The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-08
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

r En- -ftNtDmPte!s In1u.Tt,. Fy
,h'si'in, l.orsch 4 Co are held duiahle Nv
we BOARD OF General APPRAISER. At ia. ra,s
i.- az n"I 'rn' az Nslorem under para.rsnl
10 as MANUFACTURED of metal
STEEL ORNAMENTS Steel ornam.r, nm.
Win duty by the custom. co!Iccto- Al ~.
a'r OF - per cent. al ,alorem. under nara.
s,'ph OF the tsrIh at of igla. are he'll.
n"hera! :anrrais"rs, properly dutIahie a, IN,
ra,e OF hu, :" per cent. al ,alorem. under
CHLE>E' BOARD > United States General
n~nirh'yIs N',ierd,y handed down the 10
."Nlh. re rdppraisemcn decision on N. ion.
csu market ,aie OF chec., ,mnnr,ai 49,
ir9m Arcardi An'onio of Palermo. Itaiy
~ re.reappr.,scI ~ !, q ,r" entered Al
.Nid case. CsA,'Ive'rsno ~ the market, Tor
inns class OF cheese and not Palermo ." "
PINEAPrLEs In a capprai.emen d..
., ,n on ,nc I9rei.n market value, of pine
spil"- linrorted here from 4 4 kopf az
santa Barbara. judge Waite OF the ,,r,er,i
;NPiT'i-eFs writes "Iincapples IN own !,nce.
"a i,,r"n un', "h'cred At .. reapprai -cd at
at y, rcarpraiscd a, Ia doll per ease. ditto
i%uhm th-. entered az / ~. rrappraisrd AZ 90
no., ,tr ,a.c' TIM and ease. Of United states
.''Hul'oture ana, lahcls included in the en-.
tered ,prl1. Packing and other charge. No,
iheindsd IN reappraised values"
PREPARED vEGETABLEs-Two r.ar.
ora -em.ni decisions ON the foreign marLct
s'"N' We il'Ihitu Nf-flApleo lulDOrtad frnp,
itaiy were rendered Yesterday BY General An.
lral-sr waite. In advancing The prire. On
mixed pi'Rit- Imported from Emanuel Gror'
~. y o. S"'lno tue General Appraiser writes
Nanced 10 60 lire per iN h,los Miyni
pickles, = A. TO peppcrs imported from RAJ
mona iionIa OF 'atanla Judge Waite WRITE.
-Peppers. invoicei al II. entered at 4, rcsn
Packed" II" 81
TELEscoPEs-1h. board Of rnited STATE,
General Alpraisers held Yesterday ,hai ,eI.
scopes composed of cardboard cnho.se, ",
'hree or more sectional parts. with mat, i
RIM and sli,- lens having the usual man
nerr , npMm ,TH'h,on To- az concavr glass,
customs %othcials aA toys ~ the raie ~,
~, yer Ont at valorcm under pars.rarh
~ oI. IN" ldrlN act Of 1919. The ,,rnerni
Lors'h 4 Co camln. classiGcation ~ he,
ar,i'Irs "' l'lc,. opes' with duty II The
graph ~ ""'' p'"
SAPPHIRE. POiNr,- The duty on ma,
pieces OF rca! sapphlrr, poi shed ana .h.rn.
s"rh a A. chSs, snxsss' u'ei ~ 'uitIns tools
~ per cent. ad yalorrm under parngranh 81
"l INC npr.en' iar,d act as article. and
ear,hy or mineral subst ance. not spccialiy
p ,rr"nlrTS a" 10, ia q decIsion handed down
,,.nrcrnnI'S NV ,nr h?tLh Of United States
protest ni Mngelstedt n Co. against IN,
collector assessment Of duty on these points
w Wv idN' VI ~ tNE ffnt. al kllDFfn Ilu.iar
para-raph ~ as manufactures OF semi. IRE.
Cous stones. )"
PAPER HANGlNGS- Judse Fischer of The
Hoard OF General APPRAISERS holds IN "A re.
lpprisemtht decision handed down yest,r.
udy tnht certain naper hangin,s imported
from Do-tosrc 4 kartie OF Paris were moi
undcrvallsd when entered here 'Whilo "a
appears writes the General Appr,Is sr "tha,
IA" sellers advanced their home prioes he fore
these goods were exported these hlg her nrirc.
merely resulted IN placing the home market
prices on "A parity with the pric~s paid bt
The price. a. fixed by the General Appraiser
read: No 1873, entered at tiJ francs pcr
roll, No, 2di, entered at | franc Der roll:
No 30, entered AZ 20 francs per roll: No
3i7.l, entered at i5J francs per roll, and
srnilar goods. Add cases. All no adv anoe -
HARNESS BACKS Merchandise de-. r,hcd
IN the invoice as harness backs" Imported
IN the name OF Charles II wyman 4 20 OF
81. Louis, was classified by the custom. of.
hcials az partly dressed leather" And dity
Was collected at the rate OF Ii per cent. al
valorem under paragraph tl Of tho tariff
A.; OF 1910 In a protest filed with tine board
81 General sers. the importers CLAIMED
maj dui,y should have been assessed at the
rate oi but . per event., All yalorem as roush
leather, under paragraph ~. The testimony
OF the witnesses called ON h~half OF ,he
pro'estants showed that III" nirrchandise con.
sIelcJ OF 'ow or steer hides. oak tanned
trimmed TO -izrs raising from ,s TO 20 Inches
import alton aud before being adapted TO us~.
the hides are subjected 10 various hnishins
PROCESSES, such as ctirying. soaking. areas
ing. lacking To frames Ia dry, and then
smoo,hed with, a knife, After reviewing this
in'porter.' contention for CLASSIFICATION OF the
tAinsd.