Letters and papers concerning a case involving the U.S. Government and Haviland and Co.

Excerpt from Custom House Justice and Haviland China The fact that Paris prices are only 15% above Limoges prices, while Paris expenses are 26vz% above Limoges expenses, is certainly a proof that our Limoges prices are high, and I confess my surprise that the Board should have been willing to make use of the frankness and sincerity of my letter to Mr. Clayton to raise them still higher. As Haviland co. Of New York cannot pay duties on prices above those at which they actually buy their china, and at which their competitors pay their purchases, they can continue to buy from Haviland Co. Of Limoges, only on condition that the latter will cease to sell in Europe. Haviland co. Of Limoges have, therefore, given up their Paris store, and ceased to sell outside of the United States. The Paris expenses of Haviland Co. Of Limoges no longer existing, duties on these expenses can no longer be charged to Haviland co. Of New York. Everybody in our trade and in the Custom House knows that Paris is not a wholesale market for china tableware, and this is proved by the fact that no Paris invoice of a wholesale purchase of such ware has been entered at the Custom House. The only china sold at wholesale in Paris is sold by travelers from Limoges, who stop at an hotel with their trunks Of samples and take orders at the Li moges prices. On the other hand, the Custom House knows that all the invoices of china tableware purchased at wholesale are from Limoges. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.