Warehouses in foreign countries for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond

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Identifikator:: 863514456

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-45340

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Warehouses in foreign countries for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Government Printing Office

Year of publication:: 1905

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (206 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Europe

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68 WAREHOUSES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. condition of the market. Petroleum and mineral oils can not be stored there for any length of time. All nationalities are treated alike by the officials of the free harbor in the matter of storing or clearing merchandise, and in the entering and clearing of vessels. WAREHOUSES OUTSIDE THE FREE HARBOR. The " Packhof ” and the “ Vereins-Speicher ” are bonded Govern ment warehouses and under customs control like the free harbor. In these two warehouses whole compartments can not be rented; the stor age fee is based entirely on weight. " Gentzensohn’s Petroleum-Hof ” and several other “ oil yards ” are private bonded places for storing oils only, and charge as follows for storage: For weighing each barrel, 3 pfennigs (0.7 cent) ; storage fee per barrel for first month or part of month, 15 pfennigs (3.6 cents) ; storage fee for every subsequent month, per barrel, 10 pfen nigs (2.3 cents) ; open space (not under lock) per square meter (10.76 square feet) per month, 15 pfennigs (3.6 cents). Information as to receipts and expenditures of these private bonded warehouses is not obtainable. John E. Kehl, Consul. Stettin, Germany, July 1G, 1001^. GREECE. (From United States Consul McGinlcy, Athens, Greece.) In this country there are warehouses for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond at Piraeus, Syra, Patras, Corfu, and Calamata. There are two such warehouses at Piraeus, each about 50 by 30 feet; the dimensions and costs of the others have not been learned. The warehouses mentioned are owned and conducted by the Greek Gov ernment, but there are others in Piraeus which are owned by private parties and conducted by their owners and by government officials. They arc used for the storage of cereals. The service seems to be satisfactory to the local patrons. I can not say how nonresidents view it. Officials of the customs service are in attendance at all hours. The rates charged for storage in the public or government ware houses are 25 leptas (about $0.035 at present rate of exchange) per 100 okas (282.185 pounds) for less than 200 okas, and a little less for more than 200 okas, for each three months, without deducting tare. Merchandise remaining in the custom-houses over eight days are charged storage at these rates. Light or bulky goods or merchandise, such as baled hay, straw, or cotton, furniture, hats, children’s toys, and carriages, wool, manila fiber, silk cocoons, dried fruit, felt, bas kets, and many other articles pay double these rates. Landing and storage charges are paid at the time the goods are removed from the warehouses. No charges are collected by the government for cereals and other goods stored in private storehouses. If any record is kept none is available showing the receipts and expenditures of the warehouses for storage and transit in bond, sepa-

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