New-York tribune., 1878-10-12

gloves consigned by them TO A. T. Stewart Go. shoul
eTpcrtStlon that A. r. stewart Co had the right at
any time to purchase and take and TO hold for their own
account any gloves consigned at the invoice price
that the agreements should bind their successors
in business, and upon six months nouce al
and be payable for follows All In their possession
at the time Of taking the last general inventory at the
al fsceRad RFd0 saSseGaent to 1' that notice
net invoice or true market Yalue theIeot ht az
g3ch sy FndSes Sds Rn these sSs
cOnsgnments could be converted INTO direct
UyaiSemept 10 sell 70 any pnrcnsseI and challenged its
acceptance up 900 pairs Of AleIandre gloves ~
AZ francs per dozen, deliverable at Paris ms one Has
not heen accepted and IS stil open TO the wOrld
for O reasonable time and In reasonable smounts In
other words offer TO furnish at AZ francs per dozen
gloves when the Government has arbitrarily valued at
40 francs.
STATEMENT OF JANIS II. DUNHAM
James H. Durham, Of Dunham. Buckley Co.. who
was one Of the merchant appraisers expressed great
surprise when informed last evening OF the decision
rendered by Collector Merritt. am amazed, ,, ne
said that the Collector has sustained tue VSIuElon
fixed by the general npI Tom e evidence that
has been taken. The law PROV ides that tne Valuh
coHtrV of EXPORT may be established by ascertaining
the actual cost of manufacture, ana 70 Inat hutns
mo"eISSv sndri1Ts and the manufacturers nave
veTv frankly exposed their books and the details
over comics of their books showing all the expenses and
the profits of the business The cost OF the M s @
N
francs varying few francs according 10 Ine C"pItal
and facilities OF the house. 0pinions may vary a. 10
the reasonable profit TO be added for manufacture put
10 per cent would be thought perhsps not Unfair l.,
"A large importing house IN this city Is co1nected III
facturcrs Grenoble aud The prohts on an annual annual
business 81 100000 were shown by the actual
hooks here TO have been per cen4 ceut TO each
member Of the firm. No commission, rent or expense
charged by tue New-lOrk hrm lor 'ne saleS "uo
byit. -, ..,,.,oo o,1 ,.,o,ns, borsos NJ such
Character was opposed such testimony that the mem
bars OF tho bORrd disguised at lls paseness NO
desposp in this world would havo treated its subjects
a sure that this decision has been given on some Ot
basis than that OF the evidence Pbladephla importer
claimed to have made an onsr ot AZ francs Ior ZoVVo
dozens which the manufactures had refused Yet the
manufacturer was situated, sont 10 him
letter stating that another manufacture.
the contract would be happy to furns the quantity de-
sired. A Mr.. Libby, OF A. I. Stewart Coz Onered 10
sell 600 dozens at AZ francs deVeraDe III France OF
this country with regular charges OF transportation
'The whole matter has been from the start a cruel
wrong TO merchants of this city The decision OF the
Secretary of the Treasury that the goods could not he
leased under bond Of double their value has euaied
large loss to importers. Large mporting houses
different with small importers who have been
de rived of their winnie years business Inc spring
colors may have passed then out OF fashion; Beside
that the deter2EatOn from natural causes VIII be very
great 10 Oot4Dg about the shutting up Oi SsP6dd6
do not think It dn eXaggerauoh 10 say that looo0O
dozeus been locked up by the decision OF the de-
pdrent. 1t has been serious hardship 70 many Dus
houses In this country II was sald suIrhSy y one
of the officers of the Government that the parties III
terested were foreigners. But had supposed that IL
was the policy of this Government 90 attract foreign
commerce this port and works SO great injustice 10 u
hat may well be doubted II 1t has not some ulteor
meaning. l cannot help thiOklng that 1t has been
founded on other foundation than the merits OF the
case and the weight OF evidence