New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
WINES POUR into PORT
Italian Vessels Arrive Before Old
Treaty Expires.
IMPORTERS SAVE $4,000
New Tariff Goes Into Effect To
morroW-CustOm House
Closed To-day.

Three vessels from italian ports came in
Friday and yesterday with cargoes of still
and sparkling wines which were entered
under the old tariff, the reciprocity treaty
with Italy SPAIN Portugal and the Neither
lands expiring to-day. There We're numer-
Gus brokers at the Custom House the
greater part of Yesterday, expecting scenes
similar to those on October 81 last. when
the French reciprocity agreement closed.
but the entries that were made were I'M
accompanied by excitement as these were
permitted pending the arrival OF The last
steamship with a cargo affected by the
change. the Luisiana of the Italian l-ioFdS
She came in ir the afternoon.
On Friday the steamships Scania, Of the
Italian Line and the Nenezia, of the tabre
inc brought a considerable amount 81
still wines on which 10 cents gallon was
saved by the arrival ahead OF the eXp;ra-
ton of the agreement. In all about $1,000
was saved in the last few. days by the i'm
porters.
One importer furnished 4 diversion al the
Custom House soon after business was
opened He had forgotten that the agree
ment Will. Italy would expire to-day and
intended 10 pay the duty on 1000 gallons IN
bond as il was sold He was at breakfast
when he saw in The Tribune that importers
with goods in bond had been paying duties
Tor several weeks in anticipation or the
lapse of the agreements. AS by paying yes
terday 10 cents gallon duty would be
saved, the importer lost little time in get
ting his papers and saving $500 on his stock.
There were ten entries from the Luisiana
500 cases and 1000 gallons in all. This
represented q saving of about $1,000 Sew
eral brokers urged that the Custom House
be kept open to-day to accommodate pos
sible arrivals, but Collector Loeb. before
leaving for visit in the upper part of the
state, left word that there should be no
Sunday opening. The Collector remem-
hered his experience on October 81 of last
year. which fell on Sunday. The Custom
House was kept open and there was rush
OF French importations Of chsmpa gne and
other wines into the port
Throughout the week the Collectors mail
contained numerous letters of criticism
from ministers of the gospel, temperance
society officers and members and remem-
bering this experience it was decided not
to invite repetition of complaint But
the offices We're kept open until 80 o'clock.
as on the other days in the week
AS the steamship Luisiana arrived at
Quarantine at about 80 o'clock and was
due at her pier soon after !. O'Clock. there
was an expectation that her captain would
enter the steamship himself. which is the
customary proceeding But the company
provided for every contingency by sending
the papers up on the revenue cutter, so
that the entry was made long before the
closing time.
When the cargo of the steamship had
been entered the force of deputies and
clerks was kept on duty to await the
registered mail from abroad, so that the
importers might have every opportunity
10 get their entries in and that there might
De no possible ground for criticism Dep1Itv
Collector Baker was in charge after ?
O'Clock. The mail brought little work for
the men, and promptly at 4:S0 o'clock the
doors were closed.