The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
TWO FISH IMPORTERS
WIN FIGHT ON DUTIES
Others Lose in Effort to Get
Reductions in Customs Col
lected at Ports.

The protest OF Cusimano 4 Co. and
lectors OF the ports Of New York. Boston,
San Diego and San Francisco of IN a.
valorem duty OF 80 per cent. on fish
In tins has been sustained by United
States Appraiser Brown. The appraiser
reached his decision after the submission
of evidence to show that the merchan-
disc was picked, salted and smoked
herring. properly dutiable at one-half
cent a pound. The protest OF the Inter-
national Forwarding Company Of Chi
cago against the assessment Of the 80
per cent. ad valorem OH fish in tins was
also sustained by the appraiser when
evidence showed that the tins contained
anchovies in salt. dutiable at one-half
cent a pound.
The protest OF Chez Chong & Co. and
about thirty other Chinese importers
against the assessment of the Collector
OF the Port of San Francisco OF 80 per
cent. ad valorem on fish in tins was
overruled because nc evidence was sub
mitted to show what kind of fish the tins
contained. The Collectors ruling was
upheld. The protest of w. ~. Proctor
& Co. against n ruling oil fish in tins
inserted at Boston. Galveston, New o.
leans. Newport News, Philadelphia ana
Seattle was overruled for the same rea-
son. az also vac the protest Of the
American Express Company Of Chicago
on FISH In tins In oil.
The American Express Company's pro-
test against the assessment OF 80 per
cent ad valorsm at Boston and Philadel-
phia on clutch pencils. based on the
CompanY's assertion that they were prop
erly dutiable at 30 ger cent, as manu-
features OF metal, Was overruled by
Appraiser sullivan. The 60 per cent.
duty was upheld on the ground that the
goods were articles valued above 20
cents n dozen aud designed to he carried
on or about the person.
.'owder puffs, OF which the +. w.
WoOlwcrth Company and others paid 80
per cent. ad valorem duty, were the sub
ject of dispute. Appraiser Brown up
held the assessment OF the Collector of
the Port OF New York on the ground that
they belonged In the classification OF
wool pile fabrics.
Nicol prisms imported by Wagner
Bros. a. Co. and assessed at t5 per cent,
ad valorem by the Collector of his port
were reduced TO 20 per cent, by APP
praiser Sullivan on the protest OF the
importer.
Calcined magnesia imported by the
Davis Turner Company and classed as
calcined magnesia by the Collector OF
the Port of New York at 3k cents a
pound was represented to be properly
dutiable at Is per cent, as a chemical
compound In the protest, which was
overruled by Appraiser Brown.
Boned fish was held to he duty free
In the protest by W. A. Brown & 60,
The assessment at y cents Il pound by
the Collector OF this port was allowed
to stand on the failure OF the professors
to produce evidence
Cotton cloth imported by the Wright
& Graham Company and olassed as jac-
guard at 80 per cent. ad valorem by
the Collector OF the Port of New YORK
was allowed to be entered as woven ig-
ured cotton cloth, as urged In the pro-
test.
The protest of u. Hirsch's Sons
against the ad valorem duty OF ~ per
cent. OH heads and imitation precious
stones was sustained by Appraiser Sui.
llvan. The 90 per cent duty vas al
lowed, as asked.