The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

GrM In = reappra,semen' decision Just
rendered. holding that special ester sum,
shipped by Frederick Boeh,n of LONDON was
market. value, Judge Brown OF The BOARD Of
General Appraiser writes: Special e"er
consul fee, Barrels included No advance"
MARMALADE No advance is made on the
foreign market values OF narn,alade shipped
here ny Cross & Blackwell OF London. accord.
by General Appraiser Waits. Judge waite
writes One pound glass orange alade.
entered q, Is; hid per dozen; ! pound TN
lars. tins and ca.es Cash discount, 81, per
cent Lighteraxe included All no adv ance'
BOOKS The Grolier Society won before the
Board Of General Appraisers yes,erday IN a
clam that hfy volumes Of Thackeray'-
works. printed more than twenty years prior
10 the date OF import alton, were entitled 10
free entry un1sr parasrach ~ Of the TART
duty at the rate Of IL per cent nd %vi!orcr
under rsrssrar!h $50 as book. not specsily
evidence fully subsiantiated the clam for free
entry
PARIS GOWN Whether or no, a gown.
imported from Dreccll. Paris. by Mrs Sicho.
las J Walsh OF Cincinnati. was applidued
within the meaning OF that term as used IN
paragraph ss, tNin VI of 1913. Vas the
sss;.ia Yesterday sy the board q, Tni'ei
STATE Gcn'rI APPRAISER. Tbs gown ap.
e-,ns a~rpliau.d AZ. walsh no, only pro,
tested against this classification. claimln.
IS per cent ID valorem under paragraph e'l,
but she wore the gown AZ tho heating hcfor,
thereon wa. not applique. The issue is re
garded - import an, by the customs Official
n , view p.H 81 NE 7, f ns,cS ,h s4., a . t,m.l' VII, "a +.
made by the Government ATTORNEYS TO have
gowns trimmed IA the one IN question
uaSsr,rS ,ppsre, 'nn IN .hoI,+ST. irr5 s,ie.
Of the vast ~ the gown strips OF a rel
fabric cut INTO a pattern were sewn ,ipor
the black broad cloth foundation lpui
the red strips or Iesieus of cloth thus
arnltei N-r" sewn .onfarhe braid N lines
ana IN addition a gold tIr-el cor vas inter-
twtned with the brnld The customs Official,
and the. attorneys for the Government arSur'
that ,,his trimming constituted aprlgn" and
question within the provision for spplioued
Wearing apparel IN paraxraph 81. with duty
H II the Who p s1, cen, ,ts az so SalSrew ori r : IN 3V M.
ease. overrules this contention and holds tina,
duty should have been taxed at the 81 pei
cent. al yaloren rate.
DIAMONDS -Judee Sullivan of the Board o'
United States General Appraisers HANDED
down yesterday four reaprrajsement decision,
on the foreign market values ul dIamond
sterdan. Holland. As TO diamonds shippe,
here by $. Bias OF Amsterdam the Genera
| Appraiser writes 500 stones. Ii 81 carais. en-
tered AZ r., advanced TO 30 forms per carat
q stones. Is Is csrsis, entered At 80. advanced
to 40 forms per carat ~. stones. y ~ CIIats
entered al ~, advanced to loo ilnriu- pei
carat And similar GOODS AID parhlu- \
10 stones shipped here Icy Herman Gutwortl
Jui-e sullivan writes 90, stones. u
carats. entered NJ :. 50. advanced to ~ form
per carat. Ill stones. I; II carlts, entered a
20 forms per carat, M advance IT2 stones
9nsI carats, entered at - 80. resppril~ed AZ :
HORNS per carat And similar goods ~.
cunts ! per cent. and 1 per cent Add pack
ing Stones shipped hcre from ! dc Nric,
ARE reaprraiscd rs follows; "e.s3I stones. - Il
carats. entered al a.. advanced 10 A. form
per carat. lbs stones, - carats, entered a
90. advanced to IS forms per carat III
stones. 3i.S carats. entered AZ So 81. advance,
IN 5 forms per carat .3S stones. q :
carats. entered AT " -, advanced TO H. form
per carat, And similar goods Add packing
The last decision covers dianionGs shlpuc,
here from Neerman 4 Zwart OF Amsterdam
As tn these stones Judge sullivan writes. -
stones. % ~ carats. entered a. 81 ~. advlucr,
TO NJ tiorins per carat l3|@ stones. ~
'arats. entered at IA. respprN~wl at IT..
f"rlus per carat ~ stones. inr 'arpts. IN
tered at ~. advanced - INH horru- nor carat
And similar goods Add packlu- ~ 90
these diamonds were exported from the Dltol
por, about February ~ and entered At thi
| mort about March n. 1915