The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
Japan RAISES
IMPORT TARIFF
Coast Shippers Learn They
Are Affected by Advance
OH Certain Merchandise
OPERATIVE ON JULY 1
Figures Are Supplied Both
by Legation and by the
Officials at New York

San Francisco shippers and others on
this coast are much concerned about
the new Japanese tariff on imports that
will go into effect on July L The JAP
anese consulate In this city has not
received any definite information about
leotor OF Customs at this port been
informed of the details Of the new
tariff
A special dispatch from Washington
to this paper gives some information
of value. Up to this time local busi-
ness men have not known how to plan
in the absence OF official notification.
The new tariff is expected to add $2.-
100000 year net to the war fund OF
Japan. There is an increase on nearly
all articles that are now subject to i'm
port duties. Tobacco will pay 150 per
cent, which is due to the determine
ton Of the Japanese Government to
maintain its tobacco monopoly. the ba-
sis of the loan that has just been ne
gotiated for $150, 100000
The correspondent Of The Call at
Washington sends the following men,
oranda that is given by the Japanese
legation, showing the present and new
rates Of duties on articles that are az
feoted by the increase:
Petroleum OIL old rate 20 per cent, new
rate. 80 per oent: silk umbrellas. 25-4o per
cent; cotton seeds, $40 per cont, cotton thread.
per cent; silk thread, 20-30 per cent; linen
thread 1925 per cent; elastic boots webbing.
A, silk, 2QS6 per cent; B. other than silk.
l6-ph M han a
TONED. 1925 per cent; blasting gelatne and
the like kind of explosives 1925 per cent; gun
cent; wire. submarine and underground, 1920
| per cent; vessels, steam, sailing and boat, $40
2o-80 per cent: Cocoon. old rate not given;
new rate. 10 per cent.
statement that Is given out at the
Japanese consulate in New York sup
plies additional particulars as follows:
Machinery. now 10 to 20 per cent, increase
Of per cent for electrical and agricultural
machinery, hunting rifles telephones. etc.. to
| Intoxicating beverages and combustibles, no
change; clothing and accessories. now 10 to 20
per cent, increase of 20 to 25 per cent; drugs,
chemicals and medicines, appraised spe-
cihcally, an average increase OF 10 per lent
ad valorem; dyes. colors and paints, no change;
glass and glass manufactures. now 10 per
cent. Increase Of 10 per cent; tissues, threads
and raw materials thereof. now appraised sDe-
cihcally increase Of to 20 rer cent ad
valorem, with silk waists paying the maxi
num- tobacco 100 per cent. increase of
100 per cent; beer and malt liquors, now
cents liter. increase of 211 cents liter;
wines. sherry and vermouth, cents
liter. increase OF 85 per cent ad valorern IL
quors and spirits, an increase of 1874 cents a
liter carriages and bicycles, now 20 per cent,
| Increase of 10 per cent; gun cotton and powder,
now 10 per cent increase of 10 per cent; jew
elry 90 per cent increase Of 10 per cent;
/ lamps, lanterns, ETC., now 20 per cent, in
! crease of 10 per cent; leather manufactures,
now 20 per cent, increase OF 10 per cent; malt,
% cents per 1872 pounds. increase Of 8
per cent ad valorem; matches. now 20 per
cent, increase, of 10 per cent; paintings, Htho-
graphs and other pictures now Is per cent.
increase of 10 per cent; paper pulp and timber.
no change; soap, toilet waters, perfumery, ETC.,
of 10 per cent; umbrellas, parsols. etc, now %
per cent increase of 15 per cent