The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

UNFINISHED GLOVE LEATHER In ,
decision handed down ycs'eruay tns h hodhInua
tina, unfinished glove leather. imported in the
name of c. u Richard 4 Co, 10 PROPERLY
entitled to free entry under parssrNh 90 81
tho present tariff law, as leather not specially
provided Sor.
WOOL GREAsE.-H, p. Hammond Of Bos.
ton won hefore the Bosri OF General Az
praisers Yesterday IN a asci, ,ohsr hx;ns nu,S
II OF the farm act Of iei3. on imported wool
grea.. The merchandise AZ issue va. cla.si'
collected al ,he rat OF 10 per cent sd
sraph j. Judge MccIeiiani writes That the
Importers contention wac well founded.
FRENCH SILKS The foreign market value
q sIss ImGor'rd a. a. TINS rsr, iron r lT-
siderahly advanced III IA reapprasen,en De,
ctslon ~, handed down by Board Of United
voiced a. "Crepe ics N Quality io,s' plain
as.c Mere entered rs as h ss,ns , yalse ,bn !" ,b nS
should have been entered at 3 francs per
meter, discounts . p'r, cent. and per cent
add packing The silk. were exported on
Deceinber - ami entered here on December
81. 1876.
wOMEN'S 1AMBSKIN GLOVES -women's
lambskin gloves, imported by l.. : Ayres \
Co. of Indianapolis, were III. subject Of, a
customs controversy adjusted Yesterday by
the General Appraisers III. importers pro.
tested ssansi the collectors as~ ssmen' OF
GutN AZ me thts oil y - per UDZel ItlrS III
these gloves. under. paragraphs 36S and a.i
of the tariH act OF 49,? Claim was made
that the glove. should nave been taxed AZ
the rate Of bun 81 per dozen pairs under
parasI iIh 3s2 az -chniaschcn or sheepskin
glove. judge Mc(leiland find. tina, the in
i'or'cr-' testimony is not sufficient 10 Ius'
tfv q reversal Of the action Of the col
l'ctor TIT higher duty is accordingly AT
iirnied.
IRON LAWN RAKEs Iron lawn rake. are
not entitled to free entry as asrl"ultui a!
implements under paragraph sol, tarln aci
of l"l3, according TO a decision handed down
Yesterday by the United States Cour, OF
opinion by th" Boar Of Gen"ral APPRAISER
and anlrn,. III. Collectors as.es.nent OF
cent ad valore'n. under the rrov!.ion toi
manufacture. IN chef valu" OF metal. ~
before the lower customs tribunal by { j
Tower The General Appraiser sustaIns,
the claim for free entry and the Govetnmsn'
oplnon OF the court. holds that .. 'hes,
,ik". A." u,cd A. inducements for n" IN
A." properly du,abl" a, the ~ per cent, ac
>alorcm rate under paragraph .Gr.
MARBLE MANTEL-A high rate Of dut,
/. iN'7t on a marble mani"i COPIED afte
a niantcl N the Doses Palace in Venice. i'm
ported here by the Halle Bros Company
according 10 a decision handed down y--
,erday by The Im,ed state. Court OF Cus
toms Appeals. This mantel MAS taxed 70
duty by the customs collector a, tn. rat,
II - 'rr cent AL vslor"m under paragraph
I" ol ln' taIlH a. o 4stS ~ u manu- tcIlT
of marble. IN. importers. who brought thu
mantc! here 10 be used IN furnishing a
Italian room, in their store. prot, s'ed TO Ia
Board OF General Appraisers against thi
assessment, claiming DUTY AZ the rate %
but Is per cent All valorem Under varasrapI
go 80 a sculpture. The board susiainc
this contention and the Government apIsal-
10 the higher tribunal. II Was brought OH
at the trial that the man,rl was oricre
from an Italia named Ore~tea ADRIAN /
the little town of Petra Santa. Italy
, appears tina, this Adrian has gained . repl
t7tIor as n reprollcrr of ancient pie,t
, and that many beautiful things IN Florenc
/, have been reproduced by him. Judge Bal
/, fer OF the customs court, IN referring I
= this testimony, writes so far as appear,
the man'rl IN The Dogs Palace. Of whic
=. the Importation - SAID 10 be a copy, ma
I. not have been me work OF the ~sruiptoI
! The fact tina, IL is of the tyne regular
n on sale 10 any purchaser coupled with IN
!, ialur" to show that Adrian 10 other tina
!, q feproducer Of ancient pieces tpnd. 7
!, the belief that II IL a manufacture of ma
!, bic az assrssei, While II may be- ornament;
a and beautiful, We cannot say upon the ev
drnce that " rises 10 the standard OF
sculpture, and unless so II IL not \ wor
= OF art within paragraph go"