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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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On November 5, 1789, the King of France issued a proclamation in Paris granting bounties to French and foreign merchants for importing wheat, rye, barley, and their flours from Europe and the United States between December 1, 1789, and July 1, 1790, to encourage provisions supply. Vessels are exempt from freight duties. Signed by de Saint Priest.
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PROCLAMATION of the KING of FRANCE,
For granting
Bounties on the importation of Grain.
NOVEMBER 5th, 1789.
The King being informed that in many of the Ports of his Kingdom, the merchants would be disposed to import foreign grain, if they could expect to receive the like Bounties as were granted until the first of September last; His Majesty being desirous to induce the merchants to pursue measures so conducive to the supplying his people with provisions, has thought proper to grant this Encouragement: His Majesty has therefore ordained, and does ordain as follows.
ARTICLE I.
That there shall be paid to all French and Foreign Merchants, who from the 1st December, 1789, to the 1st July, 1790, shall import Wheat, Rye and Barley, and the Flour thereof, from the different Ports of Europe, or of the United States of America, the following Bounties, viz. thirty Sous per quintal on Wheat—forty Sous per quintal on Wheat Flour—twenty-four Sous per quintal on Rye—thirty-two sous per quintal on Rye Flour—twenty sous per quintal on Barley, and twenty-seven sous per quintal on Barley Flour.
II.
The said Bounties shall be paid by the Receivers of the Farm-Duties in the Ports of the Kingdom, where the said Grain and Flour shall arrive, on the Declarations furnished by the Captains of the Vessels, who shall be bound to annex thereto a legal copy of the Bill of Lading of their cargo.
III.
All the Vessels indiscriminately, which, during the space of time above specified, shall import into the Kingdom Wheat and Flour, coming from the different Ports of Europe, and those of the United States of America, shall be exempt from the Duty of Freight, on account of the said importations.
His Majesty enjoins the persons employed in the Farms to conform to, and carry into execution the present Proclamation, which shall be read, published, &c.
Done at Paris, the fifth of November, 1789.
[SIGNED]
DE SAINT PRIEST.
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Paris, France
Event Date
1789 11 05
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bounties granted: 30 sous/quintal on wheat, 40 on wheat flour, 24 on rye, 32 on rye flour, 20 on barley, 27 on barley flour. exemption from freight duties on imports from europe and united states.
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The King of France proclaimed bounties for merchants importing grain and flour from Europe and the United States from December 1, 1789, to July 1, 1790, to encourage provisioning. Bounties paid by farm-duty receivers based on vessel captains' declarations and bills of lading. All such vessels exempt from freight duties.