The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-24

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6svs. tparsioularizes only ,hs worst instances.
Row, when this speech Of Senator Grimes came TO my
and nor. .h.s ia. y sssurdy . would
~ 10 inquire of tho leading mercantile houses Of this
legged 10 ne purchase .sd sale Or sns ds brent
wn books. they had sold or offered them at the very
f.e when me purchases 10 question we're inside
ksr replies are row N the hands Of my superiors In
Washington The following minutes taken from them are
% ,SS Ss sous,S = . is pheDs pods:
suos, Cook Co., Chsrles ". Blossom, Henry Wadron
Co, William CronkIigh Bliven, Mead o. and others
Sspsn purchases IN question we're not made at rates
1--WE the mwfet price, bat that on the contrary in
- market nrics. Bear In mind that the government
ses not pay cash but obes these buys from 70 wait
SssSssansss nssssd q esesnSsoks and thai for this
bSsen merchant will eel TO II for cash prices but
qsirss generally ton per cent advance on cash rates The
Who hes had dealings with the governments in any way.
D u 10 charged that in Novembef, 1853. purchased
s.Ss ps4 q % sa ". NJ 'n %
o. . ss,s, e. e: By letter. shat At that
Charged ss s . % 50
d.Ts. " Blossom, who dssis IN sss article oersi.
3 . per- sse inc
chsrgsd that paid es so per ea,sn for oopal var
s. as' M.os % S 3. es.s
ysro.n :; =, That time was = 70 per sson Also
ps sus s. S. s =
6sstihss that y was selling for q So cash
u charged that bought heather At IS cents per
DosDd and might have obtained II for IS ocnts But
assiac.srss - tns United states and also several
time ssSss u. orr s:os per- ' cash. S.'
rss. worn ' III & Ds ns | "a.
"a others assures that these bun hides sold
- cash atpseossly th sum- $40 per hide the time
i charged that bought tin for The spvsrnmsns .,
e and $40 per box for dsrsnt brands that could
Dodge ~ g. = .aS S'i SSs q .s
= largest and most rsspecsabs houses 10 this bust
psSys :, ~: ,,i 1s.ss , nss:,s rhs Dodge
ii 70 per box according 70 the brand which higher
sA.n paid hessss. Bruce. Cook 4 Co state The price
bay add ma. ;hsy would nos have suppsd the govern
sst Al - than tsn per cont advance these prices
Bras, ana mon screws iOrrn largo nsm IN the pur.
oAases and IL u charged that while for screws
S snS the IRON for which Il,
y % ercs could have been bought for 81 cents PEI
ross. But letter from Msssrs. Biivon, Mead 4 Co.
ne OF the largest wholesale hardware houses n New
York, ccrsinss that a. the very date when
eAsse purchases were made brass Sorrows were worth
eCfoW6
Broes About these screws and Other hardware have
bother word 70 say The Bureau u Construction Of the
Navy Department advertised for bids these articles
y April 1885, In class No. 80 OF hardware advertised for
have now tbs printed schedule before me- and 10 that
sss lowest and only bid for brass screws % per
prose- and Tor iron bcrews - per gross the estimate Tor
vsrnshing he entire 'oassn Amounted this bid 70 The
- s12loe Tho bureau, very properly, The event
eveo rSes.ea this cfes, ana was instructed 70 pro.
esse 0e eotwscass on stopen purchase received
SsvWM bles, ana accepted The Nwess the price paid
Seing I'll z95 fSlest than ouehaR the Offer made 10 the
bureau. And ~ has been shown, I procured the brsss
3sw. = Per Press instead q o. ana he Iron screws
- 81 40 ino1sad OF -.
a have sos eoaansd myssx u The shsrsss prvtsd pv
~ Weed, Sut have nst also several snsde 81 senator
psimes wbtsb appsr - have escaped the sttsotSos q
~, weeA. WIN a. spsos V rssut only TIVE more.
Pat might na~s bought - FOR 81 % per square yard
sro " tbs As1est dsatsn n shs article Sac ihst
The , !. q s:ss go.sn:sss vsss sds AAf ssss vss
u 70 charged thai bought chairs for 90 psv dozen
which could have been Aosehs fSs elG letter from
Hsssvs. ineersoil, wstson o., epe o. She ex.
senssve manufacturers OF chairs New Teri, csrt6es
That ~ The time hsss chairs bought NJ same kind
q chairs we've so'd cpsn marks4 for "a PER aozsn,
ebe price psid
m ccselussop lsst Mr. Wed sAsuyA usSorsshs % say
MAT perhaps the articles purensosd we're ds6cient IN
Ssantity or dsfectivc IN susky, add shsa Conserving
sh~ can have no kpcwiedGs-os I hsvc % reayxusi.
Dyy. They ere sanpeossd ~ ecsrs 81 ~ Navy Ysvd
vs. have 10 Connection wmb the Navy xssscy ana unS
- seosrs o. We regular nsvy. n I'm sss DaA ssly