Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-29

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-The rush to with draw goods under bond under the new
 tariff, which went into effect this morning, began at the custom house almost as soon as the doors were thrown open this morn- ing. In the third division the crowds were so great that it was almost impossible to
 move about. The pressure continued un-
 abated until the custom house closed. Most
 of the goods were taken out in bulk-s30O0, $4000 and S5000 worth at time.
 Cotton velvets. gloves aud analyne col-
 ors were the chief items on the list of with
 drawals. MT. Bostwick, the cashier, at
 o'clock estimated that the total of the day's
 receipts would probably be S600, ,000. The
 daily average is $150, GOO. There is nothing
 wonderful about the receipt. They have
 gone as high as $2, ,50O, 900.
 Deputy Collector Couch said that Secre-
 tary Carlisle's rulings of yesterday have
 had much to do with the care with which
 the new law has gone into effect, enabling
 the custom officials to act without doubt.
 The way was further smoothed by the an.
 nouncement yesterday that all withdrawals
 would be made on Mckinley rates of duty,
 except where goods were classified h the
 new act, the government returning the ex-
 cess of duty charged when liquidation was
 finished or collecting more should 1t be
 found that not a sufficient amount was
 charged.
 This was done to accommodate merchants
 desiring to withdraw their importations
 immediately. They would have to wait
 some time if withdrawal could not be ef-
 fected before the liquidating department
 could determine the exact charges on goods on which the duty has been changed from ad valorem to specific or vice versa. BO5TON'S BIG DAY. BosToN, Aug. 2S.-As early as o'clock this morning line of men was formed in front of the custom ouse, composed of the clerks and brokers of importers, eager
 to be the first to take their goods out
 of bond. When the doors opened at 8
 o'clock the warehouse department was at
 once filled and the double force of clerks assigned to duty in this office were besieged to make the proper entries for the release of the goods.
 Although the bookkeepers and clerks had worked until midnight getting every thing in order for the anticipated rush, they approached thelr task uith. the ut most good nature and dispatcned the bus iness with surprising alacriIy. The papsss had all been so arranged tbot every nan was served in bic turn without annoyancss | confusion or Unnecessary dclay- A the l day advanced the crowd 1nc1easPQ5 Sad while all kept their temper and were not disposed to crowd, much impatienc6 W2s shown to get possession of their goods ax fast as possible. How long this rush VIII continue it is impossible to say, put proba- bly until most Of the bonded goods have been taken out.
 It is also expected that importations will be very heavy until the stocks of goods, which have been permitted to run low un- der the operations of the Mckinley law, have been replenished. In anticipation of the great rush of business today employees in the custom house who were on their va- cation were summoned back and the vaca- tions of others have been cancelled until the department is relieved of the great strain that has been put upon 1t by the change that has been made in the tari fl. Before the close of business today an ex- traordiuary amount of goods was with drawn from bond.