Lyon v. Marine
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland. This is an appeal from a decision of the board of general appraisers at the port of Mew York upon an appeal to them from the classification by the collector of the port of Baltimore, and from the rate of duty imposed by him upon certain merchandise imported by Lyon, Hall & Co., from Shanghai, China, by way of London, per steamship British Crown, September 26, 1891.
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, District Judge.
Under the existing tariff act imported wools and hairs are divided into three classes. 26 8tat. éíSíi In the first class are placed the wools of the merino and of ihe various downs sheep of English breed, and wools from Australia and other countries, named in the clause. These are all wools of fine fiber. Upon these wools a duty of 11 cents per pound is levied. This class of fine wools does not come under consideration in the case at bar. See paragraphs 376, 384. In the second class are placed the wools of improved sheep, including long combing wools, and the hairs of…
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