The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

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sSi's' ,hS Sy .u sS,lsr Of pros s%.S 81 This ,,S si,yi
Gown Yesterday by the Board Of United
states General Apprni-rrs. DUTY was rs.
sesstd by collector Malone at the rate ol
30 per cent. ad valorem as toys under
Parasraph 9ts Of the tarin act Of 1918.
NE General Appraisers lind that the ar.
tiS.es are NOT p'aythings and should have
sesn a ADJ sssSrs at the rate OF but Ss pc
m,nntsctutes OF paper not specially pro-
In a decision sustaining several r-o.
iestt OF A. ~. Rinsk q 60. the hoard
lowers the duty on tho outer castings Of
In chief value Of metal lacking oniy bat,
d.t,es anu ,ight ouios % render them
complete articles. sa.uei at above % cents
levied duty at tho rate OF 60 per cent al
yainrem under parasraph $50 and the
question properly dutiablc at tae rate of
20 per cent. al. valorem as manufactures
OF m",ai no, plated with gold or silver
The ucneral Appraisers decided another
Customs controversy yestcrdV Involving
act In favor % ID. shackman n 60. The
articles at issue consisted OF certain fancy
cara parties. 0bnilS or dance DUTY was
.eNied at the rate Of 80 per cent. al
yslor"m under parsgraPh 5'2 and the
board hNes duty at the rate uf 20 per cent.
ed valorem under paragraph 1871. some
OF these pencils were arranged with a
device consisting OF u series Of metal bands
liked 10 slide over "a bone marker so that
the words mo trumps' or the ace Of dia-
displayed or covered by Sliding the bands
others were In the shape Of an ordinary
wood screw. arranscd 20 that the lead
could be propelled In or out Of the screw.
Others represented keys. whistles. small
bottles. globes with a map OF the world
Prote.,s Of The same Arm regarding the
classification OF toy baskets. shown by
the ,cstimony to he used for serving
creams and hontons or rs ash trays, are not
considered by the board for the reason
that the importers failed Ito specify these
articles In their claim Tor bow duty before
Judge McClellauI advances the foreign
maftset value ~ feathers imported from
apprtlseinent decision. These feathers. In.
voiced rs No , white taiis." were entered
General Appraiser rules that they should
have been entered at I:/- per pound. Add
In afuther relppraisement decision by
Judge M,Clcllsud "FormosHu Iuudmas."
Imported from k'rosue Shok1i. ~ Kobe.
Japan. are adv tncsd from iTj TO a26 Yen
per dozen. add pa, King aud cases" Thee.
hats were %inNoiced Is WITH quality aud
VIII m pus,ty."
small round mirrors and tripllcste mir
rors, imported by a strauss u 60. as
s'ssed with dut, As TOYS al; tn" rate u 80
Of the tarir act Of 1918, are held by the
General Appraisers e. he properly dutinh'"
at the rate of 90 per cent adj Naiorem
under paragraph. 10 a. mirrors.
The correct foreign market vsIu" Of
Medium size Worres'crshire sauce" i'm
ported from N.lhruoks. Ltd. Of rirnirc
ham. Eng WAS involved IN a r.upprIise-
mcnt issue decided YESTERDAY by Judge
Hay This sauce was entered az New York
at ~ per dozen. add cases, less freight
to seaport" An advance lr made by she
'Eeneral appraiser by the addition Of the
chHrg" for freight To- seaport.
Judge Brown writes IN n eappraisrm-nt
decision Involving the foreign market value
Of certnin perfumery material. imported
from Urban Iin,ahl of Gothenburs and
entered at New YORK. az follows:
"Hellptropine crystals, entered at iT6,
advanced to /. IS United states dollars PEE
10. Less freight, charge In guui, op1sp.