The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-04
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

Media sauce. a thick sauce consisting OF
me pulp of. the raspberry. together with
us juice and probably added sugar, put up
p M sms,, bottles and used on peaches or
&C, % isis. nor fruit. Of ali kinds pre-.
added thereto or preserved or packed in
molasses. spirits or their own juices and
not under the provision in paragraph 20i
for sauces of an kinds, not specially pro-
Nided for In this section according to
2 decision handed down yesterday by the
T TSard 81 United States General Appraiser.
MS ruling sustains a protest Of Meyer &
LANCE Tor duty at the rate of 20 per cent.
ad valorem, rather than at 20 per cent. sd
va!orem. as assessed by the Collector.
In 9 resppraisement decision rendered
yesterday Judge sullivan advances the
ioreign market values 81 crude feathers
OF Paris. Feathers described as coquilee
ole blanche, entered at this port at $50.
are advanced to 10 francs per kilo. Grande
%coauille ole bla niche, entered at 10. are adj
yahced TO II francs per kiio. Polnturc ole
blanche, entered at rs, are advanced to Is
per kiio.
Wearing apparel. consisting Of part of
q theatrical costume OF Elsa Hirschherg,
a performer In opera In Germany. which
was brought to this country was, accord
pral-eps. pr properly SniS'V sias nj .hG by s tine su., sP,
officials. with duty under appropriate pro-
visions Of the tarin act of 1919. Jones X
claimed free entry as theatrical enec,s
under paragraph $50. The board finds
hat there Is no provision OF law for the
free admission OF theatrical effects. such
as were entered here by the pa rty In ques-
ton. The general appraisers further ind
e enc, 'h Is TO onl :. POUND in p aer rheS'ris s
which provides that theatrical scenery.
properties and apparel brought by pro-
tons arriving from abroad. for temporary
use by them In such exhibitions. may he
admitted free under certain conditions
j. C. Powers of ogdensburr ". V. was
successful yesterday before the board in
snsraved fo @nss '.s or Stock Gn i csGgsc sisei
Duty was assessed at the rate of 10 per
s ssn .ns na Nr.or sna , Hnder earssraph S2s
md that. they should have been admitted
free OF duty under paragraph si2 OF the
The board held in another decision rem
dered yesterday that elocked silk hose Inn
praiser as 'isIlk wearing apparel. embroii-
cent. al Xalorcin. un ,ps r -afasrap gsss
OF the tariff act OF 1913. The importers
cant. al v%aicrcrn as silk wearing apparci'
m, s snarS are ,. Snd e. gsrasrsph az;
n~ightgowns combinations and corset
covers composed Of cotton and ornamented
With embroidery imported by the same
poses a, the rate Of so per cent. sd valorem
under ass as cotton wearing APP
parel, embroidered.
Imported pencils. each having a metal
body. entered here by A. W. Faber. were,
properly assessed for duty by Collector
Malone at the rate Of go per cent. ad
valorem under pa ra graph 35s of the pres
ent tariff law. The professionals claimed
duty at SO cents per, gross. or at 2s per
cent. under paragraph 31s. or at 20 per
cent. or al so per cent. under paragraph
1871, or at IS per cent. under para graph l16.
Judre waite finds In a decision rendered
imported 10y George H.. Ellis OF Buffalo
we're properly assessed for duty at % per
cent. ad valorem under paragraph 200 OF
the tariff act Of 1913 as a vegetable not
specially provided for. This decision over
rules n claim ~ the importers for duty at
the rate OF but 20 per cent. ad valorem
under paragraphs, ass and :i7 as u pre-
apryeA frpts