, 1879-01-21
CUSTOMS-FRAUDS.
nAport Of the Supervising Special
Agent Of the Treasury Depart
n1ent,
undervalnations, Charges and Com.
mission Cases, md Sugar
frauds.

spfetdt EoHfFp"n"snes Q! ne 1Feunas
wAsn1Seroy, d. c., Ian. t8,-Mr. A. K. Tin
~, s:h,ef Of sperfal Agents, has submitted tho
~, 'm.,.,I,r rcn,rt rclatiyo to underva1uatIon.
''o''o"ns ,sp 49,, - o,,.,aa. sn5 .a.nns..s,.
sugnrtfauds' aoo "" t"s'&s' ~" so"''N'selou
enses: ,.-...-.-...--
CONGRATULATIONS.
II has been estimated ny many persons. we'll
informed IN respect 70 sus,oms :. sttsrs TINT
the loss 10 the fesenue ~ unoefVhlnntlons,
a. high rs fa.',uu.uuV pet anhtim. There can
bc no doubt that many millions arc ]i'at
crcry year or s!na aceount. IN homo
classes ot mercIahalse, American merchants
haze been cosnloaeu ~ loason o. undefvalaa-
TINS to stop Importing IN thcs own account,
sn1 10 bug thclf cooAt from conlmtsslnn' fier.
chants VINO FccehG L.u n.ets ~ i. On cnnAlRn-
mont from fs,anuiae.nfers e.. 10 EUROPE. u ms
tcen arEueA tnai LIZ w., !hcseaso Q! .nportatlons
BY co'Is'GntnGht y, tns country IL ihe result OF
progress IN 9asinees, anu 70 SIMPLY following
the cslsrsc VI Eulopean tEaaG doa tnat tae last
tbat mefenpna'se " = ps'tsa.ar T.a. caataetef u
tminfleu NV snc ntGu .s.tI n...S ~ sunelEn-
Mrnt "nly, ana .9 never putcnasea N tnfope hy
m American uenIe1. ID ~ i"o@Taten ~ tnat sucll
merchandise IS unMe1 " .t ~ III IL !nay ps
answered tnat s"u t sss tT,,,aa anu
Huay as taoso ~ F.,s .o11 81 s , W
eolsg'ln,ent us Hsu .leet sCu ~ liz ttu oiasea
Of manlsHsiure ~ Eusops 70 9tnes Mstkc!s sAai,
tue uulleu o'nsSs ~ amn ez ~ s,a.,t ~
importers , p .s T. a' sssosns ano @ GhS
ers IN tne n H. s1,a. ~. s.n. nossio.o w
for TURN .ou H i .hn. T. .uu LII;
aad inpntt ann eG.i .mesn )" III let.tion VII!
tsEuG.n ee.s -. ,''r.1pned n,. n.o aIin.sod ~
,lote =" '1nS ~ yaine ma hr tha ,nnsui,n, w.
Nc % A. so % .or1 tha;;, ~ ~ thni. sa
tuftFh ~ ',,ntr. ~. se :" %"e" 'esu>
Lar agents " t!'ls counssy ~. g.! Ely. All. .,,
speea. G1i ,h,' 'e ~ .sr3";,
10 assertain tne ,,io,, ~, -. veIta,n
haes y. ~, shnsn c1rrts hsvc n.n9 nnrttsiir
heht oa.n' "u" %"see .AoA 70 ""'' ces" pa'' ''a''y
successful.
ow!ae ~ ,no o,, II NJ ~. -. " u"me M
~ nhus, h oSt ~ thc ,nnortHrs ~ - pso,s e'rs h
ntrlt on a,c Iro Iat. oi III spo9.eFs 10 uc,raua
ils revenue no,nlg la ~ ~ nease ,
tt!zta l.1 u"9cfsh."ati, ,n,, vat ~ 9o'sne'' t.la
losetnne!'t M I.a.sSs ~ ud.'eh IT. to',s sms
naaS " ~ t4r "os,sare trot'. T tnra,cne v r.
