The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

CRUDE FEATHERS -Con-id,rable advance
are made on the foreign mark"; v'!uo> of
crude feathers imported here from Mason
Dcsp-ez ~ Paris IN a rraprtalsrmeut dsy!slon
rendered 10y General Appraiser M,Clrlltui
The Geae-al Apprs'."r h"li- "P"in'ut' ole
Irise, entered i =. advanced TO l. france p'r
<l.o roIn'ure III. gr1s". entered ~ = dl
Narc-i to ~ irsu'- yer kilo Ala ua"Elus
roy HORSES Toy sea horses i'm
ported her" from raliral BoyoN 1us'L Ntsh,
Of Nsgoys, japan. were tu' subject o. =
Judge McC!e!lsnd Of the Bodft OF Gcu.r,.
Aplrai.ers rhrs" sea hot go 1913 w"r-
d'curiin. 20. tn nsr'ral. .tprT,str. p%tup'rl,
entered a. thu. port ~ bonn valued a. !
yea yer dozen Add case
TURKISH TOWELS The Board Of lmic
State. General Appraiser held yes'erGay trli
Turkish towels IN ;ortci by Marshall Field 4
Co Of Chi",.o nerc Improperly ,las.thed by
;hc customs Officials A. ple fabrics. with
urder paragraph -, OF the tariff act oi 1919
A protest of the importers Tor duty al the
rate OF but = yer cent al valor"m unIei
paragraph ga i. sus'alned
FEATHER TRIMMING "A ii-h rate Of
,iu'y Is nxc,i Ga trTmirg composed al ornd
mental feathers. imported III !. yard lengths
ready 10 be CG' to required len-ths and -""'.
- trimming uL .'tir:s. waists ami the sleeve
OF soni"n's Wearing nnna',l IN a '.rls"1
rendered yesterday by the Board of United
States General Appraisers Tn" board hold
that the Collector properly assessed duty on
ihla trimming at the rate al 4" per cent, adj
Ndlorem uINtf pdrd.faUH oiI OF Itf IdflU a't
of 1919. The importers. NJ. l.. Ecks'cin 4 Co
con'er,ied tor duty Al the rate OF but ~ per
cent. ad valorem under the same paragraph
TABLE LINENS Judge Cooper o. tho
Board OF General Appraisers dee ;,-- in a 70
apprgissmrnt dec siou rendered yesterday that
table linens imported from ! y Richardson
Sonr X OwIcn OF Belfast. Ireland. were not
undervalued when entered At, Frt,.bur- Pa
The customs Officials advanced the iorci-n
market values of these linens and the m
DOrterh ap,eAltal 10 eaipral-.ll,l HE Is-Ir
Was heard before General Appraiser Cooper.
who holds a. follows; 'Damask cloths, sixsi,
NC Ia, entered at 5s, I'd. each. Sheer cam
brc. 81 inch. i5S, entered at ias.d, per yard
Ditto, lsS. entered al 2oi.d, per yard. Ditto,
i9S. entered at I'D. per yard Art linen, 20
inch. A.. entered at i:hd per yard Ditto. {.
tered a, l6h.d, per yard, Ditto, .. inch. en-.
tered 81 esd yer yard Ditto. 20 inch. f., en-
tered 81 i5,.d. per yard, Hemstitched towels,
boxed, i;x27, 32so. entered at es. Sd. Ter dozen
n.S7. Ss51P. entered at rs Id per dozen.
Ditto, e,xts, esp. entered at lis, 3d, per dozen
And similar goods Discount eis per cent,
Add cases All no advance
GLASSWARE An Interesting reappraise.
msnt decision. fixing an ,advsnT Of L; ier
cent. on the foreicn market value of glass,
ware imported from : Reich 4 Co. Of
Krasna, Germany, was handed down yesterday
by Judge sullivan of the Board of General
Appraisers Tire issue, according 10 the Gen.
eral Appraiser, related entirely 20 the per Sc
dAi " . nv NV W Wv ~
glassware Al advance was made by tho
German manufaf urers on the per So value OF
goods similar Ia those n issue, amounting "a
Is per, cent, This advance was made after
the purchase. but prior to the shipment oil
these goods; the shipment being detained AZ
the factory by reason Of war conditions, TIL,
importer contendel before Judge sullivan 'haI
this fact should not be to his dstriment. that
he was in faT the purchaser, the inerchan
disc belonged 10 him, and, that the detention
nv r~eason-of che war should not work to hi,
disadvantage This argument may he sound,
writes the General Appraiser. but It shout,
be addressed 20 Congress The Law declare
the value shall be asCert aimed as OF the dat,
OF shipment from the country OF expectation
and binds this tribunal, AZ the time Of ship
ment the market had, advanced IL PEI
cent, and such value. became the marke
value Of tina date. The merchandise wa
shipped after the advance took place" tn,
values ~ fxed on the goods read 10 inch ol,
round Duplex chimneys. entered al - mark
per dozen, Bulbs sls clear, entered ~ lia
marks per gross. And similar goods. A.
\ vanced 10 per cent Add eases, Discount
~ per cent Less freight to Hamburg