The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

o~urLTs.-An advance Of ~ rer cent; is
%sd. on NJ the sur ro Q s%Saprea ' sers ~ CUE.
GAlIino OF Toriuo, italy. In . sImens
decision handed. down yesterday ~ yuase
In this ruling the General Appraiser writes:
Cotton spreads. Alba la so 20 elses ~.
entered a, 80 lire each ;,r So' ssr 'p Cotton
spreads. Alba H.. entered ~ $50 lire escn'
All &iv - 70 ger cent"
WOOL PILE FABRICS I'm a decision hxing
on WOO. pill. fabrics imported by Naday Z
Fleischer Jn,lse Brown o. ,ae SON. OF r,a asa
paragraph :ss. tarih act Of 1919, 10 claimed
10 be dutlable as wool cloth n g per cen.
sa vs,o1e% sr,. S"d Goods ,s' u ss%e p $4,000 20.
Claims are also made under other psrsSfsSms
OF the act. Tho case was subunitted witnout
of any OF the claims made and taking the
action Of the classifying ofYioer as presump-
lively correct the protest 10 overuled
Read Chain Company won before the Hoard
OF General Appraiscer yesterday IN : claim
for = lower rate Of duty than that assessci
brass used for making iewelry and chains.
valued At less than 20 cents per dozen pieces;
Duty was levied on these articles as parts OF
|| er.m u, a 'h par as.s nd. .ar,sf fs act Of ,sis.
The board hnds that duty should have been
, ,s;sS.u at under .%s rate ;ss i a. but si.u g c 81 ps Sr%, 81
sss. proyidins for ~"s,asnpines and other
materials OF metal. whether or not set With
suitable for use in the manufacture Of any
Of the foregoing articles dewelry, chains.
&c) in this paragraph"
JEwELRY.-The Board Of United states
General Appraisers held yesterday. that glass
or china bracelets In imitation. Of Jade, and
goldstone eardrops attached to belllikc .pieccs
Customs cu Gsn %oriciais .t n, ,%e1eiry.' with duty al III.
rate OF so per cent nd valorem under para
graph go Of tho tartm at Of 1913. This deciAon
overrules a protest by Marshall Field 4 Co. OF
Chicago IN which II was claimed tha& the arti.
Giles IN question should have been classified
under parasrsph =. with duty az the rate Of
or decorated In any manner or under para.
ssna' nj vaorsm. AZ 'msnufaa ures in chief
value OF GLASS not specially provided FOR"
These claims are overruled.
HOOKS AND EYES-Hooks md eyes and
imported by the Frat 4 Farmer Company:
werr the subject of q dectsion lust rendered
by , the, sSn.s Of G.ssr Iisa H apr m.srh,u If re
Is metal collar buttons. and duty was assessed
at the rate of 81 per cent. I'd vaorem under
paragraph $50. tariff ACT OF 1918. The importer.
claimed classification a. manufactures OF
metal not plated with gold or silver. with
duty al the rate of but % per cent a.
van. who writes the boards opinion in this
case. says: We do not think that thess
| AtlCleA AnOulu nave Oeen eldssluel uuuef
paragraph SO. In our Judgment the hook,
AND. eyes are du,iablc under paragraph Isl
as hooks AMI eyes. met allie, AT the rate OF
At the rate Of % per cant. al vAorrm undo,
paragraph is,. a. articles plated with silver
but inasmuch as these claims are not made
IN the protest the same Is overrule3 with
OUT. however. scquiescng in the Collector
decision"
SKINS-A dec sion covering II5 pro
tests filed by forty nine different protestant
| Involving the al Justification OF q VARIETY al
skins OF different animals and fur article
OF fur material III u variety of shapes ant
conditions. was handed down yesterday by thu
Board OF General Appraisers. Duty was as
sessed OH the skins at issue Al the rate q
~ per cent. nd vAorem ursier paragraph "a
Ef 's Ill., ,ar RI, at OF .ii3 as FUR; ;, aIes ssdi' o,
Tho fur articles and fur material were take,
for duty at different rates under the sam,
than those assessed. ~ we'll a. for free entry
were msie nv the Irotsstarts as 20 all u
the merchandise involved The prrponder
Judge McClcland. est adj shes that they u
dealt in AMI used only ny fur dealers an
mannfact urers of articles wholly or in chic
cially and practically adapted only for suc
uses. The protests involving the classified
ton Of these skins are overrnlei" As y
the remainder OF the protests continues IN
General Appraiser. which cover fur article
or fur material. no direct proof ~ Offers
IN support of any Of the claims made by tn
ruled Each of the decisions OF the Collecto
challenged by the protests IL affirmed" Tn
Ayre-, Bridge. & Co ct al and covered pro
tests filed by the followlng firms NJ. $. Ella,
Jr W EItinyon 4 Co jacob Adler. Gross, Ensl
4 Co Eisenbach Bros Company. Kornhluth
Harris, s Vorhaus h Sons. Kaufman & Oher
and skin Company, ss,ulo, 4 Co, Lrven,ha
Stempel 4 Son. Schwart Bros. Dimon Bro,
r Co, Becker Bros. and Co. and others.