Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. Vignaud to Mr. Olney.

Embassy of the United States,
Paris, February 12, 1897. (Received Feb. 23.)

No. 633.]

Sir: I have to report that there is now pending before the Chamber of Deputies a bill for the increase of import duties on pork products, some articles of which will seriously affect American export to France of these products, if the bill is passed.

It proposes to increase the duty on sausages and all pork butchers’ meat from 25 to 70 francs per 100 kilograms; and the duty on lard from 14.50 to 25 francs.

The other articles of the bill refer to live pork, young pigs, and fresh pork.

I have, etc.,

Henry Vignaud.