, ihat
,he United States expected much larger conces-
sions particularly on meat products. than NJ.
Paten6.re was ready to yield. NJ. Cannon Tor
meily Goyernor-General Of Aigiers and regarded
as one Of the most capable diplomatic ofhciaiS
In the French service. resumed the work when
he succeeded NJ Paten0tre. who Was trans
ferred 10 Madrid. and. acting under Instructions
nom Paris. concessions were made Whlch al
lowed the two Governments 10 come togcther'
Il was a matter Of nc little surprise that the
arrangement was concluded at the present time
when the war emergency compelled this Gov
revenue and when there was concentration
OF Official attention on measures relating dlrectiy
10 the war
AN EVIDENCE OF GOODWILL.
Aside from the tariff changes made by the
new agreement the convention is regarded as
significant in showing the goodwill existing be-
tween the United States and France. In oihral
circles there never has been any question as 10
the continuance Of cordlality between the t""
Countries but in unofficial quarters there nave
been reports II friction. 1t is believed mat me
agreement will 10 dispel misapprehenslOn
as In the satisfactory relations between IN"
Governments. and that IL VIII be quite as Dene-
hcaI In Increasing the goodwill between the
TWO republics as the trade.
Inc benefit OF the French minimum tarlli
when !S granted 10 various products OF the son
ana Industry Of the United States is especially
the large meat packing establishments OF chi
caso. Kansas City Omaha and St Louis. AS
.rsult OF these concessions IL is believed amonh
oH.c'als that the agreement will have a beneficial
influence In increasing the interest and CO.
operation OF the West and the country In gem
eral In the Paris Exposition OF 1890.
Ihe agreement In detail grants the following
concessions on American products: Manufact-
ured vpd meats. prepared from pork. 80 francs per
t'o klos. instead Of the regular rate or loo
Uancs lard and its compounds. 23 francs per
ioo k'los. instead of 40 francs The French min
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