New-York tribune., 1879-02-03
DUTIES on KID GLOVES.
A DECISION BY THE APPRAISERS.

a DECISION B1 The APPRAISfhS.
THREE REPORTS PRESENTED BY APPRAISER
KETCHUM. II. Il. CIAFLIN, AND W. II. HAL
STD. ALL ADVANCING THE INVOICE VALUE
EXPECTED DECISION OF COLLECTOR MERRITT.
The kid glove rcappraisement. begun seye-
raj weeks ago, completed Saturday a. far a. the
general ana merchant appraisers are concerned, and
resulted in tIrce separate reports. The Orisl-
nal entries ont OF which this controversy grew
embraced four Invoices about 1000 dozen pairs or
two-buiton Alexandra KID gloves. They were imported
by A. T. Stewart & Co. at invoice value Of AZ francs
dozen Local Appraiser butcher advanced the invoice
value 10 2 which beng in excess OF ten per cent,
carried penalty amounting TO about 50 900. reap
praiscmeut was demanded by General j. j. McCOok at
toIney for A. T. Stewart Co.. and W. H. iasted, 0t
Hased, IIaines & CO.. and Horace T. Clann. OF H. b.
Clann & Goa were elected consented 10 serve as
merchant appraisers The evidence IN thc cas-" whlch
was published exclusively TIE TRIBUNE, closed
about ago Since then the appraisers nave held
four consultations without reaching unanimous verdict
Mr. Halsled acted as merchant appraiser three OF
the invoices aud Mr.. Cahin on the remaining one.
The merchant appraisers signed separate reports on
SATURDAY, Mr.. Halstcd. in his report, declares his
opinion 10 be that the goods were clearly underValncd
He advances the valne OF the Invoices from II francs TO
is france with rise OF francs for each additional
button. His rcport makes advance OF less than 10
per cent nnd does not carry any penalty.
Mr. Cafin advances the gloves from 42 francs to AZ
francs and in his report wishes II 10 be understood
hat he Of the opinion that the evidence shows that
% francs the rrcc at which gloves similar to those
In question are -0d in the foreign market; but as the
importers have offered much testimony 10 support their
prices he desires Ia AVOID doing them injustice and he
therefore adopts the prices he gives as liberal
concession TO them. dividing the drlcic1ce exactly
| between them and tnc GovclHincni.' M claim =
decision advances the invoice value over ~ per Ctu
and carries a penalty. .
Inc general appraiser, Alexander F. krtcnun, an
nOunced that he should sustain the Local Appraiser IA
his advance OF tGe invoice value from II to ~ francs
His rcuo- 20 Collector Merritt Is not yet completed
fIo will claim that he ~ compelled on Inc c'lucHc'
20 sustain the value OF % francs dozen
on twohutt0n Alexandra gloves, with q l5e
of francs "a hutton, believing that the evidence re
Gently oh;aucd from abroad tests 0f values On the
samples taken from the invoices in controversy lulIy
.".tau. tji- action Inc law his report viii state,
,i,,.s M the merchant appraisers should be
guided IN their decision by the acIual mhihrt
| value or wholesale rIicG or tne sooGS rGGiH
thay arc imported Ii no goods of tne manufacture
uudr consideration happen to bc 40 So!d theu he WIZ
appraisers are to hc governed by actual sales n shc lo
rIga markets of goods similar to those under con
4ersuoa IhG e rriiss %rPr9isgf GIp''jre' ,5e lave uo
n, shouid not De- controlled by any feeling
pariatv forimpoIer' hat would lead 10 any ctucr
conclusion han The evidence calls for am me ~ h'
REQUIRE. Tn" general 1pnraSrr reviews lhr eNldruc"
London experts at length aud h" claims tha' IA r
present rCapIai-cmcnt t.c Government Tor jhc hISt
mc has been ah.c 10 establish fNrd foreign market
! 80 nIlny controvclsir4 have arisen.
Tie three reports ia this rcappaIsemcut VIII BE- sub
mitted the Collector in few days for his dee ,i0 men
Will he final and upon which the duties must h' 2'f-Srd
| by the law ofirc"s or the Treasury Department,
lie po-scsso, "a wider discretion than heretofore
and alter reviewing the evidence he can establish auY
value winch may seem 10 him ~ De iuNt ana n1rcI, DO
tween - frau tie importers yalua tou Jnd o. it6nc~,
~ established the local appraiser irai decision,
II is c&poctcd VIII be made by tne Collector before tie
| end IL the present week.