The evening world., 1913-10-04
rush TORGLEASE'
M|PORTSLOWERED
UNDER TARIFF LAW
O,stomsHo ThrmgedW
Brokers and Agents Eager
for Reduction.
MILLIONS ARE INVOLVED.
With s73,ooO,ooo Dutiable
Goods in Warehouses, New
York Leads Ports.
MILLIONS ARE INVOLVED.

the corridors Of the United States
Custom House In Bowling Green we're
crowded to-day with customs brokers
ana agents who. taking advantage Of
the new tariff bill signed last night BY
rrssiden; Wilson. we're arranging for
the immediate release from bondc6
warehouses OF millions OF dollars worth
Of merchandise which had been held
back pending the tariff reductions.
The great rush. however. to take ad.
vantage Of the sweeping reductions will
not take place until Monday. accordins
TO the customs officials. owing to the
fact that Saturday Ia q half holiday
ana little II any business ordinarily Ia
There is more than go. Oooo 900 worth Of
imported goods In bonded warehouses In
the port Of New York which have been
held up until the new tariff bill should
20 into effect. Customs ofYicials be.
lieve that before the end Of the com.
ing week more than 20. 900 worth
Of these goods will have been released
upon the payment Of tho reduced tariffs
and thrown upon the various markets
throughout the United States.
GOODS STORED IN ANTICIPATION
{ OF NEW LAW.
When the tariff law first began to as
sumo definite shape. merchants all over
the country began ordering large sup.
piles OF goods on which reductions had
been promised by the Democratic Ad.
ministration. These goods. a. soon a.
they were received In New YORK, were
sent as allowed by law, to bonded ware.
houses. out Of which they may he taken
at will. upon the payment Of the legal
duties.
In every case where a tarin reduc.
ton was In sight merchants held up
the removal OF these goods as long a.
possible IN order to take advantage OF
the new tariff.
The new law. signed by President VIII.
son shortly after . o'clock last night.
became effective At midnight. except II
the case OF those schedules relating
10 raw wool and articles manufactured
from wool and sugar. After Dec.
free wool becomes effective. while
manufactures OF wool will be entered
At q materially lower duty after Jan. !.
IMI Duties on manufactures OF sugar
will be decreased after March II. 1915,
continuing until May. 1916. when sugar
goes on the free list altogether.
NO PARTICULAR COMMUNITY TO
GET IMPORTS.
There are forty-eight bonded ware
houses In the Port Of New York. now
containing s73.oOO.0O worth OF dutiable
goods imported from foreign countries.
Believing that most Of these Imports
would be demanded rs soon a. the law
became effective, the customs offices
/ were opened to-day at 3 o'clock. Instead
VI At o. as 10 usual. The already large
Clerical force was augmented By fifteen
extra men, drafted from other depart.
ments OF the customs service These
extra men will b kept on duty a. long
~ the extra Withdrawals require.
The active supervision Of the work
Of enforcing the new tariffs and per-
hitting the entry OF goods under them
Ia IN charge OF Gen. Nelson II. Henry,
the Surveyor of the Port.
The 3&O.0O0.O0O worth of dutiable goods
that will probably 10 released from
the warehouses next week will be scat
tered all over tho United States. &C
that material reductions In the cost o!
living are not immed lately to be es-
pected In any single locality.