The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

The Board Of United States General Ap.
prsisers yest.rday decided IA sustaining
Axininster-cheniI!c ctrp"ting, - feet by -
feet. imported In rolls nhich are cut after
importation to meet the particular -iIe
demanded by the purchase. are properly
dutiablc ~ the rat" ~ 30 Per cent ad
Nalorem under parsrraph .'s A. "Ax-
sntnster-rhenille carpetine.' and not under
paragraph 400 with duty At the rate Of
30 per cent. All 'aIorcm. as carpets woven
whole for rooms. James T.. BInns OF the
Importing iirin and Charles - Bedell 81
Joseph Wild & Go. testified befur" the
board in hi. ,ass il favor Of thS I'M;
Competing are not imported as carpets
woven whole FOR rooms, hut are cut into
Brown holds that the binding down Of
the two ends TO prevent unIi\r'inS does
not make the carpetiug into a rug
LAWN MOWERS And TURF CUTTERS
LAWN mowers and turf cutting machines,
specially designed for use H. cutting graz
snd sod on fo!f sIgsSet, ''mnsi ,nn =.
~ metal not specially provided tor. with
duty 1T the rat. Of % per cent al vti"r"W
under paragraph lo' of the aet OF 1912,
rather than free Of dlty under Paragraph
:sl Of said act az agriculture implements
:se1ra'ns 10 a ae C.nrr hl hppra o"~" yrThse
board hnds In this decision, whlrh over
rules protests of G. VI. Langley, hat only
walton and growth OF orops|whtch supply
food and clothing for man are asrI.uitura!
tmpl.msnts within the meaning of para
PHrHAILC ACID ANHNnRIpE Mer.
ehandise described as phtnIllr a.id an.
Company, the Badisrh- Company and Hen
sci. Bruckinann ~ L"rhioher, Is held free
Of duty under psragraph ~ OF tn tarin
Just rendered BY the Board of General Ap-
rraisers; This ruling re,srse' inc ',olirc-
under tho provision ~ PARAGRAPH tor
'acids and ACID Hnhydrides not specially
provided for with duty at the rate az
il per cent. kd vdl"r"m.
PRUSsIAS BLrE-rrussian blue. con
taintng ferro-oyanid" 1t iron, imported by
sigmund Cllman q 90. Wa the subject
day by tho GENERA Appraisers. This m"r-
chandse was CLASSIFIED by the appraiser
Sc, act Of 1918. with duty At the rate OF
20 per cent. al valorem. The importers
Clsimed classifi cation under the last clause
Of paragraph 80 as blue, with
duty At the rate of IL per cent. ad valor-in.
or at tho same rate under paragraph -
IS q coal tar product. Both these cont"n-
tions are ovcrruled,
VACCINE VIRUS-Vaccine virus and
other serums put up in ampou!es, were
properly classified by the customs official
under paIssssph H. S:r &C, %f i III Tj,a au,y
medicinal or similar substances in am-
roules. according to . decision by the Gen.
ThomSs Nsyin. III. importer contendsd
4or free entry under paragra phi 400 relating
60 antltoxins. vaccine virus ana other
serums.
DECORATED CHINA-In a reappraise
mont decision handed down Yesterday
Judge Cooper Of the Board OF General Ap'
praisers holds that certain decorated plates
Imported from Wing Foo shun Of Hong
kong, China, were not undervslued when
entered at this port, This General APP
prsiser finds that tn. plates At issue were
properly valued az follows: ~ inch dee
GRATED plates. entered az $50 II * ,pcI
sl0sen: Z inch plates, entered At $50 " x
per dozen: . inch plates, entered 49, ., 80
k,6O and $50 II X per dozen. Add cases
and pAcking. No advance"
/. COT1ONS-The entered. foreign market
values Of certain %cottons, imported here
from Firth. Booth a. Co, ~ bradford
Englsnd. are advanced In II .appraiscmen,
ueclsion handed down yesterday by Gen
erAl Appraiser Cooper. In this decision
Judge Cooper writes: "b< inch. mercer
lied cotton yenctians. black, quality go,
entered n ~, advanced TO 1874. per yard
Aftte. stamped. az, entered at ~. al
noe 80 ls.3d. per yard. discount. 2lg
~ cent Add sbooks and making w.