United States v. Davies, Turner & Co.

The subject of these appeals is a natural ore mined in southern France. Before importation it was ground for the purpose of facilitating the reduction of its contents. When chemically analyzed it was found to consist chiefly of arsenic and antimony in the form of oxides. As to which of these was predominant the evidence is not clear to us, the board, however, finding it was oxide of arsenic. This question of predominance we do not deem important.

The merchandise as imported was in the state nature produced it, except the grinding above mentioned. The appraiser did not consider ■it to be…