The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-31
HAMPERING SILK IMPORTERS.

MORE GOODS ORDERED INTO THE APPRAISERS
DEPARTMENT FOR RE-APPRAIsEMENT
Re-appraiscments and ''raisng OF values" es-
pecially on silks and goods manufactured OF silk,
to be the order OF tho day in tho Custom House
At present Scarcely had the authorities finished tho
great silk case, pending which upward of ST. 900 900
worth Of these importations were tied up with tho
gordian knot OF red tape and kept from tho market,
before another although Of not such great magnitude
looms up; and this latter, is claimed by the silk
porter has been instituted by the which
has manipulated that Of tho "piece silks"
I ATTACH GOODS.
Tho American SILK Growers Association, these i'm
porters say, determined to hamper foreign In
ports In their limo as much as possible Unfortunately
Tor the importers, tho tariff laws OF such nature
that any picayuno Importer may make allegation
against any merchandise brought hore that there Is
'.probabe cause" for existing upon
which II is tho bounden duty Of the Collector order
these goods into tho Appraisers hands for reapprasc
mcnt.
A NEW TROUBLE IN SILK GOODS.
General Ketchum has been busy all THIS week In ro-
appraisng numerous invoices OF silk ribbons against
which allegations OF undervalutions have been made
The importers OF those goods ure all vol know mer.
chants standing very high In tue estimation OF tho
Custom House DutLorittcs, as Well among mer-
camille community. IL is safe to say that between
100000 TO $50, 900 worth of these goods the
custody vi the United States government and kept
from the market. Two special agents OF tue Treasury
Department have recently travelled all over the couI.
try aud investigated the SILK trace, and appears that
on their observations the action pending Tor reap
praiscment is now had. IL Is m0oted however, that
the silk Growers Association has more do with IL
than the government The invoices under investiga.
ton belong to such houses Richarcs Iselin Co.
c. Aumordt Co., Passamonta 4 Co., Drey fuss, Kohn
Co.; Luckmeyer. kunoth Co.; Oberleuner
ADcgg II Co., Lewis Brothers a. Co., aud others. Tue
duty on these wares, whether good, bad Indifferent
are sixty per cent The most noted ribbons imported
are aros grained and tsnetas. On Tho ormsr, winch
arc largely used In Europe, there is foreign
value. These goods manufactured At st. Ellen,
France aud At Bssie Switzerland. IL IL claimed by
the importers that owing to the rtso IN tue
rial tho value al these ribbons should also be en-
hanced but u has been ascertained At tho Appraisers
Department that tho stock Of goods hand been
fncturcrs did not to raise the price OF their aurc
Besides this the major portion 0 tho goods In Qucs-
ton had boon purchased long before the raw
material took place. Furthermore the appraisers
have advanced The PRICES ot these goods OF this
scripon fully eighteen per cent beginning Of
by Interested parties 10 make urthcr addition. The
''tanetas'' ribbons are almost unknown In European
markets, except 10 manufacture for American con-
sumption, even IN England, SO that market value
be attached TO them tho other side Attain
tic. Every article OF this description manufactured
there Ii consigned " this country, and therefore IL
exceedingly difficult 10 arrive at any fixed value
and adJudged by experts IN the business Here the
matter rests aud II now lies with tho General APP
praser to decide upon tho morris oil the In the
meantime say the importers. the Tor the sale
0f these goods Is passing, aud tho importers
great loss every day their merchandise Is kept from