The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-05
THE TARIFF AND THE STEAMERS.

Further Developments OF the Impracti-
cability or the Tariff Working Well
Errors Here, and Incsmprehcnsibie
Clauses There-Decisfon OF the Collector
as 20 when the Goods are shipped.
The troubles caused by the tariff legion. Every
day brings forth new matter for dispute. Az one time
the trouble will be with regard to the schedule
compared with the tariff next It will arise from the
shipment of the goods. Sometimes merchant will claim
TO have his goods passed by the old tariff they
were shipped before the 18th OF March, and because the
therein lower than by the At another
time the merchant viii desire to have the shipments
rated by the tariff because they arrived after April
l. pr ,vided always that the is lower than the old
And so it goes on.
One very important case came up yesterday. mer-
chant broker wished to pass entry for some goods
from Lege Belgium TO this city These goods we're rst
sent to Antwerp, and there put on board the Emerald
Isle, steamer, for Hu England bill Of iading
therefore given at Antwerp, bearing date March 16 On
the goods arriving Hull they transported
the country to Liverpool, where they shipped
board the Kangaroo, bound for this city. The bill Of
ading showed this shipment TO have taken place the
goth of the month. The question Of when were
the goods shipped then up and caused the following
conversation between the clerks
"Here two bills of lading for one shipment;
having the date March 16, the other March 20. Which
are we to take as the actual oneY'
"Two bills Of lading; how is thats"
"Here is for the Emerald Isle 10 Hull, the other
per Kangaroo TO New York;
"well then, you had better take the hull (whoe) Of
the bills and act accordingly"
sOh darn your Joking, said the merchant; "the ship
ment from Antwerp, TO be sure, and wish TO ente
the goods under the old Tariff
"weD suppose must AJAX the Collector remarked
the pepexed clerk and of went clerk merchant entry
advices, bills of adng, &C, TO the Collectors private
business sanctum After discussing the pro and CON-
the Collector decided that the goods actually ship
ped at Antwerpfor the Kangaroo, much they
at Havre for the Boruesia that the old tariff al
lowed In the one instance 1t should be In the other
Duties were, therefore, paid under the old tariff.
Another shipment from the place, and
about the same time was rated as having
been shipped at Liverpool and not at Antwerp
and thus charged under the new tariff but
appeal not having been made TO the Collector was
doubtless the Of this difference Of action the two
cases.
Chow do you understand this9'' inquired one of the
clerks Of another "the tariff thus reads readng from
the nrst clause Of the section cotton) On all
features Of cotton such price and 80 on aud then It
goes to say, 0n all goods embraced the foregoing
schedules, bIeached, there shall be levied collected
and paid an additional duty Of onehaf OF one cent per
square yard and printed painted coored or stained
there shall be levied collected and paid duty OF ten
per centum In addition TO the rates Of duty provided In
the going scheduled Now wish 70 know on what
the per cent 10 be charged. on the duties or
on the value Of the cottons'
al don't know, replied the other charge tse rate as
stated the schedule we received yesterday That is
fifty per cent"
That too bad" said the merchant "the actual duty
cannot be more than about twenty per cent
The fifty per cent was however charged and the ap-
praiser was left 10 settle the difference IL he could
"That the way the thing is to be settled sup
posen remarked bysandcr, ''making deposit from
20 to $50 per cent than the actual duties require
There must be some change soon, or We shall all be
ruped.n
~ wsh 10 goodness there had been change at ALL"
said puzzled clerk who had pestercd for time
entry, and seemed at last TO have solved IT,
"But Issppose when we are able 70 understand Il we
shall have TO leave TO give others our chairs. Well,
WIKI them Joy In their thorny seats"
Some trouble arose about OF paintings from Leg
horn via England TO the actual time and place Of
shipment; but the matter laid by for further
sidSation.
II is thought that something like fair understanding
Of the tariff may make matters pleasant for ali par
Of much doubt and speculation. There may be some
thing looming in future; but what or from whence
II viii come, "Ah, who can TELL"
Buenos Ayrean Currency and the Custom
House.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALn.
The article In your issue Of yesterday, Important
Seizures al the Custom House, is very wide Of your
Usual intelligence In such matters The merchant has no
control the certificate Of the Consul the Spanish
dollar value Of the Bnenos Ayrean currency the Consul
being guided by special instructions from the department
a, Washington inquiry will show Had the merchant
the influence you indicate he would claim that the Consul
certify twenty ak twenty Buenos Ayrean paper
dollars equal 70 Spanish dolarn lieu Of twenty
fye--n other words importers now pay duty upon an
amount FIVE 70 six per cent greater than required by
strict construction OF revenue law.
The closing paragraph Of your article Importation Of
lead Busts Works Of Art has been thrown into the
shade &C. is simply ridiculous Hides, horns and
bones pay -four per cent hair pays eight per cent duty
wool Free Free OF duty after adding per cent 10 meet
Collector schels Interpretation Of the mater-n we
except the choicest wool OF the last clip, which the
agents Of manuiacturers being Buenos Ayres run up
exorbant price, little Of which, however has thus