, 1879-02-06
DUTIES ON hid GLOVES.
Threo Reports Presented by Appraiser
Ketnhun, II. u. Claf1ln. and r.. II. Hal
tted. All Advancing ths invoice yeIua.

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Ketnhum, II. u. ClatIln, and r.. II. Hal
ptcd, All Advancing t1,s Invoice valua.
Mn FORE tribune Ftt. ;.
The kld.2loye renppraiscmcntt beRnn several
weeks ago, Was completed On Saturday as far as
the general and merchant appraisers are con-
cerucd, sud resulted In three separate reports.
The original entries out Of which this contro-
very grow embraced four Invoices, or about
1000 dozen pairs, Of two-button Alexandra kid
gloves. They were imported by A. r. Stewart
u Go. At an tnvolca value Of IL francs dozen.
1.oca1 Appralser Dutcher advanced the Invoice
ya1u4 ~ "a france, which being In exccss Of tes,
5000. 4 resoprsiscnlent was demanded By
f}cneyat j, j. McCook, Attorney for A. T, Stnw-
art Il Co, and W. II. Halsted. OF Iin!sted,
iialncs & e., aud Horace H.. Clahin. Of II. y:
10 asrse - merchant spprslsers. The syt,
exclusively IN the Tribune, was closed
about q week ago. S[nca then the appraisers
unanimous verdict. III. Hsls,ed acted ~ mer-
chsnt-apprs- 'r on thsee Of the Invoices, and Mr.
Claain on ihc remaining one. The merchant
appraisers sIGncd separate reports on 6aturua}.
Nj. flastcd In Ills report declares bis opinlon
to be that the good: wore clearly underyaluc1 !,
He advances tic value Of the lnyoccs from ~
francs 70 4G lrnncs, with . rise of francs for
cach additional button: Ills report makes mn
advance Of lcss than 10 per cent. ana 'loes not
carry any pena!ty,
Mr. ClaaEn advances the R1oses from q francs
10 Al francs, aud In his report " wishes 1t 10 bc
undcrstood ttat ho ta OF the opinion that tho
evidence shows that 52 francs is the price It
which gloves similar to those tn question are
ss,ll in tle foreign market: but n tic Importers
hsve offered much testimony To support their
prices, he desires to avoid doing sltetn injustice,
mil lie therefore adopts the prices he gives as
liberal concession to them. dividing tie differ.
efHrfly bet them nlu t1ln G1raFf1.
mcut." Mi. Ciahns decision advances thr tn-
voics value over 10 per cent, and carries pcu-
Thc General ApprAscr, Alexander T.. Ketch-
utn, announced that he s,ould sus.a!n tie ltrai
Appraiser 10 his advance Of the involcc value
from ~ to Sc franca. His report io Collector
Merritt s not yet completed. Ito will claim
| Atexnndse gloves, with . t1.e Of franct but.
ton, believing that the evidence recently oh.
| timed from abroad on tests Of values uD the
SAMPLES taken frotn The i'iys,iccs Ia controversy
will state. requires that tho merchant Appraiser.
Should be guided Ia their decision by the actua
market YsIue o.. wholesale, price OF the ge,d!l
reappraised, In the principal markott from whtcE
faeturc under consideration happen to 10 sold
then he will state tIat, according to the ruling.
Of the courts, tho appraisers are to he governed
| by actual sales in the foreign markets o
| EQOu8 IL th010 uA4Et C4HRtAVl& y
tion. The General Appraiser expresses III.
belief tllat, Ia the execution of the law, h'
should not be controlled By any feeling Of par
TALLY Tor importers that would lead 70 uni
other conclusion than the eyllcncs calls fur mi
the statutcs require. The ucuera! AppFa!se
reviews the eylletce Of London experts a
length, and he claims that tn the present 70
appraiscment tlc Government for the first tim,
has been abls to establish fixed foreign mar
kct value for the several Krades Of Kid glove
| e3Ao,tt which 10 MANY controversies haye arisen
The three reports In this rcappratsemcnt vii
fp submitted 10 thu Collector 10 few days f0
bin decision. which will ba final, and rpon which
the duties must be assessed ard collected. Tn
der recent Interpretation Of the law by til
law-otliccrs Of the Treasury Department lie pos
sesses wider discretion than heretofore, and
alter reviewing tlle evidence, he cau eatal,llaI
any value which may seem tn him 10 BE- Just m,
rropcr, bttwccn I2 francs, the importers vn!ua
tiun, and So frnncs, Us cstabltal,cd BY The locn
AppraiRcr. 4 final decision, 1t Ia expected. vii
be l,ndc by the Collector before the end of til
prcscnt week.