The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

coTTONs -Co,tons imported from stlekere,
Feldmuhle OF Manchester. England. we're ho'
undervaiued when entered here: according 70
a r~aprraisemen d~cf'ion handeu nn~n -
,s.i,y nv Judge CooDer OF the Board oil zen
eral Appraisers In this decision the ueners'
Aprraiser writes. "a in,h gray 'ainbrir
Ei53, unhleached plain, entered Al 'sLi's .prI
piece of g. years Discount "a per "h' AM
packing. No advance
SILK DRESS The entered foreign marker
value Of a silk dress inipor'ed here from -
Gillette 4 Co; OF Parts 70 h1 LAW. - so Gnwn yes !"
t.rday BY Judge Fischer of the Board OF
General Appraisers. Judge Fischer writes;
advanced i.ic francs. Discounts 10 per cent
AMI . per cent. Add case" Ttis dreas was
evidently consigned TO some large hrm mere
as q Uodel.
SILK NETTING. An advanc. is made on
the foreign market value Of silk netting I'M
ported here from Simon May 4 Co. OF Noi,
,inshs%i EnI!..a. d a.,G S, Genera. .T Appral.eT
Fischer. In this .sapnrai.e"s n ruling 'u ,iS
AID per yard Discounts - per, CENT, AMI
II. PER cent. Add shocks and packing"
TUCKED COTTON COLLARS \ CUFFS
praisers held YESTERDAY thu, cotton collar and
cuff sets and cotton collars made In part oil
;uclangs. imported hy Mills 1 G'bb. we're IN
properly taxed for duty by the customs DIN.
cfais as articles IN part of tuckings at the
rato Of 90 per cent. ad valorem under para.
grarh sss OF the tariff act of 1919, Tho board
acation Of these articles under paragraph ga
a. cotton wearing apparel with duty a. the
rate Of - per cent. nd valorem
PARTS OF CAMERAS In a declslon OF
s cisi psotosraphlns tr.ie the Board Of Gen;
eral Nppsa al sere yesterday lowered the duty on
.o.calied Cooke Eroess.. pI Isl co,, sG.sr Malone Malone
AZ the rate OF .5 Der cent al valOrem under
the provision for, 'optical instruments and
IRAN: ian q md q, % ,Ss .al,n a asr 81 sse is same TN % b %alS
holds that they should have. been taxed NJ
the rate of but 10 per cent al vaorem uhd.r
paragraph 80, IS " Is Ion e. sns'ains .D 4
prote~ Of the Taylor. Robinson Company. who
testified that the article in question y ra-t
color work have the prisms attached per.
uanenily.
IOCIO RRAIpS.-R. II. Macy 4 Co. have
lust won before the United States Court oI
Cuatoms App.als in n controversy Involving
the correct classifcatio under tho tarir art
OF 1913 OF so.called clo-clo braids, used TO
ms n~erchand!se composed of cotton braid
wound around small pleSrs Of lead. was class
fled by the customs officials as d msnufa.fur
And duty was collected At the rate OF % per
ceM. ~ vslorem under the last part OF para,
Cach g; q. ' sn,rs a." @; g. G.n i.rs 4pp q sT c ,ss
importers claimed classification under para.
srapt iS1 as a manufacs ure composed In chief
yaIus OF ieS u vIo,. %n'' tn. t eSard ~ susaiDed
this contention and the Government Appealed
TO the higher customs tribunal The appeai
court now affirms The hndins' OF the SeherAi
HoRSEHIDE PARTLY FINISHED MGR,
cbandise Imported by the koken BARRIERS
supply Company and Charles IL, Wyman I
MIA from is 10 "A Inches In length, tanned
and partly npk bed. which by further proc
esses of AMI 10. or manufacture alter i'm.
portation are made into razor strops. were
The subject OF . ruling rendered YESTERDAYS by
the Board OF General Appraisers. These piecos
Of horsehide were classified ny the customs
duty was assessed at the rate of 10 per cent
ri yaiorem under paragraph $50 of the tarin
Act Of 1919. The board fnds that duty should
have been levied on the be ~ Tio h "S, at the h
nrOvisou In paragraph 3Sl Of the present
law for 'sn articles manufacture. In whole
or In part, not provided ior IN !nls sec,,on;
sre overruied without the board affirming tho
sction OF the Collector.
ENTERED VALUE OF DRUMS in dis
%,s;i1 G.n = psH;ss ., q Ne. We o rn,aD.' , Ssn'str Ha Az
question of the entered value OF certain
drums containing coprs oil judge Waite OF
the Board Of General APPRAISERS writes The
drums. II appears that thu value OF tho
drums ~ entered vas advanced By the ap'
me claim in the protest Ia that the value ot
the drums should have been returned as en-
tered. Al the hearing counsel for the Govern
ment objected TO the submission of evldence,
a the protest raised tho question Of valus
which csnnot be determined In = proceedins
before . classification board on protest. This
6r dutiable under paragraph i:7 OF the law OF
1918. There Seems 10 he no question but that
they are dutiabie. the ,isini Of the importer
nave been returnsd - entered. We are Of ths
o,iniop thai the ruling made By the board u
III hearing Was correct, The protest 10 there
49, Nismiannd"