The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-22
CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.


ments to Canada-Raisins-Iiig Prices
! when Retailed--Thc Importation of
| Coffee--COntinued Arrival OF Arms from
] Europe-Arms for Kentack y--Rem NOV n Is
! by the Collector-Dccisions of the Secre-
! tary OF the Treasury--Tho Sections or
| the Tariff Act Affected by His Decisions.
The receipts Of foreign goods at this port continue to be
very light the principal articles imported being those q
necessity rather than Of luxury The effect Of tho Tariff
act of August has been to diminish greatly the mporta
ton Of articles which would have been brought
here Notwithstanding the existence Of the It has
also, together with the economy induced by the war;
shut many articles which We can well dispense WITH
and for which money would this time BIO foolishly
spent The duty Of the government ia to consider
In what way revision Of the act in force will bene
1T the people and Tighten the load Of direct taxation which
must be imposed upon thom. trial Of two months has
| suggested the following Improvements
On sugar duty Of two cents per pound levied
To be this article Of necessity measure,
and must be imported, but its be greatly
sricted. Many who ut this time Of the year large
quantities Of this article for the purpose Of preserving
fruit, &C., win now do without IT, and content themselves
with palmer articles of diet, Sugar and molasses are
used in thousand different ways BY all classes society
when cheap. but the purposes for which they used
such that when the price is high the consumption
greatly decreases In of these articles we think
the existing rates too high for the good Of the
mont and that by ndicons reduction at the next meet
! ing Of Congress the revenue would BIO increased.
Again, raisins used to considerable extent and
in the Of the year quite large money
realized for the Treasury by their Importation. The OK
tent of their importation may be from the fact that
] not long since the duty invoice amounted to
$40 900 This, it is true, imported under the new
tariff and hence the large amount, but the goods
shinped Spain news NJ
last tariff bill had reached that country This article is
the consumption of which is capable of being greatly
| diminished, and, unlike the other Of which wo have
spoken, can be done away with entirely The high
Of duty levied-yiz: five cents per pounds almost
prohibi,ory. Tie rasins hardly much that in
| the countries where they produced By the time
they reach this country their original value together
with the commissions, freight charges FOR long voyage
duty, brokerage &c, &c., mike the selling price very
high This, of course is greatly increased by passing
through the hands OF tho importer wholesale dealer and
| retailer, each OF whom must make his profit on tho,n
BY the time they reach the hands OF the latter they have
attained an exorbant price, such one, fact as to
prevent half Of those accustomed to their use from
purchasing This, then, another article which the
| duty could be reduced with profit to tho government.
When the act referred to first went into operation it
took dealers by surprise, rather they had
become convinced that such law would pass time
counormand the orders they had given Thus for some
time sugar continued to arrive here which had been
shipped under the superstition that the rate of duty
posed by the act of March would be lowed Whom the
cargoes arrived the consgnees found that
stead of threo-Quarers Of por pound cents
must be paid If they desired to sell their goods this
market The rise In sugar had then sufficient to
warrant the payment of this duty inasmuch there
| was, at that time, large stock on hand The goods
consequently bonded and most all sent to Canada
where they could be sold advantageous terms,
Here the government lost many thousands Of dollars FOR
the sugar merely passed through the country foreign
land, and hence did not have to pay any duty the
| American government, but paid IL to the Canadian
| instead.
as it has become article Of necessity to alnos,
every The imposition of high of duty on this
article, a temporary during the war was udcious
The oiect OF the warehousng clause has been good
this article at least however it may have affected Others
Large quantities now placed In bond-a practice
rarely followed under tho old tariff acts but by the
clause Of the August bill just referred to- they can re
main in store but three months that the
is not long kept out Of the duty this disposition the
goods. The importers moreover, have that length OF
time in which to And customer II has been found ad
vantagcous considerable quantities of this article
| also. to Canada.
Arms continue to arrive from Europe by tho steamers
nearly every Of which brings accession to our
! stock OF Enfield rifles, &c. The Edinburg and the
| City OF Washington brought some, which sent
| SEQ, also, by the local papers, that large mum
4 bers Of Enfield rifles have reached Boston by the
running ahnn 70 that city These hive been
England troops, In whose hands they viii doubt do
! great execution.
the Secretary OF the Treasury will be from the
subioined circular to Collector Barney We insert tho
articles Of the Tariff act referred in the circular in
order that importers may soc at glance their bearing
his decisions:-
! CIRCULAR TO COLLECTOR BARNEY
| have had under consideration an appeal Of Messrs
Gilman Bros from yonr decision, subjectng TO duty at
the rate OF 20 cent under section "a OF the Tariff act
Of March g. 1851 certain recay gas retorts the appel
ans claiming entry thereof free of duty the pro-
vision for "stoneware, not ornanented above the capa
| city OF ten gallons in section %.
Tho claim of the importers the articles in ques
ton free Of duty under tho provision section % Of the
Tariff Of March g 1861 stoneware not
above the capacity Of ten gallons Is inadmissble'
! They are not, 1t is believed. commercially known
| and recognized as stoneware nor would the use
to which they to be applied indicate them as belong
ing to that class of articles embraced under the desgn
tion OF stoneware mentioned in the twenty third sec
ton In my opinon the duty was properly assessed
the rate OF twenty cent ad valorem imposed by tho
twenty fourth section Of the Tariff of March q 1861
all articles manufactured in the whole part not
enumerated nor otherwise provided for in that act.
have had under consideration appeal OF Messrs
Bernhard Hutton from your decision subecting to duty
at the rate OF thirty per cent under the Tariff act Of March
q 1851 worsted fabrics imported by them the appellants
claiming entry thereof at the rate OF twenty per cent
der section twenty -four, as non enumerated
The Tariff act Of the I'd Of March, 1861, docs not as
| general fact, make distinction between wooiien aud
worsted fabrics but embraces them all under the terms
woolen and wool The merchandise in question was in
my opinion, correctly charged by You with a duty of
thirty per adj valore under third subdivision of
the thirteenth section of that act
The following sections the defined by the above
circular
Sec % merely provides that certain articles shall be
admitted free of duty; among which is stoneware not
ornamented above the capacity OF ten gallons"
Sec. "a 10 as follows" And be ID further enacted
That from and after the day and year aforesaid there
shall be levied, collected and paid the importation Of
all manufactured articles, herein cnume-
rated provided for duty OF ten per vao-
srem; and on oil articles manufactured in whole or in
part not herein enumerated provided for duty OF
twenty per centum ad valorcm.n
The last clause Of the third subdivision of the thr
teenh section Of the act Of March reads bunt
ing and on all stained colorcd printed and on all
other manufactures Of wool Of which wool shall be
component material otherwise provided for thirty