The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
RUSH FOR THEIR GOODS.
CROWDS BEsIEaE CUsrOM HOUSES
THROUGHOUT the COUNTRY.
Articles that Have Been Held In Bond are
Now Released Under tho New Tariff.
Tho First Days. Experience.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-The rush TO
withdraw goods under bond. under the
new tariff. which went into effect this
morning, began at the custom-house al
most as soon as the doors were thrown
open this morning.
In the third division the crowds were
so great that IL was next 20 impossible
10 move about The press continued
unabated until the custom-house closed.
Most Of the goods were taken out In
bulk. $1,000, $4,000, and $1,000 worth at
a time.
Cotton. yelvets. gloves, and analine
colors were the chief items on the list
OF Withdrawals.
Mr.. Bostwick. the cashier. at o'clock
estimated that the total OF the days re-
ceipts would probably be $4,000. The
daily average is $1,000, There Is moth
ing wonderful about this receipt lt
has gone as high as $4,000 and 100000
often.
SMOOTHING THE WAY.
Deputy Collector Couch said that Sec
retary Carlisle's rulings Of yesterday have
had much TO do with the ease with which
the new law has gone into effect enabling
the customs officials to act without doubt.
The way was further smoothed by the
announcement yesterday that all with
duty, except where goods were classified
In the new act. the Government return
ing the excess OF duty charged when
liquidation was finished, or collecting
more should IL be found that not a suf-
ncent amount was charged.
This was done to accommodate mer-
chants desiring TO Withdraw their im-
portations Immediately. They would
have to wait some time II withdrawal
could not be effected before the liquidat-
ing department could determine the exact
charges on goods on which the duty has
been changed from al valOrem to specific.
or vice versa.
AT BOSTON.
BOSTON. Aug 2s.-As early as 7 o'clock
this morning line Of men was formed IN
front Of the custom house, composed OF
clerks. brokers. and officers, 10 be the
hrst 70 take their goods out of bond.
When the doors opened at o'clock the
warehouse department was filled, and the
double force of clerks assigned TO duty
IN this office was besieged to make the
proper entries for the release OF the
goods.
Although the bookkeepers and clerks
had worked till midnight getting every
thing In order for the anticipated rush.
they approached their task with the ut
nest good-natLre and dispatched the
business with surprising aacrlty. The
papers had all been 80 arranged that
every man was served I'm his turn. with
delay.
As the day advanced the crowd In
creased. and while all kept their temper
ana were not disposed TO crowd. much
hhpatence was shown 10 get possession
OF their goo Is as fast as possible How
long this rush will continue II IL impos-
sibie 10 say, but probably until most OF
II Is also expected that importatiOns will
be very heavy for some time, or until
the stocks of goods, which have been
permitted 10 run low under the operations
Of the Mckinley bill have been ranten-
ished.
In anticipation Of the great rush OF
business Today employees I'm the custom
mouse VINO were on their vdcaii ms were
summoned back. and the vacations OF
others have been cancelled until the
department Is relieved Of the great strain
that has been pat upon IL by the changes
that nave been made in the tariff. Be
fore the close Of business to-day an eX-
traordlnary amount OF goods WAS with
drawn from bond.
At CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. aug. D Before . o'clock
this morning all previous records of Gus
toms receipts at this port had been
broken. BY that hour $1,000 had en-
poured over the ledge az the cashier s
window BY i0l5 the crowds sim push
ed forward. The receipts ior the day
Collector Russell thought would run be
tween $4,000 and 10000 The largest
receipts for any day heretofore were
Go.O)O
The great mass OF the mefcnaudiSc Nltn-
drawn from the bonded warehouses con-
sisted Of dry goods. Large quantities also
arrived in bond I'm cars. and within few
hours hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
worth of imports were distributed around
at the various railroad stations ready for
shipment to replenish the depleted stocks
Ell over the West and Northwest. Every
big dry goods house I'm the city had rep.
at the custOm-hOuse bright
and early, and all were I'm rush Taking
all dutiable articles together. the reduc-
ton in the tariff Will amount 10 about ~
per cent.
Goods in bond placed on the free list
by the law may be- Withdrawn without
duty, but there is very little Of this class
Of goods ,p bond here. only a little salt
and some burlaps on which the duties
amount TO about $4,000. The great bulk
Of the Withdrawals was dry goods.
Collector Russell expects the rush 10
continue for fully thirty days. Goods In
bond here now, not counting the daily
receipts by cars which will not go into
store but will be distributed Immediately,
on which the duties amount
to 81 10000. II will be January lst before
these goods are Withdrawn.