The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-22
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

The feather trade viii be Interested In a
rcappraisenent decision handed down yes
General Appraisers involving the question
Of whether or not a customs appraiser Is
justified when an importer enters two or
more kinds OF feathers at an average
foreign market value in separating these
feathers Tor the purpose OF placing a dif-
f,rcnt valuation ON each KIND. Ostrich
feathers invOiced as unassortCd whites and
Myers OF Port Elizabeth, were the subject
OF this Issue. These feathers we're in
voiced al an average price OF jsI- per
pounl. APPRAISER SagGe separated the un-
assorted whites from the unassorted fe-
males and placed a valustion of Sill per
On So' It'd i4,,e Te Judge. J"dge Mie"cale''!aind ReorTdpp T tha;
the appraiser was not Justified In separat-
ISL per pound Is affirmed.
Oxide OF iron imported from the Derby
Oxide and Color Company Of Birmingham.
England. was thu subject OF another re-
Judge Brown advances the foreign market
value OF the merchandise from I'll IS. 10
Merchandise invo!c.d as transfer sheets
and reported by the Collector 10 be surface
coated paper. imported by. the Palm Bros.
Company Of C!eveisnd, is held by the
General Appraisers TO have been properly
taxed for duty under paragraph 32t OF the
tarin act OF 1919. The importers claimed
Several protests OF shoninger Bros. for
. so instead Of a so per cent. ad valorem
anty on ornaments and other
part Of MEETINGS are sustained by the Gus
Picked salmon. skinned or boned. i'm
ported by Ed Whalley. was classified by
,hc customs Officials as tish skinned or
s sSa't au 1gas asss p1.$Sr al .A :'G ia: ss' Of Of is.s:
tains a claim of the Importers FOR IRE.
ali other fsh no, Specially provided for"
The General Appraisers decided another
the ella sslnca,ion under the tarin act 81
1918 OF funny fish in tomato sauce skinned
and boned and sailed anchovies, skinned
but not bon"d. imported by Henry Horner
& Co. OF Chicago. Tho board finds that
duty was correctly assessed on this mer-
chand!se a. ish in tins At the rate OF Is
The Importers claimed duty at the rate OF
hut three-tourths cent per pound under
The foreign mSrket values Of fur cut
tinss Imported from $ fens,er Of Mon
Point are advanced In u reappraisenent
ruling by Judge Mcclel!and, The General
Appraiser inds that cuttings invoiced az
have been entered at s cents per pound
that otter cuttings. entered at 80 cents.
should have heen entered at 40 cents per
20 cents, should have been entered at so
cents per pound, and that hair beaver"
'ert'! al 30 cents per pound
In a ruling. reappraising the foreign mar
ket value of hemp yarn imported from
llnihcio q CanapIhcio Macdonald Of Milan,
Italy. and entered at Albany Judge
Fischer writes: italian tow yarn. en-
tered a. 81. Pence per pound, less 2 per
cent, less carriage To Genoa, freight and
Insurance, ~keappraised at so lire PEI
pound, less . per cent, discount and per
cent. for Inland freight.'
consld.rabl" advances are made on the
Foreign market values u sardincs, &c,
Imported from 4. Bendanio of Corunna
IN a reappraisement opinion written nv
Judge Brown, Sardines en- tomato, en-
.sied at this port. ut IS, arc advanced to
II peseta- for IL ktlos; sa-dinc. on acei,e
entered At -. are advanced to 81 pesc,.s
Iot 10 kilos, sardines en- ~escaheche, on
tcren AT 40. are advanced to ~ pesetas for
~ kIos, and Benito en- esca beche, entered
Gu s's advanced to so peseta. for 20