New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
NO "FIZZ" In BOND
PUSHING MORE HERE.
Custom House VII Stay Open
10 Clear Imports.

Of the 10000 cases Of champagne IN
bonded warehouses in this port not a case
remains under bond. La Touraine is
dashing toW ard the city at speed as
great as her engines are capable OF, 10
get here before midnight TO-DAY. when the
French commercial agreement expires.
lcvervthins is ready at the custom House
10 enter tho steamship. and closing iIine
there win he any time up To nc ias'
minute The postofiice authorizes M.''
sire the mail containing invoices ana p'''s
of Iadipg to brokers and importers II thes
call for il. ard there are many OF these
rspers on an three Of the vessels tIa' are
expected in to-day. for. besides the frehcn
liner the Baltic and the ST. Faol aIS
awaited. but earlier in the day
Ia Touraine started in time TO have got
here YESTERDAY. She sailed from HaVre
last Monday. but heavy seas have kept her
hack Her commander. Captain MourallH'
ser. q wireless to the steamship office yes
ter4s- fhat he expected 10 be Oft fHe
Tsla~a =, 1 o'clock This afternoor- The
T-renOb Line officials viii have tug ont 10
tale the captaiu of as soon as the steam
SHIN is within the port lIcits. lie %'U pe
hurried 20 the custom House AS soon d
ihe ship has been entered the cpS1
brokers viii keep busy force a. one "O''
dred men detailed for the day
forr departments are open at the 'uS'
tom House. the marine, warehouse en''E
and cashiers Office. They were busy yes
terda, right Up to closing time, "hlcl' io-
tniq occasion 1as 40 clock. In the "a'+
,,-- .o-,io, tbore were over four hun
drel Withdrawals. and the duty payments
vfre over S50Ao9e
Tor tho week ibc payments ON WIN
5-av-sle from bond amounted TO $40 'F'' {"
nearly half of tho total collected on ouie'
a. ;he cashiers Office T he "ol.sctlohs ''i
v-ftbdra "a! duties were - per cent hls n'i
shan usual The total collections ''' ~
.iav we're S677o4e. and for the week S".a'-''
on August = when tho new taTlff Wel' "l''
effect. the collections amounted 10 2i,-l9''''
4 hope IS expressed at the custom HUE
md anons tho brokers that no comphca
,ious may arise owing to failure =" Sn''
,,,a whole expected cargo on either 81 M
s..,,,,e,,i,- .4ue TO-DAY. II SO happened thsf
tho Louisiana brought "nly part or pc,
,sr~o ana the chicago brought nat had
hoor len behind This made ne'eSSarH 4
,-es4s,,-t,nsnt Of papers, 90 that The goooS
rri-ht he released ~ the Baluc Sal''
4r,,, r5terpooI and the st Pam f"ih
so,,barr,ton. ~ is not believed that there
pil be auv splitting Of carGo'S h"' '"@ u
:, Foyrana viii not bring her fun al
lotment
customs brokers lad n big stock 81
,s.l, yesterday a. use for the payment
81 duties Fut Collector Loeb, it was Ss'''
,,orId receive transfer checks. and many
irobe1s hsy.. deposited money IA the hahNS
for these.
,-han7pa1u- Is NOT the onlT aiu''e '"'N
-,.. .u the rociprocity agreement. but the''
-,.,s more money involved in the expiration
~ ,he. treats concerning that beverage 'han
3n arr Other. After to-day the duty VIII
10 sqa,a case II was Sc a ''sse. he lou
sisre carried cargo Of champagne hIahdE e
wines spd ar2ol-. the lees Of "i""' ''''
more also paintings on board afh"os"
,aa~a did not ngure prominently ''' .''S
,..-ei. down - arrive to-day there Is also
% ,,.-.. ..I .elf-... fiom France
BOSTON merchants have hE shipments On
1. Tani.ifn.. aId ufcy made AN effort 20
sake fsrne lv having The liner dock theT''
b.., IA. official of the company here "o"'d
,..f 2--ep. IT Was said EosterdaF thal II
fto French liner missed getting here i" hal"
i..,..alt.rs would lose nearly &2A."eh, or more
,han WAS At stake IN August. Wheh '"e
psrr.-,lrai.5a wa- hurried across only n
fail io cet here before the custom House
,,a~ closed.