The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-14
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

THROWN SILK Judge FISCHER of the
Hoard OF United states General Appraiser
down YESTERDAY Az interestlis Tad
decision on the foreisn market
value Of thrown six. .h,pred here by 7
Desgorse 4 Co Of Lyons, France. The dues
ton Of the d.pres, alton OF prsneh rqrrenn,
facts III the case the General Appraiser
wri,e- "The contra, OF purchase show.
that the prIcc paid for this merchandise was
Il ss france ne, per klo and that the price 50
agreed upon was TO be pad in TIN. country
AT the rate of 49, cents American currency 10
proper market value is Ia francs per kilo, and
he arrives a, that value ny converting the
purchase price into American currency at the
in: on the date OF shipment and reconvertinS
the result into French currency. The diner.
ence. therefore, on this basis I. due merely to
derreciation, which Is not y matter
Tor reappraivcment Sixty francs St the lower
exchange value IL equal TO tj>a franc. gold '
The rcsppraisement findings OF Judse Fischer
read 'Soice de Canton moullnce en- Grape
ecru. entered al SS francs per kllo. reap.
praised At ASs2 francs per Mlo gold ADD
packin. " Thu sill va: sspor'sd permcer
- and entered At Ne" foTN o" pe'em''r W.
FIR WASTE In a reapprai.einen decision
Just handed down BY Judge McClellSnd OF the
Board OF General Appraiser. the foreign mar
ket value OF fur waste shipped here from [
waste wa. exported February . and entered
at New York on February -. l'lc Juds. Nc,
ClellAnN Wrlteh. Mueluasn WASTE, lnNOlPN
al ID, entered "a, 7i.d,. reapprai.cd at Sd per
pound. Add packing
SILK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sAvaness are
made on the foreign market vAlues Of Glk
netting imported here from hynxn, Bsunan h
Co of No'',nsham England III +. rearrra'se,
ment decision rendered yesterday by Judge
Fischer OF the Board Of Gel raj Appraiser
These a'vanor. read White silk BrouA liO,
26 inch entered at "a, advanced to oli.d per
advanced to I'D icr Sard. 2t inch ditto
entered at 80, advanced 10 h?d ter Yard -
inch. black. t5j ditto. entered AT ga, adv auced
tp Sniqd. Ier yard Discount. - per cent and
4. per cent, 30 inch, Paris 40 ditto, entered
at 7i., advanced TO Igd, per yard. 2: inch,
ssr W,tS' 1,n,srea ~ Der s cent 49, 81, p no 1 reni
aud II. per cent Add shocks. packing and
hooplus on all, Less %carriage to LIVERPOOL 4"
and entered at New York on December \, 1915
MOHAiR PILE FABRICS Gimt~l rro. q,
Philadelphia lost yesterday before the Board
of General Appraisers IN "a clam for 4 lower
rate Of duty than that assessed 10y the GU.
IONS oNtcfals on cert ain mohalr pile fabrics
al the rate OF t per cent. AL valorem under
psrasranh 5o' tariff act OF isi$. 4. articles
Of the HAIR of the Angors goat. Claim wa.
made for duty at the rate Of - per cent ac
lures in chief value of wool. or under the
sanc paragraph, with duty AT the rate Of n
PER rent at ys!orea' a, articles Of pile
the claims made !" write. Judge Rrown "and
-mrnn',yrly correct Tho protest Is over
ruled
BEANS IN TINS The duty on bean. N
tins. imported by 4, J, Coccaro, is lowered =,
4 decision handed dowm Yesterday by III,
beans imported In tins were taxed for dut,
at the rate Of / cent per hound under paro
| Inty shnuIH have lhcn levied nj tho rats al