The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

BsLsAM OF CoPAIBA Merchandise class
Your- .ir j. held properly du,iabic under
tn urnvis,ou thor, FOR In paras raph q tsrln
s"' OF !sia, ~ = decision, Iu.t hsnlcd d4nn
DECISION overrul's a claim OF the protestan,s
ipr IRE" entry under paragraph ~.
CHEESE No advance is made on the for
ei-n market value Of cheese shippcd here by
ClurIuu Ninuiuo Of Palermo. Italy ac'prdiuE
"a a rcaprraisemrut ruling lust rendered hS
lld-c waite of tho coart Of General Nr
pgalser. The General Appraiser write.
Cheese pecorino entered al 20 lire per lgn
kilu- Add packing No advance TIN.
rncc-e va exported February . aud entered
here March I, 1919
LAY ENpER FLOWERS The II Killers
Son Company and Weaver & Strrry. Ltd.
vcre .uccrs-ful Yesterday before tho Board
Of Gcupral Appraisers IN CLAIMS for tho free
rutry of Lavender flowers. Duty was asse saed
ON thu merchandise At the rate Of - per cone
al vaimrm under paragraph ~ iariif act ~
1919, AMI the board tinds thu, II should have
been admitted free Of duty under paragraph
a. rs a crude dru-
pOCEET CONpASSES Tho duty on small
,onpnss"s ~ cilet vilu" of metal 'mporie'i
by Scars. Roenu"k 4 Go of thi"a-o, g.
lowered IN = decision handed down YESTERDAY
by the Boarl Of General ANpral+crs. DUTY
wa levied on the" articles nj the rate n'
~ i,rr cent AZ NalprrUi uinler uarHgraph Hi
Of the ,irln act of 1913, Tho board hxcs
Wtdrr paragraph lT a. manufacture Of me- al
rot specially provided lor.
TURKISH TOWELS. The Board of General
APPRAISERS sustained YESTERDAY 4 claim OF
WyWan Partrid-c 4 Co Of Minneapolis for
a lower vt. Of duty than assessed by the
COLLECTOR on imported turkish towels. Duty
Wa levied on the" tow els - "iHiC fabric-
At the rate Of 10 per ccnt al vlorem uiplcr
PARAGRAPH ~ nj ~" present tarn law The
/ importers contention for cla,sl tiCatiun as cot
ton towels. with duty At the rate of but 81
Iar cent AL vslorem, ,nier paragraph ast,
L. sustained.
CROCHET NEEDLES. Advance. ar" made
go. ~ .-.- .-AI- ---I
needles imported here from Alfred Shrimptou
4 Sous Of Reid tcii, England. III u rssppraise
rncut decision handed down YESTERDAY by
judge Fischer oi the Board Of United State,
Utopia crochet needle. 'hooks,, Nos, : to u
entered at -. Id, advanced to Gs. Id, pei
gross star, ditto, Nos ~ to c, entered at &c.
advanced 10 ts. "a, per gross Cabinets OF
Star crochet hooks, assorted. Nos ga to i
entered at Is, advanced to Gs, 6d, per gross
Discount 2ig per cent Add box and tin case
These needles were exported October 4 ant
entered At this port on October g, 1915.
IMITATION JET Observation-Disclosures
Z brOuches, layallieres, charms, chains, %pendaIlt'
and bracelets made of black glass or paste
metal, valued AT over 20 cents per dozen. I'm
ported hy Marshall Field 4 Co of Chicago
were the subject OF n decision handed down
yesterday by the Board or United states Gen
cral Appraisers. All of these articles were
taxed for duty a. iewelry at the rate OF 6o pe'
cent. AL valOrem under paragraph 25 OF th'
| tafiU aTt nI 1917. tTlbue idlUl " lpNf
rates OF duty are made by the prOtestants
hut the only one sustained by the Genera
APPRAISERS Is that pertaining TO the barettes
The board finds that duty should have bceI
levied on these articles at the rate of but 2
per cent. al yalorcm under paragraph 20 Al
manufactures OF paste,
GLITCH A protest of ". l. Montgomery
& Co. of boston for the free entry Of mer
chanii~e described on the invoioc as 10
boxes Clutch" l. overrulcd in a decision b,
~" Board Of General Appraisers, lust ren
,,,;sa. Tho "ue'on,s anyr,rser classified TIN
merchandise as 'Dyewood extract sse. poun.
par 90" The iinportcrs based their clam
Tor free entry on the assertion that upward
OF "a. 90 pounds Of Clutch has been imported
into the port OF Philadelphia during lal
and pass.d there as free Of duty. The Gov
srruneut moved that the protest be dismi--e'
because II was insufficient owing 10 me fac
ina no provision of law making tho mcr
,h,udlse free as claimed was ut-i by III
mpo,trrs. JUDGE MoFlelland. IN rcndrriii. IN
bonrrs opnlon IN this ease, writes: N,
rhort has O"rn maic ON behalf OF tho i'm
rornlg company TO support the clam 10
free entry. as II was iibunIbem uI,on li,n
10 do II they hols 20 succeed. and II I
therefore unnecessary to pass upon the sum
cheney OF the protest, The protest IL over
rllpd.