New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-02

the foregoing STATISTICS TWO ldclH tcpVVait
ticeable First, the increased shipments OF wines
Amounting TO about quarter OF million francs made
during the first quarter OF the present year. and sec
ondy the largely reduced shipments OF brandes dur
ing the quarter In regard to both OF these 1aot
various explanations and plausible onesmay be offered
The excessive wine shipments ts stated are causeu by
prevalent desire here to rush in good wines on the
present specific tariff of 40 cents per gallon on wine In
wood and OF 81 60 per dozen that shipped in bottles
in preference 70 waiting until the proposed ad yaorem
duties shall have been adopted by Congress. Here al
ready. gain inklug Of the purport OF the memo
rial referred to. The proposed tariff on wines VIII
make the American people race OF drinkers oil poor
Wines" said the foremost wine merchant OF bordeaux,
10 Inc this morning, as from inspection OF
his eighteen capacious and wehled cellars containing
millions OF dollars worth OF the vintlges, dating far
back as 1871. Said he Pass that proposed tariff
and you Americans win drink us dry OF our poor wines
And naturally all wine worth 40 cents per gallon
will enter at only 20 cents duty that worth between 40
cents and ~ per gallon will be taxed at 90 cents per
gallon, and all worth over 81 per gallon VIII DO
taxed at the enormous figure OF 81 30 per gallon Is 1t
any wonder that the wine grow France. through
the Bordeaux merchants their factors, appeal against
sucn ad valorem rates-not only appeal In fact for
maintenance Of q specific duty, but for redue-
ton of IL
Another incidental point OF interest may here be
alluded TO- The bulk OF the wine shipped hence TO the
fifty per cent to New-Yor thrtynve cent to New
Orleans, and the remainder TO Boston, Philadelphia
Baltimore and Francisco. Most Of the better wines
included those shipments little II any Is OF very high
graded go 10 NewYork, while Eew-Orleans, az
general thing orders the inferior quality. 1t will be
seen therefore in case the proposed ad yaorem tariff
going into effect that New-Oreans, paying only 20
cents per gallon duty her inferior receipts Of wine
will be largely the gamer at the expense OF New-fork
which will on her superior quality OF import have to
pay the higher duty Of 60 cents per gallon Does Mr..
Wood wish TO compel his fellow citizens Of Gotham to
drink poor wines simply to please the country at arget
1 might go to show that the proposed ad yalorem
tariffs equally oppressive regards the shipment OF
wine in bottles Al present the duty Is 81 go per Dozen
regardless OF grade Under the new law y would DC lVo
ton Of invoices which by this time 1t would seem, our
GGVein an NJ ~ RardeauT vine shipper. in New
in 1869, ought 20 be slow TO offer again TO
dishonest persons not to speak Of the injustice u would
work to the upright wine merchants whose trade might
be seriously impaired, II not entirely ruined, ny the
fraudulent invoices Of interruptions competitors As
long ago as 1874 Mr. Benjamin Gcrlsh, Jr the United
States Consul at this port, gentleman whose experience
ana fidelity have rendered Him an invaluable public
servant called the attention OF the Treasury Depart
ment these very facts In report from which regret
space viii not allow 10 quote. About that time Con
gress abolished the ad yaorem, and substituted the
present specific duty ON wines, ana the frauds ceased
L. the door 10 them now about to be TeopenedI -.
The decrease the brandy shipments during the last
quarter is another fact 20 which desire to direct your
attention. Last year tlS7O during January February
ana March about three times "a much brandy was
hence United states rs recorded during
the corresponding months OF the present year Gan IL
be the Murphy movement Possibly that has something
TO do with IT, Can II be that general depression, anu
what people call hard times" have driven tue yotarles
OF Baccus from the EXPENSIVE ponies OF Cognac to the
frugal schooner Of beer, or the pebeian Bourbon
Yes possibly that has helped 100 Tut there ere oiher
causes: The brandy are tnld hna are holding
back their shipments, sad until TINS tarn business
Is settled ms Imagine " the Pil.c ~ ca9se Iol ine
surprising reduction 10 which aiude, though some al
Owanco must be made for ordinary nuctuaton In SNIP
ments owing to greater or less irelghtlhs I.cll-
ties being Temporarily obtanaDle. Nlnely'nno
hundrcdths Of the shipments from here TO
America go by way OF Liverpool, weekly
line Of steamers delivering goods In the
latter city in three days whence IN ten days more they
are landed in NewIork or Boston. Not over tity or
forty ships year clear from Bordeaux for Amor
ports. THIS Is surprising, but have explained H.
The Garonne River before the city is crowded with yes
sels but the Yankee Gag is scarce Nearly century
ago in 1905 when the Hon. Joseph Fenwick United
States Consul at this port be had fewer than $40
rivals OF American vessels TO record during that year.
The cargoes brought out by our Yankee skip
pers In those days would surprise the modern merchant
and cannot do better than give you verbatim trans
cript from the consular record Of Mr. Fenwicks time
chronicng the arrival Of the schooner "Besoy," Of
Salem Macs. II reads thus:
"BoRDEAUx, the II April 1895.
Consular O0fee BORDEAUX:
az hereby declare before YOU Joseph Fenwick. Consul
OF the United States Of America In this port that ar
rived here the l4th April. Ny vessel Is called The
with seven men. My owners arc Benjamin LOTett
They live nj Beverley, Mass. cleared IRON SALEM
consists IN 400 Dbs flour. 30 candies, 100
SOAP bags coffee, Ind. sugar, Dbl. indigo bbls.
1nvones l fierce of hams HICHoL As TnoRNDrKR
Cleared out the 9th May hound TO salem loaded with
trunk ribbons bbls. shoes, cask indigo, 100 OF
soap"
1t will be observed that CAPTAIN ThorDdike brought
out six shoes and had tine privilege OF carrying
Eve cases Of them back again. Does this indicate that
even In these old times, the average Frenchman was
Suspicious Of Yankee manufactured