The sun., 1916-01-21
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

Joseph Wild 4 Co. won yes.eriar before
the Board OF United states General Ap-
pra.sers. In a customs controversy lnNolN- :
ing the correct classification. under the
The customs officials classified this furni
ture being in chief valu. OF seagtss,
per cent, sd vaiorem, under paragraph
SOS The importers. through thelr at
torneys. Brooks 4 Brooks. claimed ciass!h- e
ca ton az furniture In chief value Of wood.
With duty a, the rate OF bu, IS per cent.
ad vslorem, under paragraph l7s. Much
testimony was introduced before the Gen.
eral Appraisers. including that taken at
Honskong, china, through the issuance OF
= commission. Judge Mcciclisnd concludes
thst on The combined record the importers
proved tina, wood l. the component ms.
terlsl Of chief value In tho furniture al
issue
The board holds in another ruling rem
by the swedish Produce Company OF Ros
ton was correctly classified a. hsh In tins
with duty a, the rate Of per cent, ad
va'orcm under paragraph :i6 ~ the pros
eui tarIn law. The importers claimed
duty a. Ash skinned or boned. ~ the rate
~ a. cent per pound under the last clause
Of the same paragraph.
In an opinion rendered by Genera Ap.
praissr Howell the hoard fnds that the
fsc' ths' lmpor'.d liz piece root. are
that thcv should he classified for duty as
such rhi. ruling -us'atn' protest %
= per cent. % I'd ysiorem m &c on certain Sr woven %
silk fabrics under paragraph ais OF tho
tarir act of 1919, rather than At the rate
OF 80 per cont al valOrem under the pro-
visions ~ paragraph sjs. for SIX Vcil-
lnEs" or silk trimmings'
Merchandise invoired and entered At this
pori as rcgetahl" a'bumen was the sub.
lect Of decision overruling u protest ot
y g. kuyper 90, The collector assessed
dm'S a, ,a ,ho rat. Of l5 per cent, ad val.
of 1918 as non enumerated msnufac
tured nr,iric, The protN.,ants claimed
provides solely Tor slbumsn. ana under
paragraph SO which provides for wheat,
Nhlc thc testimony tended to show that
the merchandise was made from wheat #
was directed mainly to proving that u.
commodity In question wa alhumen The
General Appraiser nnds that this fact was
not established ny prcpondorsncc OF the
Low duty IA allowed on nanncls I'M
ported hy Marshall Ficld 4 20 OF chi.
caso, In decision Of the board written
ned the mcr"handis" A. wool dress goods
WIN hu,y a, ihc r,,e Of - n"r cent,
a" az, Es"ii ~ isis % Tho ansFa 'Mppr"lser H
cidos that The goods, consisting Of woNnn
w"Gl,Cn snrt' 'snrir.' IN tn" rs. p'"rr: %n ,ish,
Nanncls with duty at the rate of 20 per
cent ad yalorcm unh"r psrasrsph :;,,
noniascn i%s rs co.. OF ,n'. t'y, sronni ~ " into
small pieces for us" as dog food. are
held BY tho board to have been properly
cent. ad yalorrn @ ron.enumcrsted
manufactured article under paragraph 3S5.
The importers contcndcd for free entry
under paragraph ~ as biscuits, not spe
uIlily provided for,
An advance is made on the foreign mar
ket value Of aluminium discs imported from
the British Alum mum Company ~ To-
ronto IN "a rcappraiscment decision handel
down 10y Judge Fischer This merchan
disc. inyoiced a. aluminium sheets, !,
inches by os6 mrhr.," Was entered a, Rich
ford at .3a dollars per pound, and tho
General Appraisers hold that Il should
pound,
value of Swiss cheese Is covered IN an In
tercsting rcappraisenent decision hy Judss
sullivan, since the outbreak Of the war
the demand for cheese hv foreign countries
has become 40 great that the price for
home consumption II controlled by syn
dicsts of msnufseturers; which In turn u
ssausntiy the price for expert 70 csnsid-