, 1879-01-01
What the Government Agents
Have Discovered.
Tho Revenue Annually Dctraud-
ed of RGOO,OOO.
A Ring Of Five Foreigners at New
York to Whom the whole
Country Pays Tribute.
The Foreign Manufacturer the Only
Possible Successful Merchant
In This Country.

ftofH QIF IET1 N0fTftT1nHfHks
WAsH1raToN, D. c., Dec. 2a.-The following
stationed 1t Philadelphia, which has never been
published, IL 40 important contribution to tho
literature Of thr unt1erYalNation question::
THE NErORT.
SIR: have the ouur 10 report that have
been engaged for several monstt8 iuvcstignting
III alleged undervaluatIon In the lu,uortations
Of kid and other leather gloVcs, aud have reach.
cd the following conclusions, viz:
F.rsf--Tlat all kid and las,t-skiu gloves in
rorted into tha country ut the port Ut New
York. and nearly nil consigned Rloves At other
ports, ara undcfvaluel iron, ~ to % nrr cent.
and tho customs revenue Is cUrTespondin2ly de-
1rauded, amounting In the aggregate for thc
fiscal year ending June 80. 1871, toover *.0o 900.
Sttond-That the Government received an
avcraae Of but s2.6sH per doxen duty ou the
year eudfng June 80. 1s77. and that a specific
duty of 81 Der dozcn can he collected without
suy additional cost 10 the consumer.
1hfrd-Thc importation Of kid and other
by forc|gn mnhufacturers through thetr agents,
who reside principally Ia New York. Merchants
in other cities, East, Wess. and South. can p.,s-
chase through, theso agepss only. md tho foreign
fn this country. This system 10 not only nr,-
tacunlstfc to the revenues of tho country but
also IL the rights Of Amerlrautllizcn mcF-
chants. who are entitled 10 protection under tile
H.
FVurtA-That tho competition in the a]oyc
trade OF this country has rharvrJ irotn that uf
the usual competition of co,ntt,erro to that ot
rotn npctitiun an,onE undcrvatuers, who being
mostly commission agente, rely upon tic
anouass thcy save from duties to pay ttcir
commissions mad charges, antl tl.eY lluld out
their ability to TO 30 IS an tn1ucement to secura
conatr,1tnri1ts to them.
fIh-ruat ,hr true AUD ony remedy TO pre-
vent underyaluatton in leather RluYcs ia a cha,0c
In the uAuuet OF collecting the duties thereon
IRON aJ yalorem to SPECIFIC.
S.zfh-l respectfully recommend tbst the law
asxcaatnr i,1ttrs an rioves be cbnnred 10 4 sne.
citc one Of Ter doxen unon iii
gloyes OF leather. of Whatever kind, and that
all entries Of kid and other gloves imported BY
selioujdatsd md thc additional duty found 10
bc due thereon collected.
THn QUESTION OF TuR DECENTRALIZATION
existing In tho importation OF kid apd other
leather gloves was first brought to nv attention
bya merchant 10 this city, who stated TINT he,
trRde, but that owing Il, undcryaiatlou he had
lost most Of Il, and would bc obliged 10 70 out
vi tile hustrcss unless such undergaiIat' ons
arc stopped. Iu exhibited 10 me correspond.
enec With representative OF foreign manu-
fac.urcrs that were conclusive to my mind that
lie wns correct ID Ills charges, md subssaucnt
tnyest1oatlon has conertucI him,
My fnfor1nant stated Inst he had thu Ameri-
can agency tor q grade OF KID gloves known in
The market a. iirst-quaIltY glove: that up to
the maui {hap ffspcs Scr dozen.
and elpce tbat time, 81 francs pcr tiuzeu
that uther 1rnkraualItr makea OF kid pinvra.
snch A. Alexeudrcs. ,Iouvino. Eo1ryo[afer. and
others. were Iro ported Into New York aud pnxscd
bY The appFajsets there a costing (forei0p) but
uuon inyestfratton. / find l,ts statement cor-
rr,t anfi fhst ~ a merrt,,nt nnnrnisament ~