United States v. Lozano

It appears from the record in this case that'on March 8, 1914, 132 bales of unstemmed leaf tobacco were imported into the United States from Cuba at the port of Tampa, Fla. As the importers were entitled to an allowance for tare on the goods, 15 bales of the consignment were weighed on the date of importation by the United States weigher for the purpose of ascertaining the average tare per bale and from that the total tare which should be allowed on the full' number of bales imported. The report of the United States weigher shows that the tare on the 15 bales weighed by him was 159-¿ pounds…