England: Liverpool. 107 LIVERPOOL. (From United States Consul Boyle, Liverpool, Encjland.) Warehouses for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond in Liverpool are of two classes, (1) warehouses in general and (2) ware houses owned and operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board. WAREHOUSES IN GENERAL. The dimensions of the warehouses here vary, but the inside meas urements of the largest are about 400 yards. The Liverpool Ware housing Company is the largest owner of the warehouses under discussion. The bonded warehouses are owned by private firms and public companies. Reference should be made here to the warehouses owned by the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board, discussed below. All Warehouses used for bonding purposes must be approved by the cus toms authorities, and the owner of the warehouse has to give a bond in accordance with the customs regulations before the warehouse is approved. When goods arrive at this port the warehouse companies collect them from the dock, quay, or wharf, and cart them to the Warehouse for storage. The proper entry of the goods (whether dutiable or not) is made by the importers at the custom-house, and the examination and warehousing of the goods follow in the ordinary course, if they come under the customs duties. The “ administra tors ” are the warehouse owners or keepers, who are responsible for the safe custody of all goods placed in bonded warehouses. The °wners of the warehouses let the whole establishment, or a part thereof, as may be required, or a storage charge is made for each Package. Spirits are gauged by the regular port gauger, appointed by the customs authorities. “ Wet goods ” (wines, spirits, etc.) have to remain in bonded ware- , house at least twelve months. The charge for storage on a puncheon cf wine or spirits is 3 shillings (72 cents) per annum ; on a hogshead, 2 shillings (48 cents), and on a barrel, 1 shilling (24 cents). The charges on “ dry goods” (that is, all goods not of a liquid or moist character) vary considerably, according to the class of goods; as, for example, the charge on sugar is lj pence (about 2^ cents) per ton per ^cek, for one month at least. The charge on dry fruits runs to 5 ai *d G pence (10 to 12 cents) per week, for one month at least. The only expenditures made by the customs authorities are for the oncers stationed at the bonded warehouses for supervising. The cus toms authorities do not receive anything from, or on account of, these bonded warehouses. In addition to the charge for rent, the owners of the warehouses make a charge for carting, housing, etc.—removing L'om the cart to the warehouse, piling or packing in the store, and delivery to the carts on removal from the warehouse. The charge for carting from the warehouse is borne by the buyers. All imaginable classes of goods, both dry and wet, are stored in these warehouses, with the exception, of course, of certain prohibited ai ’ticles, such as dynamite, gunpowder, explosive oils, etc., for which there is special provision. The length of time goods remain in bond yepends upon the kind of goods. “ Dry ” goods remain in bond at jeast a month, as a rule, and sometimes longer. “ Wet ” goods remain 111 bond a long time to mature—generally twelve months, and some-