New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-17

would save tho department much trouble AMI crincsm'
but equities should he followed and no man ought 20
be made to pay full duty on damaged goods
The Second Division Is Under charge OF MrGlbert'
and 1t examined jewelry, musical boxes pa'hs-
ngs, etc. Nearly all Of the officers Of that depaPtmeht
are experienced judges of such merchandise. The room
In which these goods kept Is we'll guared the ala
mOnds are kept IN a safe. There have been few com
plants made Of disappearance Of articles Prhaps
the complaints don't amount TO one month. WDen
from the steamer in bad order tho importer
is called In TO them opened It sometimes Is claimed
that personal effects have been lost which nyestiga
ton shows have been in this building There isl
person who specially takes OF the room In which
these articles stored bat there is abundance OF
watchmcn."
Mr. Wood-I doubt whether there IS mercantile house
in the city which would take OF valuable goods so
loosely viii you please state the history Of the recent
kid glove controversyi
Mr.. Dutcher-About eight months ago we were In
formed by Special Agent Williams, OF Philadelphia that
kid gloves we're invoiced low, aud accordingly
advanced the invoices irst-cass kid gloves from AZ
francs to "a francs and seeondcass KID gloves were
Mr. Wood-Do you not know that some of the largest
mercantile houses in this city feel greatly ageved over
the advance they never before had been subjected to
Mr.. Dute6qr-Undoubtedly they DO but i does not
arriving here are consigned, not purchased
Mr. WoOcIhe committee would like 70 know the facts
OF the alleged frauds IN sugar.
Mr. Dutcher-I am most decidedly Of the opinion that
praisers Department aud that cargoes are correctly
sampled and class fed. That there are any large frauds
before sample Ye examiner and the sampler are
the basis OF the whole structure OF fraud II any exists
II a merchant manipulate those two men he can ac-
compish fraud have exercised a close supervision
the samplngi have been on the docks and tho
Mr. W0od~It has been stated in Baltimore and Phila-
depha that NewYork merchants get In sugar at lower
rates Of duty than charged in other cities.
Mr. butcher MY opinion is that That Is not the case
Sometimes sampler DOres six or seven times into
sugar He samples from both the top and bottom
the wet and dry parts OF the hogsnead Inc several
the grade Of that hOgshead is then fixed by the ex-
aminers. When these reports OF fraud we're made l
L would name another, and they should go through
number OF cargOes and resampe them Ten per cent OF
and there have been no cases where eaoes OF SUGAR
have been sent to the refnefles before being
properly CLASSIFIED ana sampled, .nanrs 9nni6 NY
the cost to the consumer provided the rate was
higher than that now charged. herchants use tne
poariscope and think the use OF IL would prevent me
mpO OF high grades Of sugar cOOred 70 resemble
aud pass for lower grade. by which the higher duty IS
avoided There should be some other standard than
color for determining the proper grade OF sugar 1
rather think that importer Of sugar II he intended
swndlng, would begin on the docks Inc supervisor IS
present look after the sampler owing TO the fact
thai there only few supervisors and they nave
great river Ont to care for have recently Issued an
order that cargoes OF sugar sbaI not De re.
leased until the classheauon ana gra ol.s are
made out and the whole invoice Is Hquldated.
This I believe, will expedite instead OF retarding
business much time has been lost IN DISCUSSIONS be.
tween the importers and EXAMINES as 10 the grades IL
the duty uniform. the same on high grade
as low grade sugars then the low Grade sugars w0uo
necessarily be excluded the market and would 20
TO Europe for refining and this would hurt the American
rehners IL has been stated mat the rate oil aa on
pound, which lower than at other PLACES rms ia
WAS based on the original invoice but within the last
year these yOces have been raised III 4OOOOO which
puts the rate Of duty actually charged up 70 Z0IOOO
The investigation will be continued to-day.