The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-29
UNJUST ADVERTISEMENTS"

MEMORIAL TO SECRET ARY sHERMAN--PRorRs1
FROM NEW YORK IMPORTERS AGAINST sPE-
CIAL AGENTS.
The methods OF the special agents OF tho Treasury
In causing imported goods be reappraiscd and from
thrty iorty per additional duty levied have
aroused many leading importers to protest against
what they consider "uniust apprs,sementS" The re.
cent locking up Of immense stocks OF KID gloves for
reapprascm resulted In heavy losses to the own.
ers, aud The governments decision favor OF the
special agents has caused meetings to be ~ to
take in IMMEDIATE action IN the matter.
THE MEMORIAL
memorial has been drawn up and signed and yes.
to-day . representative Of the merchants laid tho
document before the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
memorial In substance Is as foilows:-Mapy mer-
chants receive large portions OF their merchandise
upon consignment from foreign manufacturers. The
importations subject arrival In PORT ad
loren duties The Law requires that invoices
OF goods consigned to commission houses for
sale he made out at the actual market
value at tho time and place oil manufactures
that tho appraiser ascertain, estimate and apprass
the true value and wholesale price OF the
chanose at tho time Of expectation In the principal
markets OF tho country whence tho has been i'm.
ported. The memorial GOES not complain Of The Law,
but Of tho practice Of special agents basng their ap
praisemsn,s on tho valuations reported BY small
American merchants WHO neither manufacture
abroad nor have the large importsrs' facilities Tor
buying goods cheap. me memorial inc says mat
market IN Europe; but, rather than suspend work
loso coutroi OF skilled workmen. large foreign
manufacturers have sent out moro goods than ever,
TO DO sold herc their own account The result
been low prices throughout Europe, especially 10
large imporlcrA Blu. the Washington special agents
have bean governed by the prices paid by small i'm
portcrs, and have appraised accordingly.
THE fAikksT METHOD
IN m Or AL on q SAY nj
production OF foreign manufacturer has been cou.
signed to the port o New York the Iairost method
would be TO DO governed by the selling prices oil sim-
liar geods actually disposed oi Ia EUROPE IL wouli
be unfair to appraisc whole cargo OF silks IRON rss
hands IN Lyons as high the silks OF small Jobber
who imports only fifty pieces Of goodA Again, largo
stocks may be sent TO America TO be sold consgn
mont 10 DO distributed 20 small dealers In dinv cot
parts Of country, but because the agents tho
European man uiacture sell he goods lower than
ordinary jobuers the charge oil 'sraud" should noe
be made. Tnc memorial says would not be unrepson-
ablo Tor the foreign manufacturer Who produces goods
sale taking all risks OF loAg voyage aud me fuctus-
tons o. distant MARKET 70 look Tor larger profits
pSn spa or 20
| order. II, however, tho event shows that his net
returns Tor series Of years upon all his transact
not exceed his invoice price, that fact should 10
TAR rciule the charge OF false Invoices aud sucn
the opinion Of the ms noral is IN most cases fact
| TaE CHANGES soUGHr.
| In conclusion cue memorial says that when tho
| merchants prove that thoir goods are UNDER
valued tho special agents aside the oaths OF their
Witnesses but accept all the testimony on the other
side The Secretary is asked to assign thc duty Of
| appraising goods 10 capable and nenest mon 10
allow the Importers IN test cases 10 be represented
| counsel and 70 crossexamine witnesses, and
In all to allow the importers In.
| terestcd to DO present. The memorial says
that more than ope.nalf the United States Imports
and considerably more than ono-na OF all the States
made and paid In the city Of New York, and mat
| II ought not 10 be assumed that SO large body Of
| men the importing merchants Of New York, whose
success depends their honesty, dsno nest when
| they deal with the government and are banded to-
| gether TO dcfraud the revenue.
| Signea--A Person, Harmon Co Isein, Nesser
4 Co Oh. Bsrteaux n Radon, q. A Auffnorat 4 Co,
| W. Ii. Deforest, Ed. wsrbarg Co., James McCreery
\ Co., wnmsrdus. Hogus. 4 Co.; Lewis Brothers X
Co., Hardt a Co, n. d. Clshtn Il Co., LuckomoyeA
Kuno,h Co; Durham, Buckley 4 Co Fred But.
| terhcld N Co., H. Oelbermann h Co., Bates. Reed
n cooley Lenmaier Brotners, Dreyfus, konn 4 Co
LeIsler sommcrhon, fent Grswold n Co.; ODER.
| teufcr, ADcgg Co. u. \. Dambmann Co, Lee,
Twecdy Co H. vict0r Acheiis, 10 Boutillicr Bro
| TIERS wcndt, Slcinhauscr Co. Staper 4 Streuii.
| William schroeder 4 Co A. Schmidt A Co (, Held.
sieck, Mommcr A. Co. X. A. wirbcl n 20, McGiDbon
a Co., Feidman \ Decker, Passavant a co, kessros
a Co., Lesher, Whitman b Co. kuser BrotherA Fleit~
| man Co, A. TTou.tet