Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-24
AMERICANS ARE V|TALLY
 CONCERNED IN FRENCH TARIFF
Chamber of Deputies Has Framed New Schedule of ln- port Duties Which Will Materially Affect Manufac- urers In This Country and the Measure Is
 Attracting Much Attention In Washing
 ton Owing to Tariff Legislation.

which American products must com pete with products from other coun- tries in the French market. Among the more impor ant of these changes the following may be mentioned. the rate beng gwen in francs per 100 kilos: Met eXtrac.s s, general rate increased from 40 to 45 francs; cot ton seed, now admitted free, to De subject to duty of 1.50 francs; pea nuts, now adm, ted free, to be sub iect to a duty of 2.50 francs and pre- served vegetables, duty increased from 20 to 24 francs.
 Even more disadvantageous to American trade are the proposed changes, Wh-ch, wa le increasing fnC general rates to which Amsr,can goods are subject, contemplate . e. auction of the minimum ra.es wnicA are applicable to imp]rts from fav- cured countTi s. As instances Of such changes the following may be men toned: Heavy agricultural E.ach D. cry we'gh.ng over 400 kilos. for which it is proposed to increase the general rate fir m IS to 1G francs per 100 kilos, while redIcng the m Ih- mum from 9 to 8; detached parts of copper ah dD. ass, weighing 1 to 10 kilCs ap.ece, fer which tt is proposed to raise the present general rate of 90 francs to g 50, while reducing the minimum rate of 40 to 25.
 IL is proposed, however, in large number of cases to reduce the general rates. wh le leaving the minimum un- changed. Tle effect of th.s would be to les en to sCme extent tAe disad- vantages under which Amr can man ufacturers have to compete at pres ent with ther foreign goods in France. Among the more important changes of this kind may be men toned electric apparatus of yar-ous knds and refr berators, etc, the re- duct ons ranging from 20 to 40 per cent, according to weight. Amang the changes affecting both the gen e and the minimum rates, the f.l- lowing are tce most important: Fl ms. present general rate 50 francs, proposed. 60; minimum 30, proposed 40: co ton seed l, linseed oil, and peanut o.l present general Tate 6 francs, proposed 25; minimum 6, pro posed incr, ase in general rates of 50 per cent and over; increase in mini mum rates of 33 per cent and over; iron and stel iT gots, blooms, bars and llets, increases under the general tar if ranging from 25 per cent to 600 per cent and in t-e minimum tariff up to 800 per cent and over.
 Sim. lar increas are proposed for sheet and hoop iron and steel; i' motives, sewn machines, machine tools. iron and s, eel cables, etc, in creases ranging from 15 per cent to 200 per cent under the general and as high as 150 per cent under the min mum; motor boats, pueumat tires, scientif instruments and apparatus and photographs kkpJt aus, which are free under tae present tar if, are to be dutiable at 15 per cent ad yalor- em as toys at the rates of 75 francs under the general and 60 francs un- der the min. mum per machine, wh. oh amounts to an increase of 300 per cent and over, according to the weight of the machine. There are a number of similar changes on leather ana leather goods. In a number of in- -tances, it is proposed to reduce the rates. among the more important re- auctions being copper bars, printing presses, etc. kn tting machines, ma chimes for ruling. folding and book. bind ug; detsc7 ed parts of mach nery
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