New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-06
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praiser OF these the Board passed on soe leaving 20
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED.
While have not yet accomplished all tnAt "o
desire reasonably expect securing Just ana uni
form valuations the several ports, substantial prog
ress has been made and have checked undervaiua'
lions in many leading and staple articles OF trade 10
cite some instances Of work; We have apparently
put end TO extensive and serious undervalu1ions
OF statuary, paintings and works OF art from lIn;
This result not achieved until shippers received
severe object lessons in the shape Of repeated al
vances involving additional duties OF from 1 per cen.
entering upon our duties we found the hid glove trade
In demotalzed condition owing 70 the tact S at unon
| the American market at prices ruinoIs to hone e.,
competition. After weeks OF careful INVESTIGATION tie
value Claimed 't to De due to superior facilities Of
manufacture. were in fact systematic nnderV h oa
was bitterly assplea in the Pr ad moment divert
the attention Of the General Appraisers from the true
and only issqemths proper vadh aDa,T abandoned
the Contest and are invoicing their goods at prices
that approximate correct market value which
we have 10 II the ns up Of
merchants Certain dealers IN Lonaon a. anu reta 10
American purchasers the goods be delivered at the
home OF the buyer at dollar price The seller now.
| and not at the prices for which the goods we're "
tualy sold saving Of duties on the de.sne zee
reappraIsement involving heavy additional duties
stopped this method of evasion whether the evasion
Board has secured SATISFACTORY uniformity unity
owtS Spp' to other diversaes in patterns
appraiser had made reasonable p,stenson 1t to
goods The cost Of production be ascertaned
Without difficulty and with mathematical exactnsss
9 he 4 pTat %e Of Fl the IN
TO add 6 9et 70 s c SOSs OF the
a this s .o e nns va' T Ra:
cordance with the requirements Of secgn II Of tnas
act. The Board has on review sustained the nnoinss
G SspeFa Value ApPas ST. es shall e
at ana ua an addition a Of
s eahG By section Il Of the customs hdmni.
s e the w@ aha abb new Value Of these
about per cent, it is quite possible thst me su
But the practice uniformity In appral'emehs
it has met with the general approva OF .he bonue
and II there IS any discrimination IL IS against hoe
that az strictly foreign.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
! The additional duty clause In Section OF tne
act has been OF great efficacy in checking as wen "S
furnishing undervaustions. But serious objection
10 the clause IL stands Is that strhes ule
innocent and the guilty alike with authority vested
in any quarter to afford relief in cases where justice
demands cleInoncy. The law requires the
of additional duty Of per cent on the toai ap
fv more than 10 per cent the value declared on entry
When the percentage Of advance IS large inc al
dtiona duty rises la the scale Ike sum III geoe'''
Fxperncs has demonstrated that the addonal aIy
clause one Of the best safeguards against 70
deryauatiOns 1t Is not probable tnat any "a" Inten
devised which would discriminate ewech mt InO We
tional and unntentlonal undcrvaluatlons bu. 20
think that the present law should BE- modified so re 20
limit the additional duty to n9t more 1o ua bai IN under
section = Act 1890 OF seizlng merchsnde t f
forfeiture When the r apP ,n 40 v per cent il not
likely that the proposed modification would encourage
| fraudulent Importation
PROMPT ACTION BY THE BOARD.
Al re port OF New York, where SIS per cent or the
| reanprasements were held there has been a prompt
dspstch Of cases as fast they were referred 10 the
Board The average time from the reference OF case
10 the return Of decision has been about one "ech.
the time necessary u secure the GOODS OF sa"pe "
them 70 summon witnesses and 10 gve an opporI.sS
10 tie importer 10 gather evldence Any NV y
holding acknowledgements has been, as rue Vw "i
10 the request of the importer for further nme WHY
Of things receive eq tally prompt attention We nav
received complaints from any q;N,erp ~
once e'' month or ofener, and Boston, BalumGre,
rrnurS ResHpra sements were held also at Ogdens,
bnrg sufaio' Cleveland Detroit, Port Huron and
or scsc f Gspsni wee lie Ta oT
lime stationed attending to work at san Francisco
onTaIsements since January on mporations NJ south
eFn ports aud these he'd at the request oil tho
| importers on samples Al New loIh q zen, ,rod.
The acts Of June 10 and October 8. lssc mace u;
| more stringent regulations 70 the inporiauoh Vi
merchandise and higher tanfT rates than had peen I'M
nnsed under previous legislation. The importer, ecu
ery were naturally hostile to these two measures ana
II is not surprising that they Al first regarded WIN
dissatisfaction tile system o. reappTalsenent estaoIsn
by the Customs Administrative Act Inc approk VA o.
ali importers s not be expected or desired ou. IL
is gratifying u know. from the assurances OF oealer
in both domestic and foreign goods that the new sys
tenn is giving general satisfaction 1t Is stated that
under tfs old system Of merchant appaiSenleht VIC
/ ,rode Secrets Of importers open 10 their com
petitors and that. different merchano appraiser
uas selected almost time the same ass OF 1er
rhondiSe was under reappriisement. there was ana
could he no snbiy Of values. rs reapPralS.nle m
| orc now conducted communications 20 tine General Ap
rasc- are regarded confidential and there Is UNI
to-nitv i'm values so long the foreign market re-
mains unchanged. - o.,. IL. .bo
| In conclusion summarize our Worh ior Ils =
last year LIZ adding that have earnestly encea'orn
~ dsnoae Of the so 900 protests against rates q dty
~ other exactons and the 2,65O appeals 20
ment which have reached Us within that pe1od justly
| and fairly and with the least possible decay