The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-04
!. SAND GERMANY
FIX NEW TARIFFS
AGREEMENT WHICH rs TO REGu-
LATE TRADE RELATIONS
DECIDED UPON.
DEFINE MARKET VALUES
Where Goods Arr Sold Wholly for
Export--champagne Added to
List on Which Germany
Has Low Rates.

Washington, NAV s. The "rroj Ct
Of Commercial Agreement" be wccn
America and Germany, which is to
govern trade relations cf the two
] countries for IN indefinite pc .iod in
the future, Is composed OF four ds-
| tinct portions. In the first placr
there is the agreement itself, which
briefly stated, extends to Germany
deduction Of duty authorized on al
articles mention In tne third rect on
lof the Dingley act. This In fat
amounts simply to the add tion OF
champagnes ard sparkling wines to
the list Of articles which Germany
has reduced rates. In 1906 the TO. al
imports into America of German
champagne were 9,236 dozen OF
quarts valued at $93.g73. A reduction
! Of duty on this champagne would
amount to about SIS 600. which Il the
moneary value Of one concession I'd
Germany, providing the trade do
not greatly increase as Of con s1 ii I'd
be expected.
II is mat er of interest To note
that the Importation of French cha
pagne last year amounted to 6sf.0a0
dozen quarts, valued at s5.6t3.0ao
To Speedily Apply Rates.
Other articles of the agreement rro-
vide for speedy application Of new
rates; 10 their extension to the whole
custom territory of the parties, and
to the concession of the list of Ameri-
can articles upon which mi imnm
rates will apply on importation ino
Germany
The second part Is detailed state
ment of the list OF articles above re-
ferred to. AT present all American
products are admitted into Germany
az minimum tariff ratas Hereafter.
under the new agreement, only these
articles specified may be admitted. II
Is stated In fact that the l'st COM
prises 97la per cent Of American inn
ports into Germany an1 appears gen-
orally speaking to compri ga ms,
fruits timber, meats Except bacon,
petroleum and it's products. leather
goods including shoes, certain classes
Of Indian rubber goods, parcr ard
paper stock, stones, glassware, rail
road iron mot mentioning rails).
steam and gas engines. photographs,
small arms, clocks. wa c. es
and parts thereof and muse DO es
and organs. General machinery and
typewr.ters now on the list of i'm
eorts are subjected to maximum
rates.
viii Define Market Values.
The third section comprises a dra't
lf proposed note enbodying
changes to be made In the ex sting
american instructions To Gus toms
md consular officials These changes
ire not limited in their operation TO
German imports but are applicable to
imports to America from many other
The most important is a tefnition
v market value as of TIE place where
goods are sold wholly for exror;. r
provision that reappraiseTcnt hear
ngs shall be open unless the board
4 appraisers certify that public e.
.erests would suffer thereby, and the
requirement that American treasury
agents In Germany shall he dip'oms'-
ca'ly credited 10 the German govern
nent and cooperate with German
'hambers of commerce. who @ c0rt+a
'ates of value shall be competent cyi-
ience.
The last section is an under skiug
~ the president 20 recommend 10
ongress an amendment OF secti n %
4 the Dingley act so rs to allow
en- per cent margin in c7sr Of und~r
aluations tefore penalty shall be i'm
csed upon the importers.