New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-02
MERCHANDISE RECLASSlFIED.
RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE OF APPRAIs.
Frs.
THEIR REPORT MADE PUBLIC BY THE TREAS.
URY DEPARTMENT, BUT THEIR CON-
crus1nNs ARE. NOT TINAL.
ILLUSIONS ARE NOT FINAL.


u,,.,,ncton Ane. Tho report OF the conference
-, IocaI Annraisers held at New York from July
~ "a inclusive was made public at the Treasury Dc
nartment today 1t Is accompanied by the follow
inc .tatement by Acting Batchelier;
II IS deemed proper to stats that while these con-
ferences are held the purpose oil obtaining 80 iar a.
nossble uniformity In the advisory classification oil I'm
a oo,opatsc as reported upon by the Appraisers ut
A.. ya,,ops norris yet conclusions reached ana opih
ions EXPRESSED By conferences must not DC eohsaec
az operatiyc 20 far they my conncs Win eN'suhs
rulings OF the Department Such rulings VII continue
70 Re followed until specifically rcscrde1 or modihd'
r..n,,o,s N this course may, however. be made in
casos where the conference recommends higher rate
Of duty than that held to be applicable by various
lirc Of the Department. rs IL Is desired In such cases
n,ssca upon by the Department. which can only be done
A. nroost and appeal from the decisions OF Collectors
on an actual importation.
Tn CAGES where the report OF the conference conflicts
with the classification deemed applicable by customs
oci, at any particular port, the higher OF the two
49,, hnn,d he asseesed As this viii also tend to bring
such questions before the Department by protest and
appeal , -, .,
merchandise as follows Blocks OF cOrk-wood, IN
tended for manufacture into finished corks or Shoppers
free or unmanufactured cork-wood so-called syl-
yenite free as a manure salt; fax scryms over sixty
inches wide dutiable as manufactures of fax Indian
red (earth panO dutiable colors % per cent ;
albumenized paper, dutiabe at 25 per cent as paper
not otherwise provided for; socallcd "chlorophyl"
dutiable at % per cent as vegetable COLOR snal
music boxes dutiable at 30 per cent as toys socaed
Japanese noor-matting, dutiable at 80 per cent as
mating portable railways, in sections, dutiable as
manufactures of metal; twilcd tapping, containing
fax worsted and wool, dutiable as manufactures OF
WOOL socaled glazing clay consisting of other matter
than CLAW dutable at 10 per cent; MASKS OF paper
with long wool Boards dutiabe as manufactures Oh
wool; key-ring with bone attachment, duiaole as
manufactures of metal spotted linen thread free !:
called Dutch carpets, duable al II cents per square
ward and so per cent adj valorcm as worsted-chain
Venetian carpets certain knights Tempiar crosses,
dutiable as manufactures of metal; metal boxes con
tanning pins 100 per cent; beads put up IN bagsa %
per cent: cheap beads necklaces with brass spring
clasp % per cent, without clasp 80 per cent dressed
Ime5 fax dutiabc at $40 per ton shc9thing or roof
ing felt, 20 per cent: Photographic dry plates. %
per cent as unenumeratcd manufactures OF glaSs 10Y
violins 30 per cent, toys; tigers claws 10 per
cent as non-emmcratcd manufactured articles ;
cardboard stands with printed motto, 20 per cent as
printed matter: bathing slippers made OF max, hemp
and worstcd 40 cents per pound and 80 per cent al
Vaorem