All other staple goods of this colony not mentioned above, also mineral ores and other mineral products, shall be subject to an export duty of 5 per cent ad valorem. GUADELOUPE. [Corrected up to June, 1899.] With the exception of the following special import tariff, all imports into Guadeloupe are subject to the rates specified in the import tariff of France. The local tariffs immediately following are charges wholly applicable to Guadeloupe, and asserted for the local purposes given. Articles. FRENCH WEST INDIES. IMPORT TARIFF. Champagne Vinegar of all sorts other than perfumery vinegars. Cheese of all kinds. Butter, salted and made up, margarine, and oleomargarine. Tallow Refined edible oils: .....do Consul Ayme writes from Guadeloupe May 24, 1898: "Changes have been made in the duties on certain articles imported into this colony in considerable quantities, and, in great measure, from the United States. I inclose a tabular statement of these new duties." (See p. 814.) Head Cigars and cigarettes. .....do ..do Unit. 100 kilograms (220.46 100 kilograms... 100 kilograms gross... Articles. SUPPLEMENT. NEW DUTIES IN GUADELOUPE. Francs. General.' 200 $38.60 150 28.95 75 50 35 General tariff dues are applied to articles of other than French derivation. New tariff. 30 Free. 18 1 In United States gold 1 franc 15.15 cents. 2100 kilograms: 220.46 pounds. 31 kilogram-2.2046 pounds. 14. 47 9.65 6.74 5.79 3.47 Quantity. On August 24, 1898, Consul Ayme reports: By order of the French minister for the colonies, new tariff duties on certain imports went into effect at noon August 24, 1898. The new supplementary schedule is as follows: Kilos. 100 100 100 100 Minimum.2 100 100 100 100 100 100 Francs. 100 31 1 100 50 30 25 20 Free. 12 Duty. Francs. 4.40 Free. Free. 4.55 Free. 20.00 13.25 9.33 10.45 12.00 20.00 $28.95 19.30 12.00 6.00 250.00 9.65 5.79 4.82 33.86 3.21 $0.67 .69 3.03 2.00 1.41 1.58 1.82 3.03 1.82 .91 37.875 Horses: LOCAL TARIFFS OF GUADELOUPE. Consul Dart, under date of September 14, 1897, in transmitting the following local tariffs to the Department, gives them under four heads, "Town dues," "Consumption duty," "Statistical duties," and "Wharf dues:" Colts Donkeys Bulls and oxen... Stallions or geldings and mares- 1. TOWN DUES. [For the benefit of the communes of Guadeloupe.] Articles. Cereals: LIVE ANIMALS. Smoked tongues Sausages, preserves, and extracts of meat and prepared meats. Raw hides.. Hair-raw, prepared, or curld. Grease: Flour, wheat Maize Tallow Lard Neat's foot and sheep's foot oil. All others... ANIMAL PRODUCTS. Raw wax of all colors. Butter, artificial butter, oleomargarine Cheese of all kinds Manure of all kinds, except Peruvian guano Grain Meal Oats, in grain Sea bread and biscuits Codfish.... Other sea fish-dried, salted, or smoked. Table fruits: FISH. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS. Potatoes Vegetables, dried, and in flour. Fresh cocoanuts.. Dari, millet, and canary seed. Groats and fecula, pearled and husked, grain and vermicelli. Edible roots and cassava flour Rice.. Barley (fodder). FRUITS AND SEEDS. Other Dried prunes, raisins, figs, and dates In spirits or sugar ..do Red butterine prohibited by decree of April 17, 1897. Oilseed cakes Drills and rags FRUITS, STEMS, AND FILAMENTS. Canes, reed, straw, and rattans... Oakum.. Carded. Cotton: Raw Faced and carded (wadding) DYES AND TANNING MATERIALS. Truffles, dried or pickled. Mushrooms Beet roots and green vegetables. Provender, hay, and straw. Unit. 220 pounds.. Ad valorem. 220 pounds..... 26. 417 gallons.. .do do do do 2.2046 pounds do 220 pounds... 220 pounds.... ...do 2.2046 pounds 220 pounds.. .do .do .do Ad valorem. 328 feet 35.316 cubic feet ... 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 39.37 inches. Roots, herbs, flowers, leaves, barks, wood grain, and Ad valorem..... fruits, powdered or crushed. SUNDRY PRODUCTS. 220 pounds.... ..do .....do ..do Ad valorem. ..... 220 pounds.. .do 1 The importation of foreign sugar is prohibited. |