VALUATION o. ennsgmed m @ eoou 90 H. Inc ,aHosces o.
tis tharacies nsc ~ ta.a1s ~ ~ ..a"u.nGIm9cts
whose aps"!h II, .no ei,, msaSs & LIZ
st!y a.. un , ns t',ot to. ~ se,F
De-, heur s,cn.iy rrtvcI s1n tSc o ..
sheh sahr nenR nssens1py uetayeu tIont tlc m
soEtt n''s. nget W. a.,sa. ns ~.
Wlti sne ae'"at io'e'Ra "'a9@etsalue u lhe
eoNf. .,,u,,. ,.,,A
III ~ eaecs "neIo I1uaoao mtoeuatloo aaa
hrn obtained r., respecting amaIket-sanes, ~ iho
when they fnund the evidence OF acharactcr to
sarrant IT. "se tnaS ,.,Ip p'ope1 a. aayansss upon
above y per cent, and thercfore Involve
~ additional ~ ,. guy o. ~ DEE. per cent. y has
ofen !ec ms,,8st ,saa,uu.c prasa,es " tnc IN.
T%s1c1s % ~ aca,'Is I assappsaisso,G. H. ~ i,any
By slc appraisers nav, nave neen slstnaaicd. ln
Iestnt n1stahce. "ncIe, upon information 1ar-
hh.cu W tlls AiFlsloht an lhvAnco oL *,
Wf cent was tnaao upon eonnGncu invoice Of
enEs' ahen aasanee w., Was sustained upon reap
lralsstacut,wtno neaa aa o. QUO oto q ttIo largcst
hmeIesn ts g.s l!.lns pstns t.e metenant-
npptaser. 8upeean9cut .uxu'sG W., .. tno sal,c
a, ~ IoTs ~ ~. "as ,s ,, ~ .ae
consumes =, pet cent upou entry, and tns au-
!ahee wgs alterwhsas ine1easeu oy TUG appraiser
W caual lnc Falue H1eu upon thn fcapiga!se+
.eHl .elGsscu ~, "ltuou1 spoeaA Ut pfotest On
t'g nast OF tne &c eons'Enee. ..
Inc efaalon 0f tuit payment Of duties by nn-
aer'a!Iasons ot certain standard Goods-nota-
niy s!Rs' Fe!Vctss laces. anu tne Kid gloves
las not only bccf tubleet Of comment among
Mnelenan.s . Dut ths ios INC past 1oif yeafa, Win
parted NJ thliadelph1a. prevented direct t'npor-
tati!''sot such Eooia by American merchants.
Mna ffsnset ~ slks, II y very difficult to oo'
element Of He!EhtInR by Tho dyer IL atl unccr-
taln AMI. to al extopt the manufacturer OF tho
iaft1c.llAs Eoods Which hlns bo under examsfu-
Hni, an unkl1nwn quantity. Tl,s best exports
Ass Unable 10 give confident opinion within ~
I'r cet's III thu relative values Of two pieces OF
s!k. ....... .....,...
!hc dctsfnlnaflon ~ Feanpratacment ot tho
rus markel-ynlA9 Of certain! tsnportattons
u rendered dif1lcult by the prevailing
ptathe among agents OF f0retCn Tnaiiu-
lattnsers Vi acting as expert wltnctscs fur
ot'r ailot'ief' 1t also not untrequcnt,y happens
,, iaat il's mcrrhn,.t member Of tho Kenppralsng
@ hat' i connected, directly Or indirectly. with
WIN so''lo one ot the torelgn agencies referred
TO-
Ahothcr 0halacIc In the way OF obtaining ac-
earase ~ Information o' tnts subject L. thu rett:
renee uf HIeErllants. Compcllcd, by reason Of
" existing monopoly in the traic in silks aud
cl"vcs, 10 have o,tstnessrointIons with thu
agents ol loFclxn manufacturers, It Is readily
totlIeent tu prevent that asal4tancs In exposing
anH s4FIfceB1nE tile CYL OF uNtlCrYnuatjOls