The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

DIAMONDS The diamond importing trade
viii I've interested IN several capprals-mer
doc .ions handed down yesterday. by Judsc
sullivan OF the Board OF tnited state Gen
eral Appraisers involving the foreisu market
values OF stones supported from NJ pr"ihlatf.
+. Scheuntuhrer. Leopold Goldsmith and =.
Ibwiusou of Amsterdam. Holland The" dE,'
monds we're exported from the Dutci tort ~
the latter part of Dec uibrr, l9i'' AND 'hc
early part of January va yrAs' ~ ..n"t"a
Appraiser finds That W carat stones I'M
ported iom NJ BrelbIatt We're 'orr.tty 'h
tered here a. being valued a. y, norihs n'r
hrm We're properly entered ~ 4: forms per
carat, add pack,ns In advsnc,ns nnc ,1r,
from r.. ~sch.uufuhrcr Judge Sullivan writes.
SO stones. .,."S carate. entered At -, advanced
10 - f@orlis per carat = Stones, ~, ,ara.s.
i.s4s stones. - % ,ars,- entered at 30, al
vanced 10 8; forms rrr cara, cs stones;
ioo7 carais. entered Al a. advanced 20 y
HORNS per carat And similar good. Add
packing The ioroisn mark-, values 9.i
diamonds imror'cd from 4 L-~'nson are Cd
entered AT ..o. advanced to - HORNS Yer
carat: "a stones. $780, carats, entered Al l.,'.
advanced to 80 forms uer carat Add naok,
ing" The last reavpral semeIt ruling covers
diamonds fAn Ieopold Goldsmith A. 90
these .,ore. jude sullivan writes .,onss
=. nsr r'r.ls, , e"' s5J Sac Ia ADVANCED 10 - HOTTIE
'COIORs-Judge Brown of the Board OF
General Appraisers holds IN = de- sion handed
uDNn kf>NfTiltN lltI 'o4b's u lFl ~
vinstsin. Ltd, of Manchester ENGLAND, were
not urriervalucd when entered here In sue
'ainlug the foreign market values A. hScf
by the importer tho General Ar,raiscr ~rl,rs
Alliance last broan. ) g paste; auto. last
green, . u pss'" and Era, 'hromc .ttrowr.
v W paste. entered at -o.lid per n ThlonoI
yellow . r u, entered al sid n~r IN
Thiouol brown 6 entered a, laid per Id
ADJ rsrs."s 4, r. Any .nS" ,c,,.. ann
drcd and -%ulphurcd, which, after being dyed,
arc used a. Christmas "rcaths. were the sub.
ject OF a customs "oniro'crsy adjusted ycs'cr'
favor of John q Notsrl 4 90 OF cli"sEo
The CUSTOM. officials taxed tins merchaudi.r
for duty At the rate OF ~ per cent al ,aioren'
The importers claimed free entry under para
graph So as vegetable substances. crude OF
unmanuisctu,sd and .i,srnaiivs!y ,hst dui \
per cent. I'D vslorem. under paragraphs go
and $50 OF said act judge McClellsnd holds
that: being partly msnufsctured, and TIER.
duty should have been ssseased on thess
leaves al the Is per cent al yalorem rats
n9 caRo 81 pf GREEN o 81 | RaEAsTrDs R Rs i.
Hasslacher Chemical Company won before the
General Appraisers Yesterday IN a decision NJ
ing duty at the rate Of L. per cent. al va
lorrm under paragraph d3 of the tarin act OF
1913 on merchandise lnvolced as "chrome
-reen. oxide This color was assessed 10,
BAMB 200 LAMP SHADES The Board o,
claim OF A A. Vantlne 4 Co for duty al the
rate of IL per cent adj valorem under para
sranh i7 on imported lamp shades In che
value OF bamboo This ruling reverses the
Collectors action in taxing duty AT the rate
of % per cent adj valOrem under paragraph
III Of the existing tarih Law,
BALSAM STYRAX A protest OF Ungerer 4
Co in which II was claimed that balsan
s,yrax. assessed for duty AZ the rate OF ~ pei
cent ad vaiorem under paragraph . OF the
tariff act OF 1918 should have been admitted
free of duty under parapranh AZ Is overrulet
by the General Annra,sers IN an op,nion rem
d.re( by Judge McClelland the Collectors as
sessIO ent ~ the 10 per cent. rate 10 affirmed.