New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-30
SWINDLERS IN SICILY.
THE SUCCESSFUL SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
AMERICAN FRUIT IMPORTERS.

REPORTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE BIZ
THE UNITED STATES coNsUT~-oFFlcIAL Ac.
TON BY TIE NEw-foRK ITALIAN
cHAMuEn OF COMMERCE
A sarie, q, swudles that have recently been per.
pe,ratsd upon American fruit Exporters by their
Italian agents n Sicily were the SUBJECT Oh an o.
cha .etter mailed yesterday ir'il 'hc ,.ew-iorE
Italian Chamber OF Commerce to s.sAor birazzaol,
tho Italian Minister OF Trade and commerce In
Rome The rascaty vas .ate.y ohc'a.'! reported
TO the Secretary OF State at Washington oy mares
VI. Caughey United states Consul at Msssiha' sub
s:an:illy "a :o,.ows
Inrousm fT,,u: Ives Whch run between Messlna,
Psicrmo Cataria ard this port. American import
ERE Of f s espec sr3ssy ~ sSndtd OUT many
thousands Of do.ars and much lnleror 49,, IT. rss
GSem terse et oh credts with reputable Italian
b9nkers the ports mehonsa, aai Ia naye, gor
fruI; purchased for shipment wheheVer me en
hiolt bits Of ading issu s oy Ga t" been dy sppei
On boari their vessels. together WIN dui' eef''nea
c2Hsn1 rvarv between the companies Is so severe
that in order TO freight iner dgs's ara .s
M o many Thousands OF boxes OF oranges lemons
dried fruits. etc. which the e2'nps spanceH il hes
re- Iisco1e-ed we're still the trees never having
been pucked packed ard BRANDED as arIt n, y
30 hpous NJ OF lading. The importers asents, Oh
re rec ;hs fraudulent bis q afs satl pFf c9n
- ~ with IA So invoices 10 me hlt,i III,
s uno certlfss the invoices after WHICH tne aSrIts
nvhilt these official credentials 20 the o
~. - tbem the sums specified IN IN. ihVoioes,
~, h o,en amount 10 s2).G1o or more Neither inc
49,, nor b,nkers are aware OF the sWlhnss Iney
.t,Iing 70 perpetrate as X IS not tnelI uuS 70
arr a Ia ri he steamships personally 20 sausy
.honseves hat the fruit or otner ltrcna'uIs nas
sntma,iv been shipped. rs Represented oy '"' O's
OF aGlng ard invoices ~ ~, ,,en,e nurchas.
Iaving secured the money, ne agrn.s P,r'n .e
III ,,h loss sums fruit greatly inferior 10 ,aat
ardsrnd he the American importer PACK II ~ D"Aes
bearinc the brands and TRADEMARKS Oh 49, 81"
erior }rii, ordered. ship H. ard stea vac uilic
E.,o no intrinsic value OF the superior ana re
.aI ,et ~ The inferior fruit. which ranges to-.
"a =, .; ner cent Thus. on orders % snip lI.n'
worth s2OO0 the swinders, by suDstiiu.ine "a
defraud the importers out OF from >-VV 10 ''V"'
larger sums. . - -.
arrival here Of so many unsouni ana procucaly
worthless slcllian oranges AMI lemons In one ~,
s.arrs the IN refaco1 sNiruI-rS suD-ttulsn si'se'
fo- fruit and II was actually received IN ths ciIs
The New-YorN Italian Chamber 0: tpinmei,,e,
rroa being Informed % ,he important report OF me
United states consul. held meeting al its tog1ns'
No u State-s 10 discuss the subject. Atter NOR
ough discussion ana Indignant dAnunration or NE
swindlers II was resolved. motion o. Anrohio
Zucca president 0: the italian wholesale FRUIT
D,,vcrs' In.on No "a South Washington square.
iI.nt and secretary Of the Chamber. should pre-
nnra ami forward to the Italian Minister Of TRADE
and commerce. ~ Rome. formal letter asking
o., n exert his official influence TO procure tho ar
M. M, ard n,,rishnent OF the swindlers and provide
,,,re nr5 ectinn 20 the interests OF American I'M
ortare y. fruit etc An earnest letter was ac-
ppori,noly promptly prepared and mailed as stated