New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03
CrrLERY INVOICES RIISED.
ALLsr - - FRMs INVOLVED.

\ LIST OF TIE FIRMS INVOLVED.
| WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BY TIE CUSTOMS oGTr
Gals.
! The exposure OF extensive uudcryalurti9n
In imported cutlery aud hardware made by Iua 1- ~
las caused earnest desire on the part OF American
manufacturers that all the facts ard names %. dguS
SHOULD ho given the public THE TRIBUNE Ise.aneI
to complete TIE list OF naturalization, in this iuo of
| goods In this issue, though the Custom House
officials have refused TO give the namea
II Is now asceraucI that since July fourteen invoices
of six Erw-Yor, hrns and several of q Philadelphia
firm. have been raised by tho customs officers J. Il
Toucy & Coz No. 81 Chtin0crs-3t, have had two or
three invoices raised but sufficiently carry PEN
ally
J. W. L.nlcrs ~ son. have had two invoices rather
heavily ADVANCED The lrst invoice raised by the new
assistant appraiser belonged this firm One package
ofkuiye5 which invoiced 20 Adoph Kastor. No l23
Duauc-st., ut twelve marks CS3 50 aly1nc.I
to tWcutythree marks 5 52 per DOZEN about 90 lcr
cent.
b. Kamnc 4 Co, No. H. Clamb1 rs.st., have haI tgo
invoices raised.
Thomas Taylor, No ChamDcrs-st. has hal three ll.
voices raised not quite 10 per cent anu hence not quO
enough TO ctrry a penalty.
The -olngen firm OF Peters Brothers, having rcp.e-
scniatves in this city. has Ind one invoice raised.
August koppe!s, OF Philadelphia, has paid the Govern
nearly 5000 since July l. to bring his invoices up
TO the magIe. value and make good the penalties ia.
posed.
Importers relate that several years they kept losing
customers, who stated that August Koppes VS.
unIcrsellug all importers on standard goo
Importers say that recently they have been taking
names OF FIRMS which have been undertaking the mari
and hy reporting them 60 the customs officials have d
TO tie drtcctiou of The rcporcI above
milwaukee importer, whose name cannot ue dscortI.I.
So reported 10y detective 20 have udervaucd ILLS '3s
about 40 per and every effort now being ..c %
entrap him.
TAcdcsnce set mp by firms whose invoice. have ben
raised Will no doubt Offer suel stious. "Nls,'
SAID Aaolph Kastor Yesterday. we lave never bad oc
V"lHo IN Ncm""A1 IANoc'd or Aoo0o Tor Wa. SO
l2HI, t3r them, not at their market yaiae ana .r:
are raised Oh te average aboui = per cent 2 -
fast We receive an invoice add that Amount
{ G@siom hiE House on" goods gg'yT vor at 10
the difference Is largely in the warchousi, ui.a n
cutlery enough imported, tomakc it object TO .s-
crIteN nd'rYllue the goods and run Tie risk of ' 70
Our goods Ioy what We pay FOR thcm no matter """t
II seems, from conversation with other mon whose
invoices have been raised that tho purchase prices -
indicated on invoices nave uStn accepted n3 thr custom
House IN years past, rather than tc actual market ae
Importers whose invoices have never been questioned
are talking Of uurg with Amcceau iauuul..u l r., 3D.:
cutlery to nut stop TO uudegraiGauJn.
lost about $1,000 within y'ar or 50 through tis
differentiation. Euat ODe customer nd then Another
says on, can buy MAT slmg brand Aom sacA arb
ested, in common with ah honest Importer. 10
have goods inyoiced al tAoIr market 'tct
Whenever hardware or cutlery entered at ports ont'
side OF NCW-N urk, samples should
apprulsoucnt IL T. evident that appraisers 40 uierut
ports or entry are not COuyclStut with uIrk' NI =
Gud are constantly being deceived by their local import
era II tho secretary OF the Treasury be induced "a
have samples sent hero fOrTcaDprisem 10 VIII put ~
importers ON the same level II 4 obvious that cannot
soil a certain brand ON which pay duty TO it. lul
market value II chicago man can enter no
same brand 40 his port 40 fictitious value. Imported
knives are being sent here from tho West and sod
cheaper thln we can import them Western men lro
also bringing Gu ery here cheaper than honest cen
import IT, This shows the necessity az stopping under
valuation here and IN tbs We, hy having articles scm
here Tor rCapurt>cmtnt.
TIM TRIM NJ has stated That cutlery has been SNUG
ged into this port during past years ia large guam
titles by means OF false invoices. some people
do not believe that statement ahd has been questioned
ON the street can testify 10 ia accuracy Thirteen
years ago. by permission of the Collector of the Port
had certain firms boxes In bond opened and lOduG IN
each package goods than iuvOlced, SO tAdI
the smuggling IN the entire consignment footed up t0a
largo amount Tho Collector punished the firm, but tAey
kept it up boldly for many years rms
form Of smuggling has been carried
on TO the full extent of tho somewhat startling hssr'
In THE TRIBUNE. 1t Is mHnitesty Impossible LOT
the appraiser 20 count the contents OF every paekag
III lac attempted II ten years would DO required TO eOuhk
the goods III bond for one year. That firms have easly
and surely Struggled In TINS way must DO obvious 10
any who Will ihink the matter over The faet is,
goods have sold here for years for less money tb
honest could import them, and II could never haVe
been done by differentiation aono..