The sun., 1878-10-26
PECrLIiR REirrRirSEuENrs
Appeal from the Hid Glove Bccision-i Firm.
Experience with tho Appraiser,.

A. T. Stewart & Go. have lilcd an appeal
In tho Custom Houst from the decision ad-
vancng tho value of th.'r fret qually hi
gloves. The appeal i-to b's -nttp Washington.
Tue arbitrary ruling of the Collector and the
General Appraiser IN tho Xii glove invoi'rs has
called forth from several .mporte r. stlries ~
similar grievances experienced in custom
House rcappral-eMen,s. In most cases the i'm
poriers had AN ulwiliingncss t. ycntiate tAe
injustice which they claim to have sun'red un-
der through fear of mourning the dispcnsurc
Of the Customs author.tes. and Of involving
themselves in other troubles in their impor,a-
tions. Tho lractice is for the importers To call
for rcal: rais mcris where they feel that the
United States examiners have erred IN ad-
vancul; the value Of their goods hoy mi the in.
voices. The rcapurusrM"At- IRE made hy the
General Appraiser ana one or more merchant
Appraisers, who are designated ly a Deputy
COlloot. + oi Customs, and To- iay for whose -cr.
wees IL" orErl"f,d lnluori"r has io d.po,h u
certain amount with the Government. lii such
eases the decision of the Coil, tor and Gruerai.
ApprHt ir 'ln"i for ~" luI 'ri'r unless th"y
court. . his consent lIS meyer b' eu granted.
Son - ihr r'ai iptaia'i. n's nave drawn out a
great -.'"l ~ Rlvrra" eminent and indignation
il NOR uLtll' rlr les.
What il rrlarlod az a uolable instance Of un-
}V,t rHpprM rMs'mgn. hR, been, opposed by
EroniwS lrn - importers oi French prnrl
buttons. Three ycnra ~" this m ntu the firm
had nm iusulcr OF several thousand dOliurA
worll Of lufnns sent t. them, which. On being
entered at tn' Custom House for duty. the *
HMluer GuNau 'oi - per cent. ia value. The
impYrtcrs said tAW ihry had iuyolred thr
goods NJ tho market price whi ia they paid for
lham. nEi they asked Tor rnnrpra soinrut 10
prJyr tho cOrreciu"ss of their invoices. The
mer'hunt HpprHlscr who WIS selected wis
te7tinrd that thcy had bought tle buttons ON
what Is known Ia the trade as u falling market
and they lrVlu"eI niildayiis from the mNnular-
turetA IN France that they wcTo ready t. sell
any quantity of the buttons in any part of the
world al tIr sanr price that they Ind inyoiced
T. tlr nrln here. til" llrm also of rcd TO sell
from ilNr e. ten thousand ~, - Of the buttons
NJ ~" prl'c IA thclr invoices The rrapprHsc-
Mrll lh-trd month. IEn GJVprnmrnt failed
L. dlournN' the evidence 81 III" importers. and
ht me close ia" Geuola AIprois ~ and the mrr-
clhui alprnlsT WnLoGn'.d 80 The IN portcrs
on" # IT,, firm Voi note from ~, G-neYl Ap.
pra'-"r, G"n. ket mum, requesting him 10 rnll
ana informing hln tlU II Lad been found
necessary tn rroI"n tho ni-o Whom tho Nor.
chant saW ia" General Appraiser hr Demanded
M cr rpltuAOou uui Was told TINT he m, reliant
appraiser on r'turuing 10 his store had dis
covered tnnt tho slip Of manufacturer Rs prices
OF buttons which h" mad used in the HuIiul-"-
m"nt. ANA whleh he had SUPPOSED To- br In
own " 'r" IN iact tho prices Ot tn" firm. TN"
%hl'h hr hH! .ui over two months previously.
holol" ~" inl 900 IN" market We're nttrrI Irr
cont ahu'" IL" invoice ol tAenrm. On this dis
Usni| NE H'n'hl .AlWus"r ana the mrr-
h"ld mat the lnNnt'" should hr ui yuunrd fifteen
n1r cont The nim had tp uiS T. penalty OF
inrulor 0i thr llrm Iu speaking of the case
SAID, III" Cos .tuurnt did not show that ut.r
goods W'Fe uhd"ryalurd, but they were ad-
Nahoei au,ely heeausr tho merchant nuului-tr
lHppeu,I TWO months before TO uay n Liph,r
dniy than We Ind. That h. the s0rt II ustlrr
'u'' merchants receive at the Custom House"