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Show FRANCE PROFITING BY INDIRECT TAXES PARTS. Feb. 12. 1:10 p. m. Indirect taxes and monopolies In France produced a revenue in January Hi9.nnn.ooo francs larger than in the corresponding month last year and 3ij.500.n00 francs more than In that month of a. normal year. Only 4S.0OO.iin0 francs of this increase was due to importations. The remainder was in consequence of recovered economic activity activ-ity and of the new taxes voted at the end of last year. The new suixar tax yielded S..ViO,ooo frarn's. The additional t:i on wines resulted re-sulted in a s:i in of 2..".nn,f'00 francs, and on tobacco 3,5i'0,nij0 francs. |