The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

coLoRs Advances are made on the FOR.
~ maFyet values OF c9loFs imported here
England, according TO two eappralsement d"
:sons handed down yesterday by Jidse
sloNn Of the Board OF, General Appraisers
lr,y % and entered at this port on September
1915, the General Appraiser writes: Pow
ga .' s rrtss,s9 70, S.r Is5. Der s sw, sc9iiersa * *
Jo''ed september 9 and November . and en-
cred here October 2 and November o., 1918,
dan Bile. entered a, ils,. Sd and 1883. lod.,
stvsnced to 1865. per cwt"
.wRAPPING PAPER General Appraiser
n.he- hold' IN a requirement decsion
nom III. wsyss mack PULP and Paper Com,
psNy Of Three Rivers. Canada, was not under
'aper v.s e,nor'rd December q aud entered
4 Malone Oh December -. 1915. Tho price as
-,.t by N. General Appraiser reads; Tn.
t.''e vrspplns paper entered a, ssS per 90?
Bedford y Y. was. according TO another
laptr exported on January q ana = and, en-
..-'d - New YORK on January "a md Febru,
Wy , l'l' "a. entered as being valued At s9s
nsf ton The General Appraiser finds that II
Hol.d have been entered at sG2.ss per tor.
SILK VELVETs Several importing firms
we're ursucceSsiul befors the Board OF Gen.
'''ye-s, involving he 'orreri class fication
,nlNr The tariff act Of 1913 Of silk %vcivers.
ully 7is taxed at the rate OF 30 per cent. al
MoF'1l utarr paragraph 3ii. tarih act OF
W am the protestants claimed classification
woven Xix fabrics under paragraph. SlS,
I mm cay a. IN. rate o. - pc. cent, al va va
,s-e th~ board reaches the conclusion .thh
,bese '~o''"'-, manufactured on what -
,sslte. a. pile fabrics. With .dn'y at the
a'' n n pcr cent AT valorem This decision
pp'r,,''s l~.ote,'s tled by Francois Coste, X.
Macy ( Co Mrns.. Kaufman. \ Co,
Nsdag & f'--chrr and wullschlcg-r & 20.
,nvNEI>ATlnS Pen And PENCIL HOLD
a., 'm.raflou zen ard pencil. holders
%",mposei Of metal, also pencils IN the shape
w. gun hayIa[ means for projecting and
nnIhlta" Ins the lead point into the barrel 20
nMUs.. when Withdrawn into the barrel the
s9ned br, Adolph straus. q Co. were as.
", " tariff act Of 1918 which provides tor
IT. valued. at above % cents per dozen
st"ts designed TO be worn on apparel or
arr on or about or attached TO the person,
,,SVmp9,'d Of metal. The importer, claimed
,,di GUY should have been taxed at the rate
- NV - per cont. al yalOrem under para.
.,sph IN A. mauufaciuros of metal, 1t S~",
~, tin-s " p per cent, al valorem under
urarsgfhpit S' az pencils or other material
under pnrssraph l57 as comb nation pcnhold.
~. ~" board finds that duty should have
S.arl 'i r@'1,r. y the .omo'ns'i9n pen and
hi .. - hA' A' ~ #' W GU
'a't''i irisr pdTa-Taph 10. and on tic
~ pencils AZ the rat" Of - per cent. al
,'soffn. under paragraph 1911 Tn" protests
q, sustained accordingly
rSEI BROOCHES Marshall Field 4 Co Of
raicA.9 lost before the Board OF General APP
Easti' yesterday in q customs controversy
msoN'is the rate OF duty 10 be taxed ON jet
Moo.hts Being valued At more than 90,
X upteh duty was assessed at the rate Of
=. X rent al valUrenl under paragraph 1855
~ we ANN Ict Of 1918 The importers con-
me i"r duty al the rate OF 80 per cent
Nd.olem under paragraph 80, under
ysutdih u al tho rate 81 t. per cent. ad
,s.oI.uI or AT the rate Of 20 per cent. adj
,hao!eM under paragrsph lG7. IN overruling
49, claims Judge Sullivan writes: TIN
rm1.y shows that these brooches are
y. 'he' they are iewelry. There H. no proof
70 y. component material OF chief value,
s.h'lNs 70 ovtrcome the presumption Of
~Ieaness 20 witch the Collectors decision
Nsnu,led On the contrary, tho proof that
~ ss leselry sustains ~"