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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1928. principal competing co un t!)- cannot be equalized by proceeding under the provisions of subdIvision (a) of said section, h'3 shall make such findings public, together with a description of the articles to which they apply, in such detail as may be necessary for the guidance of appraising officers, and that in such cases and upon the proclama- tion by the President becoming effective the ad valorem duty or duty based in whole or in part upon the value of the imported article in the country of exportation shall thereafter be based upon the American selling price, as defined in subdivision (f) of section 402 of said act, of any similar competitive article manufactured or produced in the United States embraced within the class or kind of imported articles upon which the President has made a proclamation under subdivision (b) of said section; W'nereaf in and by section 315 (c) of said act it is further provided that in ascertaining the differences in costs of production, undel' the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of said section, the President, In so far as he finds it practicable, shall take into consideration (1) the difff:rences in conditions in production, including wages, costs of material, aI.id other items in costs of production of such or similar articles in the United States and in competing foreign countries; (2) the differences in the wholesale selling prices of domestic and foreign articles in the principal markets of the United States; (3) advantages granted to a foreign producer by a f-meign government, or by a person, p~rtnership, corporation, or association in a f<>reign country; and (4) any other advantages or disadvantages in competition; Whereas, under and by virtue of said section of said act, the United States Tariff Commission has made an investigation to assist the President in ascertaining the differences in costs of production of and of all other facts and conditions enumerated in said section wit~ respect to the articles described in paragraph 1022 of Title I of said tarIff act of 1922, namely, rag rugs, composed wholly" or in chief value of cotton, of the type commonly known as "hIt-and-miss", being wholly or in part the growth or p'roduct of the United States, and of and with respect to like or sinular articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries; Whereas in the course of said investigation a hearing was held, of which reasonable public notice was given and at which parties interested were given reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard; Whereas the President upon said investigation of said differences in costs of production of rag rugs, composed wholly or in chief value of cotton, of the type commonly known as "hit-and-miss", wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing hreign countries, has thereby found- That the principal competing country is Japan; That the duty fixed in said title and act does not eqaalize the differences in costs of production in the United States and in said principal competing country, namely, Japan; That the differences in costs of production in the United States and the principal competing country are greater than the amount of the present duty at the rate of 35 per centum ad valorem increased by the total maximum increase authorized under said section, subdivision (a); And that said differences in costs of production in the United States and the principal competing country cannot be equalized by proceeding under the provisions of subdivision (a) of said section and act, that is to say, by increasing the duty to the extent of 50 per centum of the existing duty applied to the value of the imported article in the country of exportation. 2939 Vol. 42, p. 950. Vol. 42, p. 942. Vol. 42, p. 904..

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