United States v. Strauss

The merchandise involved in this case was imported under the present tariff act, and was invoiced as “a lot of old bull shafts.” It consisted of a quantity of old iron and steel shafting, broken into irregular pieces, which varied in length from 24 inches to 14 or 15 feet. They were recovered from dismantled sugar mills in Cuba, and were there broken into small pieces if facilities were present for such work, or were left in larger pieces if there were no facilities at hand for their reduction.

*181The appraiser reported that the merchandise was “second-hand iron shaftings, varying in size and…