The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-24
CORSETS.
DISCUSSION THEREON IN WHICH MERcuANTs,
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DISCUSSION THEREON IN WHICH MERCnANTs,
NOT LADIES, WE'RE INTERESTED
About weeks ago District Attorney Bliss was no
titled by several merchants that . number Of houses
IN New York were importing German woven corscts
and invoicing them far below their real value and that
investigation would establish tho fact The District
Attorney notified Collector Arthur OF tho report made
to him. and accordingly large invoice which was
shortly after entered ordered to the public
for examination and appraisemcnt number OF OK
perts were summoned, specimens OF the goods pro-
cured and examined, and advances made the IN
voiced value Of the goods in Of much
as sixteen per cont The importers protested
against the judgment Of the experts and appealed To
Collector Arthur for the appointment OF merchant
appraiser to examine the prices which the goods
nvoccd, and 10 appraso their value Accordingly Ito
Collector appointed Mr. James b. Constable Of the arm
OF Arnold. Constable X Co, coa.jutor with the Ap-
pra'ser General ketchum, 10 investigate The matter
thoroughly. A number OF merchants engaged in the
manufacture OF corscis and number OF importers
summoned and great deal OF testimony taken
Experts called in TO testify to the value OF tho
goods and several days spent in investigating the
charges Of differentiation. General ketchum would
not the result Merchant Appraiser
Constable referred that gentleman any questions put
to him as TO the result
Mr. Constable, however, remarked when questioned
about the existence oi aring between American import
ors and foreign manufacturers, that he conlldeat
such thing existed and besides, the importers them
HERALD reporter being Informed that the results OF
tho investigation had been transmitted 10 the Collector
called nj MA Office without nnd.ng him. lie
qucnty lean ned that the goods detained had been
leased ana called the importers interested
tain how the investigation had affected them. The
three firms whose goods held are Mcssfs DECKER
hoa Ra1loer CO., Lewis Schiclc Co. and :. Worm
scr b Co. Yesterday afternoon whc the reporter
was conversng with partner IN The hou.e OF
Schicle Co.. . note from the Custom House
CONTAINING tho requirement. Of his goods
was we'd by him. The following Is the comparison
between the original and Tho invoice
US entered at the Custom House, OF
coous valued ut las 10 rechmarks, while the reap
praemcnt nxcd tbs value OF tnc goods al Iva ~ reich
marks, difference of ifty-one rechm rks, equal TO
about $l2 The extra duty set upon the goods amounted
10 the ridiculous sum Of 81 20 sccount OF which
the goods detained for nearly SIX weeks ana the
Importers subjected the inconvenience and loss of
sales incurred by the delay. In the Of 5 Worm
scr 4 Co, tho invoice under whitn the goods were
entered amounted 20 l3G49 rcichmarks; tho reap.
praiscmcnt set the value OF the goods nj H. loo
rcichnarks, an advance the invoice OF about
$40, the government duty, at thirty-uvc
per cent ad valorcm being thus increased
about Ss0--a rlnng sum on 80 large importation.
Dieckcrhon RAnlocr Co., Is understood, received
their goods ut the valuation made In the original In
voices Tho complain bitterly Of the treat
ment TO when they havo been subjected. and claim
that the whole affair was nothing more than compina
ti0n amoug domestic manuiacsusers - eesssey Ne