The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

COLOR BASES Badische Company
won yesterday before the Board Of United
states General Appraisers III q claim for low
duty on certain color bases. Duty was as
sessed at the rate OF 20 per cent al valorem
under paragraph 20. tariff act OF 1919. as coal
tar colors and dyes. and the board hnds that
duty should have been taxed at the rate 81
but 10 per cent. al valorem under paragraph
81 ~ coal tar products.
BUTTONS General Appraiser Howell ron
dered yesterday a reappraisement decision ad-
impor; j q, Chicago from NJ Nasal OF Yot;
hairhi,, Japan The decision reads: shell
TO 40 yen per great gross; ditto. |: line. err
tered al $50, advanced to SO yen per ereat
TO so yen i'er great sross: ditto. IS line, en-.
tered at .. advanced TO 1850 ven per great
gross Packing and inland freight included .,
These buttons we're exported September 80 and
entered at Chicago November 2. 1915.
FLAX YARN-An advance is made on the
iorri.n market values OF FAX yarn shipped TO
Boston 10y Watson & Shield of Dundee Scot
land. according to a reappraisemen; decision
just handed down by General Appraiser Nc.
Clcll,nd judge MoClelland writes; as lea
tow = ; gray. entered ~ 9'.. advanced to- iSi
vancei 10 i5igd. per 10 Packed" This yarn
Wa exported October | and entered at CHI
cago on October ~. 1915.
SILK HAIR NETS Duty at the rate OF 80
imported 10y T. Mittelstaedt III n decision
handed down yesterday 10y the Board OF Gen.
I erGl -nrs. In" aNIiril-nr rias-llei tneSs
nets under the provision IL paragraph 35s,
tariff act Of 1918. for nets . of what.
ever yarns, threads or tlaments composed ',
The importers claimed duty at the rate of %
per cent. al valorem under the provision IN
paragraph az for articles OF wearing ap.
,'arel Of every description composed
Of silk or of which silk or silk and india
rubber are the component materials OF chief
value. not specially provided for in this sec.
ton This claim is overrulcd.
CASHMERE YARN Yarn mad. from the
} I.It. NJ tho sl shIlpep mat Inlfpnrfp cd hy ~
Tower of Buffalo. was the subject OF a
c~tisiorns controversy adjusted yesterday by
chani!.e was classified by the customs offici ais
under pnraEranh ~. tar!f act Of 1919. provid.
soa,, alpaca ami other like animals" Duty
vaiorem Tie importsr claimed 'cla.siacTa,ion
WOOL with duty at the rate of but Is per
cont ad valorem. unler pararranh ~ After
case Judge Brown writes: '"X- the merchan.
dis" III question, cashmere yarn, ~ specially
provided for in raragraph 90 i! eanno, come
sraph 2s7. The protest Is overruled"
OLIVE KERNELS. In a decision handed
down yesterday the Board of General An.
The name Of william A, Brown 4 Co were
incorrectly assessed for duty under paragraph
importer. for duty at the rate OF i cent per
pound Under paragraph :s as nut not
~ fAF' Ah'f ms nv 10 ttt NFI
kernel of tho olive seed, unpeeled.
FLANNELS. - Merchandise described as
wool fannels." "sllk stripe eauze fannels' -
ALI wool rauIe flannel, figured all WOO!
gaule flannel SILK stripe embroidered
gsuze flannel white silk stripe gsuze
h SS n Ro ss'r1 all n S1Gl .Au'ss Ro. ,smnsi.
asnnc!" aSi!k stripe wool Eauze,, Per.
4 decision handed down yesterday by the
properly dutiable al the rate of either - or
20 per cent ad valorem. according 10 value
per pound, under paragraph 80. tarin act OF
1919, as "hanncls" This ruling %sustalns rro-
and X. " Macy 4 Co against the Collect or's
classification Of these goods as wool cloth
or wool dress goods under paragraph rs or
90. with duty at the rate of IS per cent.
ad valorcm.
DECORATED CLIMATIC foreign market
value of cert ain decorated china shipped here
from sun Coon Shing 4 Co. Of Honskons.
CHINA. is advanced IN the following reap:
praisement decision lust rendered 10y General
Appraiser Waite Soy dishes, entered At So,
advanced to IS ". X. per dozen. Add eases
and packing, duty from Canton and freight
from Canton" Thus merchandise was ex
! bort, Cg;cbc- %. 1918, ard ~n'ered here on
February II, 1915.