New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
CUTLERY INVOICES RAISED.
yIRMs WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING THE CORRECT
DUTIES.

vIRMs WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING THE CORRECT
DUTIES.
The investigation of the undervaIuahon OIL
imported cutlery and hardware seems TO be conducteu III
this city 10y two sets Of officials independently
OF each other The outside officials at work on under
valuation in past years and the New officers OIL mat
ters almost daily private cominun'cauohfro
W. H. Osborne the detective sent abroad by the treas
ury Department. states that he mas Drcn at barne"
Germany for two months. IL sage that he
ia examining consular invoices az made
out and I'm many cases satisfies tho consul on the spot
that they are fraudulent The consul then cables to
New-York shave the goods stopped.
This information evidently goes TO Washington rather
than New York. be used cheek apPrasements
the Invoices made here in other ports as wi"
be seen by the following interview
David &. Hasted, assistant appraiser, was asked
by TRIBUNE reporter yesterday about Iai7e
never heard of ". H. os6@rne. or that special
agent had been sent abroad; MOI sn hfor,1 Ia
tion sent here from abroad. I was in
oI e.rry wb comes H. However sample
of each invoice and pct private letter Oh ~. men re
AJAX the owner OF the Conds ana othrI Tho tniSe
or or' wa Sp"'' The importer Know Who's.
gootis ho is examining and exposes himself lha Is
done with ali that comes III here We BEGAN 10
discover thrs false invoices as soon as onterr Iis
the detective wen, abroad. Our Witnesses , %h9 OK
'wIl Sou .ive THE Tribune list OF the hrmS WHOSE
Invoices you have RAISED 8 . 49,, ,-o-0 an, r,,s, n
YOU. anu not authorized to give such Information.
What the facts about Thomas IdyIoF No.
lhaniIers-st. I" ,. a.. .,..,,
MIR Tay or has had three invoices advanced by ahont
10 n.r cent lie has been and - now nidi!2
Ia ali his advanced prices hXed by the APP
,r,isrr efficient TO cover the warehouse cost His
god, were originally invuced th prices pad ssiAii
manufacturers ABROAD. They wcro del Vored 10 hl'n
in tl,e rough aJ Sheffield. The cost III war'hohalhS
yoo,:s of that o,ass about 10 per cont Such cost
winch il usually included by Importers was ADDED Dy
me appraiser to bring 10 up 10 Inc narhet Vaina.
Mr. Tayor claims that he bVu4ht the gooue
al price and ought 10 DO entitled 70 IT, inc ware"
honsIng knives he did not add 10 the invoices;
which thing We did aud do Tie knives he purchased
A., the rough and them finished, polished, ETC. iho
adds the price of this finishing I" tho nrSt
Gust" ~. :,
That IS a Philadelphia Trln and AIN not cognHant
Of the particulars excerpt that their invoices OF guns
have hecn raised. -
How about Peters BrothersF 800. ,
Here Ia invoice. We have raised II 400 marks,
OF 81 $50" 80, -. -, a., ,,.o 4,
justice to thcsoF' NJ, 49,, ,,ood
fifteen invuceS altogether OuGdly we got one hrihs
an invoice another hr1n which came by tho same
shin OF knives of the same lot lnVolcSd
nj % narks. when We pointed ont inc
difference TO frat firm they pald
the full amount and penalty without waiting Tor up
praisemeut" , 49,.
"Wnat firm was that I"
drcl ne To siiy ,.-.--..o,
Another nrn which has had one or two invoices raised
Is b. kau,ak & Co., No. liz Chanber+=t.