New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
RUSSIA WOOL At LOW PRICES.
WHY THE INVOICES WE'RE RAISED.
QUESTIONS or IMPORTANCE 10 AsiERIcAN WOOL
GROWERS.

QUESTIONS or IMPORTANCE 10 AMERICAN WOOL
GROWERS
The second and last session OF The court oil
appeal in regard to thirty wool invoices which have
been raised for alleged differentiation held at No.
400 Vasn,ngton-st. yesterday. General Appraiser
GEORGE v Brewer and Merchant Appraiser Eugene
Duth heard the testimony The first session was held
OH December TO- and the proceedings were reported eN
cnsIvey N THE TRIBUNE In order to understand Ine
value Of the testimony OF yesterlay the following from
the report Of the previous proceedings should be read
out of the thirty Of the most recent OF alleged
undaryalutuOns nineteen were hrarl 5e'lrrIaJ' a
follows Wood Id] eon, 70. o. t'iS-s1 80. om
voices raised; OerchS & c., 10. Bowllns Green
five Invoices; Voilare MeSrophte' Two Two iimrocss
lewiston Brothers, No III Greene-Nt hee lh'oiCso
Clss 4 Vote, No. 81 Pme-si, two invoices. lae
various firms being sworn offered yO.unllhoh7 ics'I
mpny form OF letters cable dep ,che1 ana 2Ia
evidence to shat IN, SUM, named M thrr invoices
were the actual market values ~ O"'Sl "pston anu
Uoscow They claimed that their wool was bought IN
opcn market at odessa and Moscow. ard mad been sofa
they had paid As to the Rostod wool, they claimed
that they really manufacturers IN that place where
product prcsrntabe for market.
The testimony yesterday behalf of the Govern
mcnt The room of the General Appraiser was tu!l OF
importers gathered from different parts OF the East
Contrary precedent aud the custom Of thedepartment
the importers whose invoices hal been raised were per-
mtcd t. listen to the testimony against them ana 10
question The principal figure OF tho de-
fence was John u. Wood OF No. 81 Pne--t Mr. Wood
has a way OF saving sarcastic things WhIch cut N"I
even the General Appraiser presiding ocer was per-
mitted to escape his Mr.. Wood begged to IN
form the court again and again that these proceeding
had gone many times before IT. piedecessor
the Collector the Appraiser; that tn answer TO TIN
aud that query the testimony on this OF that point wa All
matter Of record. lie was surprised That the General
Apprascr had not informed himself on the yonnnous
testimony by Importers documents reports pnOlslel
by Congress an the and rulings on various
points lie fought every inch of the ground lie Fought
the receiving OF testimony offered from eNConsul PAU
"bccase had not visited odessa for two years ana
was not with the present prices Of that mar
kct" lie fought the testimony Of Pennsylvania man
ufacturer because he chad never been to Russia aud
knew nothing aout IT'S markets." In fact the proceedings
without Mr. Wood OF No. 81 Pue-st, would have been
as barren note on the old firm Of Grant
WarI II appeal Of the importers IS sustained wl
be due to the tirec5s energy OF the ludeauS1De MI
Wool
John :. Lees. a millionaire carpet manufacturer OF
Pennsylvania ties He'd for the Government His test
nouy has 1pecod ut several previous sessions
which have called and postponed. and was looked
forward with interest Mr. Lees was frank In saying
that absence tho previous session was not due To
his fear Of Mr. Wood the importers. In iact nc was
glad to sec the gentlemen most representative Of the
wool trade of the Last which could hooIWluk thc
Treasury lon. lie ready 10 admit that be was
importer o. WOOL that he had never been to Rus
To examine its markets.. ana that his knowledge OF
the invoice was only surn carpet manu-
iacturer using such woods might naturally obtain
Mr.. Lees SAID 4. ally: "WAat an prepared to do
gentlemen, is 60 patup - 100000 ga odessa and ply you
l. cents pound Tor the wool in that port which yon
invoice, worth less than l. cents ia That
market"
TI- challenge fr upon the room with great cmph's-
Mr. lee, cpuuuueI: wouldn't touch one Of your IN
voices wtu pair ~ touLslot II expected 10 preserve
my present Fcpu alton. prefer 10 nlHui"urc carpets
OF wool ou wi.4 honest duty is pad Tue reason why