New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DISCUSSING DUTIES ON KID GLOVES
A CONFERENCE BETWEEN APPRAISER KEIChUM AND
THE IMPORTERS.

DISCUSSING DUTIES ON KID GLOVES
coxrvprxCE nErwEEN APPRAISER KETCHUM AND
THE IMPORTERS.
conference was held yesterday between
General Appraiser Ketchum and the Kid glove lnpoi
ers The meeting called IN obedience 10 ln'''uo
lions from the Treasury Department 70 OBTAIN .no
views Of importers on the proposed substitution VI
sneciac for an nd yalorem duty kid gloves Among
those were representatives OF Person. Hartman
60 Rerteaux 4 Radon, ]. Meyer Co., Goldschmidt'
Baehrach Co. WIlmerdtng, Hoguet Co., isenn'
Neeser Co., G. A. Auffmordt Co., K Oeloermanh 4"
Co. James McCreery Co, A. TrOutlet, Schmidt Co.,
Aaron & Alexander, Pings & Primer, L. v Hozmaister'
wertheiner & Co.. Luckemeyer, KuuOth & Co., Harris
Brothers Meyer & Dickinson Peiser Co.. oil OF tnlS
CITY, aud William Read OF Philadelphia. stephen e.
Clarke was present as counsel for the importers.
General Ketcbum said that the meeting had been
called to see whether the leather glove importers could
agree upon specific duties, the Government faVorng
any system OF specific duties which would return IL
revenue equal to that received now from ad valorem
duties.
Mr.. Hoguet advocated duty Of 50 80 dozen on
gloves without regard to size, quality or buttons ms
was also the view Of Iselin Neeser Co.. Mr. IToutet
C. A. AuffmOrdt & Co., and Others. Mr. Harris was III
favor of duty OF 81 S. all around and an additional
ad yaorem duty Of from 10 to 20 per cent with reuuc
ton OF Sion misses and ehidren's sizes.
Schmidt & Co. suggested two plans one duty OF
81 dozen on all goods made Of goatskin, and 81 on all
others the duty Of 50 dozen on al gloves be-
low So in value. and "a on all Of higher value
Mr.. Moore, of Person. Hartman Co.. thought these
propositions would exclude the lower grades OF gloves
ana would not yield the present revenue He favored
specific duty of 81 dozen and % per cent ad yaiore
Mr. McCreery thought that the trade should agree upon
this question He personally in favor Of SO dozen
Oh al kinds Of gloves.
Mr. Aaron aud Mr.. Waters advocated SPECIFIC duty
ss the surest way prevent repetition of the present
difficulties Meyer Dickinson believed that specific
duty without regard 10 value would entirely stop the
importation of low-prced gloves, and II ADOPTED u
WOuld deprive the Government OF more than S1OO,OOO
IN duties vote on the question, Would you oppose Il
specific duty OF 81 dozen all round, without regard 10
size or material showed fourteen importers IN the
Affirmative and FIVE IN the negative. Eleven importers
were opposed TO specific duty Of So, and eight were III
favor OF It, Nine importers opposed specific duty OF
So so all round and ten favored IT, proposed duty OF
80 dozen all round opposed by five importers, and
fourteen favored 1t. Ten were opposed TO a
mixed duty nine were in favor and one de-
clined TO vote. Eleven dissented from the prop
ositon for duty OF 81 90 dozen and an al YalOrem
duty of 20 per cent, and nine favored IT, The vote
against discrimination IN duties between gloves OF
different lengths was unanimous second vote on q
specc duty Of 81 dozen received only two negative
votes General Ketchum stated that he would report
the result the conference to Washington, together
with views Of his own.