WILLIAM McKINLEY.
By the President:
J.B. MOORE,
Acting Secretary of State.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas pursuant to section 3 of the act of Congress approved July 24, 1897, entitled "An Act to provide revenue for the Government and to encourage the industries of the United States," the Governments of the United States and of the French Republic have in the spirit of amity, and with a desire to improve their commercial relations, entered into a Commercial Agreement in which reciprocal and equivalent concessions have been in the judgment of the President secured according to the provisions of said section, whereby the following articles of commerce, being the products and manufactures of the United States, are to be admitted into France on and after the 1st day of June, 1898, at the minimum rate of duty, not exceeding the rates respectively appearing in the following table, namely:
| Francs per 100 kilogs. | |
|---|---|
| Canned meats | 15 |
| Table fruits, fresh: | |
| Lemons, oranges, cedrats and their varieties not mentioned | 5 |
| Mandarin oranges | 10 |
| Common table grapes | 8 |
| Apples and pears: | |
| For the table | 2 |
| For cider and perry | 1.50 |
| Other fruits except hothouse grapes and fruits | 3 |
| Fruits dried or pressed (excluding raisins): | |
| Apples and pears: | |
| For the table | 10 |
| For cider and perry | 4 |
| Prunes | 10 |
| Other fruits | 5 |
| Common woods, logs | 0.65 |
| Sawed or squared timber 80 mm. or more in thickness | 1 |
| Squared or sawed lumber exceeding 35 mm. and less than 80 mm. in thickness | 1.25 |
| Wood sawed 35 mm. or less in thickness | 1.75 |
| Paving blocks | 1.75 |
| Staves | 1.75 |
| Hops | 30 |
| Apples and pears crushed, or cut and dried | 1.50 |
| Manufactured and prepared Pork meats | 50 |
| Lard and its compounds | 25 |
Therefore, in further execution of the provisions of said section it is hereby declared that on and after the 1st day of June, 1898, and during the continuance in force of the Agreement aforesaid, and until otherwise declared, the imposition and collection of the duties heretofore imposed and collected upon the following named articles, the products of France, by virtue of said act are hereby suspended, and in place thereof the duties shall be imposed and collected thereon according to the provisions of said section 3 as follows:
On argols, or crude tartar, or wine lees, crude, five per centum ad valorem.
On brandies, or other spirits manufactured or distilled from grain or other materials, one dollar and seventy-five cents per proof gallon.
On paintings in oil or water colors, pastels, pen and ink drawings, and statuary, fifteen per centum ad valorem.