The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
ELL Is FOUND IN
NEW TARIFF BILL
Board of General Appraisers
Now Supreme Power on
Valuations
Neither Federal Nor Customs
Court Can Override Decis-
ions on Schedules
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apiece. Now. however. up TO GER
tain quantity. the Philippine cigars
VIII be required to pay only the in
ternsl revenue charge. which amounts
10 three mills each. There viii be a
saving to the importer of more than
four cents on every cigar.
Free Entry for Cigars
The 100000 cigars that came in yes
terday duty free would. under the old
law. have required a payment OF more
than $500 The order admitting
them came from Assistant Secretary
Reynolds OF the treasury department
in the following telegram:
Collector Of customs. San Francisco:
Under section i've new tariff act cigars
from the Philippines TO the number of
l5o .o0o.0o0 entitled 70 free entry when
accompanied by certificate OF origin
prescribed by regulations just issued.
Permit free entry or withdrawal free
Of duty TO cigars now at your port
upon giving a bond in amount double
duty for production certificate Of origin
within 10 days. Collect internal rev.
enue tax and affix stamps. Advise de-
partment number OF cigars admitted to
free entry or withdrawal from free
duty"
New Problem for Port
Under the new tarin bill this port
viii be chiefly concerned in working
out the new arrangement with the
Philippine islands. All Philippine
products or manufactured articles.
when the latter do not contain more than
20 per cent Of foreign material, will
be admitted free with certain excep-
tions. Rice viii carry a duty. Cigars
10 the number Of 150 0O0 900 may come
ia. This applies TO the first $50. coo, OO0
Records viii be kept at Washington
and as soon as the limit has been
reached 2 duty viii be imposed. To-
bacco in specified quantities will also
enter without charge. Sugar. up TO
100000 gross tons. viii also be ex-
empts but the sugar imports viii be
subject 10 peculiar conditions which
VIII require administrative attention
IL this port
FaNors Small Producers
In the sugar imports. preference will
be given to the producers of less than
500 tons in any fiscal year The pro-
ducers Of the next lowest amounts
VIII be entitled TO consideration before
the big producers. In this way the
government proposes to operate the
tariff TO the benefit Of the small pro-
ducers in the Philippines
There Is much doubt, however. as to
The amount of sugar that wiz come
in from the Philippines. Heretofore
II has gone largely to Hon gkong. where
1T has been refined and then brought in.
The chief article OF import from the
islands has been hemp and this has
been exempt right along.
The Philippine schedule has been
modified with the express purpose Of
increasing The trade facilities with the
United states. This port. it is expect
ed. viii be the chief beneficiary of this
change. The burden OF administer
ing the new law viii. therefore, fall
upon the local customs officials
Cuban Sugar Arrives
NEW YORK. Aug. s.-The steamship
Mercedes Larringas arriving today
from Cienfuegos. Cuba brought not
raly record cargo Of raw sugar. but
she vas the first vessel TO bring in any
~ that commodity under the lower
duty provided in the Payne bill She
hss in her hold 1887 bags OF raw
sugar. the largest cargo received in
NeW York in many years. Many other
vessels carrying Cuba n sugar are either
on their way here or are being loaded
fast Os possible