THE GERMAN TARIFF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13096, 8 February 1906, Page 5

THE GERMAN TARIFF.

ACTION OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN MCHANTS.

RUSHING GOODS INTO GEE*

MANY.

By Telegraph r«c« As.t.v.j!ion.—Copyright.

London, February 6. Merchants are rushing great* quantities of British manufactures and American foodstuffs, into Germany in view of the forthcoming increase of duties.

'."lie new (ierman tanl comes into operation ou the 15th inst., ami on the same day the commercial treaties made with Russia, Austria. fUnmiania. .Soma, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland, begin to operate. Coder the now taritt' the minimum duties on. agricultural produce »ill seriously alieet the United States and the excessive classification of the duties- oil manufactures will largely a fleet British trade. The multiplication of classes has for it.-- object the narrowing to the utmost the operation of the "in cist Livou!*! 1 nation" clause., from which (iteat Britain would benefit. Among the new duties are: Wheal, £2 lbs per metric ton; rye and ne.ts. £2 lfts; barley for brewing. £2. and tot forage 13s; live cattle and sheep, -1s po- cut; pigs, 4s 6d : horse.;, £2 10s to £6 per head. 'these, with, the exception of barley for forage, are heavy increases. Duties on manufactures lire:' Silks, twice twisted. '12 per cent.; dyed. 80 per cent. ; silk twist (of taw silk), 115 per cent: a, few eia.-ses of woollen and half woollen goods. 15 to 30 per cent. ; cotton manufactures, increase ot 30 percent.; 53 to 85 pe. cent. on boots and shoes, 100 per cent, on gloves; iron goods. 80 to 270 per cent. : machinery and tools, 30 to 50 percent, increase. Germany has yet to make a treaty with, 3 lie United States, and Britain has a year-to-year agreement under which she gets "moistfavoured nation" treatment.