The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
NEW TREATIES TO
INCREASE TRADE
France Secures ReduC-
tionS in Duties.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The reciprocity
treaties negotiated during the congress
sional recess were transmitted TO the Sen
ate to-day and in the executive session
were ordered printed and referred to the
Committee on ForeignRelatons. The most
important of these treaties is chat be-
on the detirue book. A short time aft
reciprocal reductions of tariff rates. The
terms of this and the other treaties are
not yet officially public. either by the
State Department or tte Senate, but IL is
understood the French treaty items are
substantially as follows;
Reductions allowed France-Alcoholic per-
fumery, toilet water, etc. 10 per cent; coal tar
dyes or colors. 20 per cent; glue, 10 per cent;
paints, colors and varnishes. 10 per cent; pot
ash in various forms, 10 per cent; medical prep
arations 10 per cent; cosmetics, etc, without
alcohol 10 per cent; soap. 10 per cent; soda and
compounds, 10 per cent; bricks, tiles. etc, 10
per cent; cement 10 per cent; glass bottles 10
per cent: window glass. 10 per cent; spectacles.
eyeglasses, etc, 10 per cent; opera glasses,
magnifying glasses, 10 per cent; cutlery. 10 per
cent; nails spikes tacks needles, 10 per cent:
tinsel braids. galloons. etc, per cent: metallic
pins, not gold, 10 per cent; penholders. 10 per
cent: watch and clock movements. Is per cent;
other metal articles not otherwise specified, 10
per cent; wooden furniture, 10 per cent: maca-
FSa etc cent? pants
seeds etc. 20 per cent preserved fruits. 10 per
cent prunes, 10 per cent; nuts, 20 per cent;
chicory, roasted or ground, . per cent; liquors.
10 per cent: mineral waters, 20 per cent; cotton
goods, mixed with silk. per cent cotton cloth.
per cent plush and cotton velvet. 50 per cent:
cotton stockings. per cent; cotton suspenders.
per cent: shirts, collars and cuffs, 10 per cent;
cotton lace 3 per cent: linen lace, 10 per cent;
linen handkerchiefs. 10 per cent, linen weav-
ings 10 per cent; woolen hats. 10 per cent; silk
goods under schedule L, per cent; copying,
blotting sensitive papers, etc. 10 per cent; en-
velopes, 10 per cent: blank books, 10 per cent;
albums 10 per cent; imitation 1ewelry, 10 per
cent: straw braid for hats. 10 per cent; brushes,
10 per cent: buckles, 10 per cent; buttons, per
cent; toys 20 per cent: fans. 10 per cent; jew
elry 20 per cent: gloves. except gloves called
''Schauschen.' 10 per cent; amber articles. 10
per cent; articles Of bone. 10 per cent; articles
Of ivory or mother OF pearl Is per cent; musical
instruments. 10 per cent; pipes and smokers
materials Is per cent Sparkling wines receive
the same benefits accorded TO other European
countries.
The reductions allowed the United
States are understood to comprise all the
articles of the French minimum tariff list,
with the following exceptions: Horses,
stations, mares and colts, eggs. cheese,
sugar, chicory root, feed. type, porcelain
cardboard, tanned hides, leather soles,
boot and shoe uppers, boots and shoes,
betting. dynamo electric machinery, ma
chnery tools, parts of dynamos and cleo
trio machines.
The reciprocity treaties negotiated with
Great Britain are four in number, for ia
the Trinidad treaty having been with
drawn. In the main the concessions TO
the colonies are on food products. while
reductions on manufactures, -four, etc,
are understood TO be the chief advantages
given TO the United States.