Evening star., 1911-05-31
THE COURTS
q. S. Court Of Customs Appeals.
May 81, 1911.

May 81, lSi1.
Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith. Barber. DE
Vries and Martin.
The following decisions were handed
down today:
No. III. benjamin Iron and Steel Com
pany agt. United States: opinion by
Smith. associate judge. The merchandise
was steel rails imported at Buffalo from
Canada. they were assessed for duty
at 10 Of 1 cent per pound as steel rails
The importer claimed that they were
scrap steel fit cnly for remanufacture and
dutiable at 81 per ton. The board of gen
and the decision of the beard is affirmed.
No. 544. United States agt. Alfred
Richter ct AL: opinion by Smith, asso-
| ciate judge. The merchandise was dressed
sheep skins imported at New York and
assessed for duty by the collector at ID
per cent manufacture of fur. The i'm
porter claimed them to be dutiable at 70
per cent either as furs dressed on the
skin and not further advanced than dye
ing. or as a non enumerated manufactured
article. The board of general appraisers
allowed the claim of the importer and the
decision cf the board is reversed.
No. 610. United States agt. \. <. Burk-
hardt; opinion by Barber, associate
judge. The merchandise was sealskin In
paired. They were assessed by the col
lector at 80 per cent as manufactures OF
furs prepared for use material. The
importer claimed that the merchandise
was Tree or was uutlaDIe at ~ per cent
as furs dressed on the skin and not ad-
yanced further than dyeing. or at the
same rate non-enumerated manufac-
tured article. The board of general ap-
praisers allowed the claim of the i'm
porter that the merchandise was dutiable
at 90 per cent and the decision OF the
board is affirmed.
No. 564. Garlowitz & Co. ct al agt. the
United States; opinion by De vries. as
ed of dressed kid and lamb skins tenn
porarily sewn in the form of crosses and
Innings. 1t was assessed for duty by the
collector at 35 per cent as manufactures
of fur, including plates. Innings and
crosses The importer claimed it to be
dutiable at 20 per cent as furs dressed
on the skin not further advanced than
dyeing The board of general appraisers
sustained the collector and the decision
| of the board is affirmed.
No. 428 Boxer & Co. agt. United
States; opinion by Martin. associate
Judge The merchandise consisted OF nat
metal sheets of various dimensions com.
posed of iron or steel, faced with nickel
or copper The collector assessed the
merchandise at 45 per cent as manufac-
lures of metal The importer claimed 1t
to be dutiable at 9-1O OF one cent per
pound as sheets of iron or steel finer
than number ten wire gauge. The board
Of general appraisers and the circuit
court for the southern district of New
York sustained the collector and their
No. 543 United States agt Farbenfa-
briken Company; opinion by Martin. asso-
| ciate judge. The merchandise was hy-
droxide of chrome. 1t was assessed for
duty by the collector at % per cent as
g. chemical compound. The importer
claimed that it should be free of duty as
an article in crude state used IN dye
ing or tanning. The board of general
appraisers allowed the claim of the i'm
porter and the decision of the board Is
affirmed.
No 274. Henry Tflge & Co. agt. United
States; petition for rehearing denied.
No. 400 Morimura Brothers agt.
United States; order of reversal entered
by stipulation.
No. 80. Rice-Stix Dry Goods Company
lagt United States: dismissed by stipula-
ton.
No. 5S4 Van Treese agt. United States:
ordered dismissed unless the appellant
shall within thirty days cause the record
and his brief to be printed.
The calendar was called and all cases
mot in readiness for hearing were con-
|tinued until the next call of the calen-
Idar.
The court announced recess until FRI
day. the 2Sth Of July.