The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
TARIFF IN FRANCE
STATE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES RE- FORT OF PROPOSED REVISION,
To Increase AFa,xsrnana Rates of Tutw As Prescribed by the General Tar m Schedule on Large Nuhn-
 Der of Articles.

Washington. Dec. 15.-American Consul General Mason at Paris has sent to the St4te Department report
 on the proposed revision of the French
 sarin, the purpose of which is. Mir. Mason says frankly, to increase the maximum ra.es of duty as prescribed by the general tariff schedule on a large number of articles which are l thought to be insufficiently protected by the present import duties While Mir Mason says it Is uncertain how many or which of the proposed changes will be confirmed and adopt ed. he gives a number of examples selected from the thus far imperfect list of proposed changes which he thinks will be interesting as indica- lions of the general tendency of the pending revision. The items enumer- ated include the following: Elastic tissues. linen cotton or tin- sel weft, increase in general tariff fif- ty francs.
 Elastic tissue, real silk weft. gener- al increase $50 minimum 200 francs Elastic tissue. artificial silk weft general increase $50; minimum in- crease 400.
 Elastic tissues in the piece: (A) for industrial purposes. weighing 800 grammes or iess per square. metre, general, decrease 100; minimum, de- crease 100. Weighing more than 500 grammes per square metre, general, decrease 146; minimum, decrease I20. tB) Same for other purposes. general increase 50. ~ft
 Rubber boots and shoes. wool or felt lined, unchanged.
 Rubber boots, cotton or linen lined unchanged.
 Rubber tires for cycles and carriag- es. general increase 50.
 Leather and manufactures of patent leather other than calf. unchanged.
 Patent calf skin. general, increase SS; minimum increase 25.
 Horses and asses hides. pifierai tam mage. general increase s0,.minifnum in- crease 20.
 ChaInois or parchment white or col ored general increase Is. M Tops, uppers and quarters for boots not patent, general increase 2S: mini mum increase 10.
 Artificial leather. bands. etc.AuasfgE machinery, general increase so; minI- Boots with leather soles. nailed. per pair. general increase l-2.
 Boots, coys' hide with soles. sewn tner pair. general, increase 2: minimum ktnarease |.
 lS nhoes for men and women. Louis KY Elseais per pair geMeral increase 1F1-2: Aainfmunh increase l.
 slsoes. sheeis other than Louis KY Der pair. general decrease 1; minimum decrease 1-2. Shoes of coIorad goat kid. or imita-
 ton. per pair, general increase Ia:
 minimum increase l-2. Metals and metal goods: Foundry 1 iron and forged pig under five per l'aent. manganese. general, increase l-4. Foundry iron oNer per cent, or i less than IS per cent. manganese, gen 1 eraL increase i: minimum increase 1-2. spiegel iron. 15 to 25 per cent. man. | ganese. general increase 1 3-4; mtna- mum increase 1.
 11eeTro manganese over 20 per cent, i general. increase Ia Manganese metal over 96 per cent; general, increase 70 1-4; minimum tn-
 crease, 4s f-2.
 ciloco spiegel 16 to 30 per cent. sil- \ icum and manganese general increase
 Machinery iron or steel. general in- Motor car axles. ordinary steel, rough. general increase 27 l-2; mini \ mum increase IT.
 Ditto worked: General increase 27; I minimum. Increase lSs Ditto sneeiaI steel rough: General 1 increase aSv a-2; minimum increase 37. Ditto, special steel worked; General ! increase 60, minimum increase 40. Among the other notable changes proposed Is. the duty. on typewrIters. which is now 76 francs per 100 ktlo- grams under the general .tarin and eO francs under the minimum schedule. s
 The revised tariff proposes to- ad- vance these rates to 75 francs and fifty francs respectively for. each machine. Calculating machines which now enter free of duty are put in the revised tar if at. sixty francs maximum and forty francs minimum duty on each ma chine. y,