United States v. Sherman

Barber, Judge,

delivered tbe opinion óf the court:

The merchandise in each of these cases is woven cotton shirting cloth and woven cotton dress goods, all in the piece, in which figures are produced in the weaving process by means of a Jacquard attachment to the loom.

It was assessed for duty at 30 per cent ad valorem under the last clause of paragraph 258 of the act of 1913, and is claimed by the importers to be dutiable at the appropriate rate, according to the average number of the yarn and other specified conditions, under the provisions for cotton cloth found in paragraph 252 of that act as…