ates 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 for