The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-14
NOTES.

TULIP BULL n Collector OF the Poif nAh
ley Field Malone has lust, been ihstru'l.l 70
continue 10 assess tullp bulns WIN nu,s ~ 80
tarifi act Of 1919. THIS action foiln~- f'''u'
DECISION by The Board OF Genera, Annral1,,s
peals fixing duty OH these bulbs nj the rat"
Of zoe. per thousand under tine provision Ioi
all other bulbs in paragrapn -", IN.
Treasury DEPARTMENT writes 10 the customs
collector that another rae is beng prepared
before the General Appraisers IN which II
is .@sneted TO introduce iui,ner nT Ntmmo,nI
III Determination OF the question the hish'f
duty IL 10 be assessed.
NEW CUSTOMS ISSrEs The protest hi
resu at the local Custom House issued y,'iet
day a list OF the protests forwarded by the
Collector TO the Board oil nliel STATES zen
eral Appraisers for the week ended March H.
1916, According TO tins list in,port,rs are Pre-
pairing test cases covering the cla--ltlrhiloil
under the tarlh act of 1913 of the ~foiipwlne
merchandise Small circular .pasteooard boxes
with , mirror set inside of the cover and con
tainins face powder ard pun, some VIII. coy
ering OF silk Ornamental with lace and en-
broiiery, crude dried rose buds or rose How
ers used IN sarhets and in the manufacture
OF potpourri.: cast bronze or imitation bronze
figures; resistance coils composed OF sieeI
strips. cast iron, brass ana nlica slrel STRIPS
chief value; grape hyamnlh puins' mr ,o
chief value: woven fabrics OF ELK AMI cotton
having "a pile completely covering me sur
face: Chimes shoes composed of leather, cot
ion. s,lk, &c, some Embroidered and an
nlinurd: women's hand bags Of cotton metal
and beads: garments OF astrarhan trimmed
with LYNX skins: bed covers Of cotton crochet
lace constructed To resemble lri-l rrochel
lace. elastic braids composed OF SILK or cotton
and india rubber threads, easy chars com
posed Of wood, covered with leather; small
cigarette machines of metal, ana mustard
dross or mustard seed hulls
CORK DISCS n WASTE Assistant Sec
ret AIRY OF the Treasury Andrew j Peters has
written to the Collector of Customs "A, BAIT,
more. Md. advising that Official that 81 called
cork waste, consisting Of cork discs known
AS thrOwouts. mixed with cork cuttings
broken discs, &c, are duiiahle on the proper
ton represented 10y the whole discs as manu-
featured cork discs nj the rate OF l9". or li"
per pound. according to thickness. under
paragraph $40 OF the tariff at of 1913, and
the remaining portion OF the merchandise ~
free of duty under paragraph i6l Of sild act
In this lettr the Assistant SecreiarN writes
'It appears that the merchandise consists
in mart of cork discs, more or less imperfect
and known as tirowouts, mixed with cork
cuttings. broken disos, 80 In the sample
subnittel the proportion OF discs IL large.
,i,ough Il is stated thai IN some other I'M
port there ~ only a small Vcrc, nta2e
OF discs
A the result OF n careful investigation
Of the matter It IN found that discs similar
In character 20 the whole discs in the sample
submitted can he used for the bOtillng NJ
beers for quick cOnsuinpti ION and for dry
materials aud that many Of them arr equal
or superior TO Nrta ain grades MANUFACTURED IN
this country The Department IL OF the ouin
ton. thsssfoss. that they are commercial cork