The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
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CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

GoATskINs--Cspe ,Ansora soatskins,
;he grow;n on which shows only traces OF
Tor which Angors goat hair i
ordinarily used AMI of halt .the value "'
HANDED down ye'isgdsy by he Hoard 90
United states neue-ai Aypra!ser, entitled
t" free entry under the provisions "f IN
;ar,n act ~ lsi. TINS ruling 'nst'lns ,",
,ral protests 90 the william H"altukpLf
Of rh,iaieiph Ia. tn" customs
official. assessed duty on The growth or
these skins at the rate Of IL per cont al
va-olem under the provisions of piras,ap'
Of the Aug"ra goat, slpac, ana other ami
mails and ali hai- on ,he skin 81 such
ari,asls." Free en,ry Was claimed under
the contention of the importer Judg" No
Cl,llsnd. who renders the boards opinion
gress mani,es,ly wa. not 90 levy duty on
the growth found On tho skins OF deeen-
crate goats with simply a trace Of Ansora
blood. bu. on the hair Of IN" Angora goat,
which IL ~ a character and quality alto
rrther different from the growth on these
skins"
bracelets imported by Nice Lvny chin kee
n co. OF Chicago are held tn Q decision
iu., rendered ~ III. Bosrl Of United
States Gsnsrsl Appraiser properly duti-
able az the rate of 80 per cent. al Nalorem
as lewelry under narasraph 800 ~ me
,srl nrs A ,r. r,.,om 1 b ang " ,hS.e brace.
lets were properly dutiabic under para
graph 81 as ornamental or decorated glass
articles NJ III fdlt W W pti ''HFs Va
,orem or under paragraph 30: as 'cys At
the rate OF 80 per cent, ad valorcm. These
protests a.. overruled.
WEATHER STRIPS Clarke
Company. Lid. and the Fu.ierton-Krueger
Lumber tcmpany Of Duluth Won nefor"
Tie Board OF United states General Ap.
praisers Yesterday In - claim that strips Of
wood OF various lengths ! inch nv J inches,
known as weather strips or 80. e. Bats"
so,ilt to e, GeT re- cracks rnSFy a nriWrI par SG.rl nh a. az
OF the tar.n lct ~ 1913. This decision
r~everses the action ~ ia" customs officials
In ievying duty IN these strips at IN" rat"
ssrr.psSS ip;s. cent
NECKLACEs-Th" Board OF United
states General Appraisers ne.d n"starnay
tina, long chains aHd necklaces composed
In CHIEF value of colorcd sLas- and heads.
imported IN, tho name o, Bernard' Jnta,
dutv by the customs collector at tho
rat" ~ GO per cent az 'tIore,n Gnh"r
parasraph rs S;s %, .ns snr.a rsi med "r 'c sls a.
d,stion as beaded articles with lutv a, tn"
rate OF but % per cent az 70 ,oreln "ndrf
| rhandise a, tho port Of chicago, who
"Namined these articles. stated he had
been examiner for two ysars an pr,Sr 20
business for twenty years lie testified
| that the chains and necklaces were and
| are now commercially known ~ l.wriry.
Judge sullivan holds that. with this fact
| proven. the protests are overruIed,
FISH ROE--In q decision .overrnling a
p%rotes, Of the haltan impor1ing lon m"n ol i'm.
| portrd fish roe. Judge Brown az n" Board
II General Appraisers writes 'Mer'nan,
tise classified as pr,scrVcn hin roe um MIN
nns.ragraph als, tarln act a. 1913. is claimed
20 be free OF ,duty undo parasrnph ~
~ eggs OF hsh. go c'!aenr" VA sun
,akins the action Of the classifying officer
as presumptively correct the protest Is
ovsrruled.'
| CI.RlING lRONS-Curl.n ing irons com
posed OF stetl and wood. m" former 'hIe'
,erj,, by the Board of United states Ten
| ersi Appraisers, properly 'lassinablr tot
duty at the rate Of 20 per cent, 40 Nal'.'dm
| under paragraph l67 Of the tsrlm act OF
| Isis a. manufacture Of meta not sp"
rIsliy provided for. This ruling sustains
pro,ests OF A. Steinhardt, q hros, anu
np.iscr classlned the merchandise at l.
sue a. 'curlinG irons Of metal. instru-
ments with two lever handles working on
a pivot, with gripping lawS;, Duty wa
uer cent. sd valorcm under tho provision
In psrasraph i6s for "nippers and pliers
d AZ, KIND. Wholly q, pn!',y maJ ,1 =
Eisc her, chat the term nlppcrs ana piers
we're not intended 40 Include curing
irons."
PAPER ISITIAI.s-M"tal coated paper
,,i,i,is we're the subject Of q customs con.
troversy adjusted yesterday by IN" h"htd
OF United states General Appraisers In
favor Of the Govcrnmrn'. Duty Was l"\Iol
cent, nd vaiorem under the provision in
paragraph 1874. act OF 1918. for articles
ro,nposcd wholly or IN "hief Na|l" o. metal
q Co. Claimed befo~" the board that duty
should have been WED a. tn" rate Of
In, ?5 per cent. ad valorcm. under IN"
provision In paragraph saG n"r r"apr..
.,sn. or shapes, such 40 Initials. . .