The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-10
THE TARIFF.
Recent Custom House Decisions by the
Treasury Department.

Recent Custom House Decisions by the
Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The following is a synop-
sis of sundry decisions rendered by the Treasury
Department in customs cases during the past week:
1. Packing material, consisting of paper and
cotton pasted together with glue or some other
similar substance, forming fabric or material
which is impervious to ordinary dampness and
having cotton as a component material of chief
value, is dutiable at the rate of 35 per cent. ad
yAlorem as a manufacture of cotton--not otherwise
provided for.
2. Steel rods, galvanized are held to be duti-
able at the rate Of 40 per cent. ad valorem under
the provision in the last clause of schedule for
manufactures not specially enumerated or pro-
vided for, composed wholly or in part of iron,
steel, etc.
3. If an entry is made up from two or more in
voices, and portion Of the goods in one invoice
has been advanced by 10 per cent. or more above
.theamount declared in the entry, that particular
line OF goods undervalued in that invoice SO ad-
vancsd shallsb held for payment of additional
duty or penalty, provided that such goods eonsti-
tute an entire package or packages, and provided,
also, that the quantity 80 held for payment of add
uonal or penal duty is sufficient to protect the in
terests Of the government. If it be not sufficient to
protect such interests the goods covered by the
whole invoice may be retained if not already de-
Ayered. and If that portion is sufficient has al
braced in the entry and not delivered may be held
to await the payment of such duties.
4. Willow sticks, with the bark taken off cut
into lengths of about three feet, smoothed and
trimmed and used by dyers for handing yarn are
held 20 be dutiabe under the provision in schedule
ID for wood manufactured not especially enumer-
ated or provided for at duty of 20 per cent.
sd yslorem.
S. Hamburg, not being species of cotton lace,
Is dutiable at the rate of 40 per cent ad valorem
under the provision in schedule for cotton laces,
"Gray etainine." woven cotton cloth, unbleached,
ha yEhJ ha anu aud
which cost OVER cents per square yard is held to
be dutiabe at the rate of 40 per cent. ad valorem
under the second paragraph of schedule /.
8. Fur skins for hatters' use, which have been
pulled" or 'spucked" are admitted free of duty
under the provision of paragraph 706 of the tariff
for fur skins Of all kinds not dressed In any manner
2. Colored tapestry borders, consisting of colored
fabric Of cotton, with slight admixture of metal,
counting oothreads to theIsquare
inch and costing over 13 cents per square yard,
held to be dutiable at the rate of 40 per cent ad
valorem under schedule /, the metal portion being
Insignificant In quantity and value.
o. Hat crowns of silk and beads and hat trim
minge OF silk and metal are held to be dutiable at
the rate of 20 per cent ad valorem under schedule
n as materials for hats they being used exclusively
in the making and ornamenting of women's hats.
Beaded 1sces of silk and beads, silk chief value,
which, though often used in the construction of
women's hats are more generally employ ed in or
namenting costumes aud other wearing apparel,
dutable at the rate of so per cent. ad valorem
o: Wire cable, composed of IL strands of steel
wire, gauge No. 31s, and 10 strands of steel wire
gauge NO. II ana having neart and core OF hemp,
are held to be dutiable at the rate prescribed by
steel wire guage No. 1879, if that article is the
component of chief value, 2 cents per pound addi-
tional under the concluding part of paragraph 1872.
10. Silk and cotton satins, silk chief value, be-
ing piece goods used for various purposes as lin
inRs, ETC., and having no special relation to hat
trimmings, dutiable at the rate of 30 per cent
ad yslorem, under schedule l..
- IL. "Netss patent pin cubes" made of card
board and steel pins, headed with colored glass
spheres, are not the spins, solid head or other, "
specially provided for in the tariff.
IL. Silk and cotton ribbons of style and char
scter Atting them for use as hat trimmings, but
concerning which there is nothing to show that
they are exclusively adapted to that use are dutia
Bile at the rate Of so per cent. ad valorem, under
schedule L.
IS. Gum shellac, prepared from stick, lac or
seed: Lac previously deprived of its soluble color
Ing matter, being strained and poured upon fat
smooth surface to harden, and used principally In
the manufacture Of sealing and varnish NAV
be classified as the crude gum shellac of commerce
and admitted free Of duty under paragraph SAL Of
the free list.
Ii. Eleetretypes, bsing engraved copper plate.
for printing, are dutiable at the rate of % pei
cent I'D vslore by assimilation to the steel plates
engraved stereotype plates and new types provided
for in paragraph 100.
is. The cost of foreign revenue stamps forming
a mart OF the invoice price Of Browns Chlorodyne
rgtitutes part of ths foreign market value of tn,
nerehaadise, and ID subject to duty.