New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-22


o. Do YOU make return every day A. Every day. we
make three copies of everything that comes In the re-
by district officer; it contains tho mark number tho
ships name, and the port nom wGa sue aInSabetcal
handbook the same as the Inspector the dock from
the hand II is carried TO the ledger ana uou 'n0
Ledger ES isafE TIE mp Od RS OF
Ieet Stocking furnish expert at the door to reeeSo
load backs pp to the door, and the driver presents ms
cartcket stating the hdnber Of packages or the num-
Der OF loads which he claims also the tckes Si ho va
spcctor describing each package upon the load re-
cevng the tickets and checks the goods upon
the Market ana and sO marks the inspectors
ticket with pencil those tickets are handed 10 ne OF W
from this report taken the sketch that you haye We
usually and get these tickets ourselves anu an ths
| deveries-and see If anything is going on wrong. !,
O. When You speak Of the man furnished by deet
cali him an exporti A. He has been in the business
for the last 10 or II years as warehonsean; ia ro "a
% HON many doors are opened when goods
cejyed A. When goods cannot received fast enough
door the other door ope 3D. d some one else IL
put in charge otthe other door Leet COS spe S
puts these tickets file in his desk and We get theW
O. He is the only person who has knowledge of what
| cept for the gOodsH A. Yes Sir; the only person.
| WAREHOUSE BOOKKEEPING.
Q. When these books filed where are they takenf
A. They are all at Stockings; they are Govern
| ment property.
O. Would these books exhibit the number of packages
receivedi A. Yes Sir; would state that the columns
are footed up with such view; we are not called
upon to do that but ran over the pages OF
about rs single entries to page mIds about Poo
no officer whose duties require him to foot up the num-
Der of packages; with little packages like TIN, Tor IN.
OF wine II all depends upon the Inspector who makes
ticket Inspector win simply say on his ticket 50
specor would take of all the marks; and have to
make an exact copy in the ledger t Of the
dozen entres If he has but one em we make but one
entry.
O. You say these pages average % entries each yet
some of the entries as discover are for 200 packages
is possible; still, IL is not so in that book.
O. Then the average Of 20 single entries OF OF
trely deusye to the entire receipts of goodsf A;
Yes, Sir but could come 10 reasonable conclusion OF
the proportion of goods, bales boxes, and forth that
received; but do not think anybody else could,
and count up each item in the ledger.
BAD-oRDER GOODS.
@. Do you know why many goods are marked bad
order" which apparently in good order in the Cen
eral order warehousel A. 1t Is left to the Judgment OF
the party receiving the goods.
O. When the Committee visited the store they found
many packages marked In bad order which were appar
emily in perfect order Do you know anything of that
eSars the cases Won We're looking at those cases came
from the Colorado the number marked in bad order was
order the appearance Of those goods wet they
in wet and spoke OF at the time; where goods have
the appearance of being wet they marked in bad
order, sometimes whole load; 1t don't amount TO any
@. Then the brand OF bad order by Leet & Co.'s en-
plOyes does not amount TO anythingi A. We'll 1t Is
protection TO them, suppose. -, 49,
O. DO they mark goods in bad order whether they are
In bad order or metz A. That may be the case
q DO you not know IL Is the case A. couu ho' saUc
During this examination Senator Casserly had been
looking at the ledger and found numerous pages con
tanning single entries that included from 10 TO 22S pack
Der OF packages received at Leet Stockings store,
per the ledger account the witnesses estimate OF 20 en-
tries Of one package EACH per page, was incorrect
CARELEsssEss INSPECTORS
The witness said that the Inspectors often made mis-
takes calling case bale these oithe Inspectors
would be copied into the ledger unless they were self
evident unmstaiabe, when they would be corrected |
at the time the goods were received
Senator Bayard's examination of the witness showed
of the size or weight of packages
Mr. Watson could give information in regard to the
charges Of Leet stocking but he 9nderst9,od that
Instance upon lot of 1000 packages OF blocks of pyrites
O. Did you understand that you were required to
state the number of packages A. When counted 1t up
previously stated with the idea OF package being
senator Casserly-What did you intend to say upon
each page OF this book 4. Ny Intention to show
the number of packages there was in the book.
O. And TO do that you take each entry representing
one PACKAGE you SAID something about the idea of
counting these packages by the average Of an ordinary
dry-goods package presume you don't adhere to that
now A. When the senator asked me the question an
swered him that my idea when making the counts was
averaging the receipts of packages supposed to be or
cases Of wine 10 equal a case of dry goods
Q. Where single entry contains go cases, supposng
charge upon avcTage-sized dry goods box \. No.
Cir Is boxes OF wine would be about equal 10 the storage
on a common package of dry goods coming from the
other side Of tie river where the wine principally comes
TIE CHARGE FOR STORING WINE
O. What are the charges case of wlnei A. To the
best of NY knowledge and belief and opinion 1t is about
fifteen cents for the first month; may have Overesti
it, but think 1t is not more than that; and on
those small articles which have mentioned before is
perhaps a q half cent difference; on wine think
It is about 10 to Is cents 49,,
O. That would be-the Is cases-s2 ~ A. made
mstake meant TO say ten cases. call IL q % from the
other side of the river.
Look at page 2s Do you see 80 cents in one entry
O. How much is in a quarter cask Of brandy A.
Thrty-two gallons size OF flour or beer barrel.
O. How many such casks would he equal TO an ordi.
nary goods box In the chargesi A: cannot tell
without referring to other books to find out what the size
O. Would not you think two would BET A. About
O. supposinc all the 50 to be quarter casks they wonld
be equal to II dry goods boxes nearly a; YES. sr
this pcntto determine the number Of paekaSg a
od since they had been there March, 49, 1871, two
each beside 800 pages IN al old ledger FOUND there "hen
o. How many have been filed since this past year
A. think six books during the past year
any five pages the book Unfortunately in order 20
find out the AVERAGE of packages on page The book
was opened crreessy by the reporter and the witness
after little reckoning stated that the five pages con-
tanned Of 80 25ths There we're two entries
upon those FIVE PAGES Of 80 cases but he could not state
what they and an entry OF 80 bags which ne De-
heved to be bag Of seed or something OF that char
fortunate in that selection OF pages Inc book Sonaned
increased htte He could net tell the exact proper
ton. ,, -.
entered all the receipts for goods stored III their Cen
era Order storest A. l,s .,, .,o o,,o,r. y, ,,orov