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WAREHOUSES  IN  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES.

SERVICES.
The  rights  and  duties  of  the  patrons  are  as  follows:  Orders  must  be
given  in  writing  or  by  telegraph  and  must  be  clearly  stated.  The
sum  for  which  the  goods  stored  are  to  be  insured  against  fire  must  be
determined.  The  goods  to  be  stored  must  be  accompanied  by  properly
executed  documents  (invoices,  customdiouse  and  taxation  papers)  and
the  written  order  for  storage.  Patrons  are  given  receipts  for  the
stored  goods,  or  else  can  have  warrants  made  out  thereon.  If  goods
in  storage  are  in  danger  of  spoiling,  or  their  value  no  longer  suffices  to
cover  the  expense  of  storage  incurred,  notice  for  removal  may  be  given
at  any  time,  and  if  the  goods  are  not  taken  away  before  the  expiration
of  the  period  fixed  they  are  sold  and  the  costs  of  storage  defrayed  from
the  proceeds.  Persons  proving  their  identity  as  owners  of  the  goods,
or  as  the  authorized  attorneys  of  such  owners,  have  the  right  to  inspect
their  wares  and  to  take  samples  of  them.  Goods  are  delivered  upon
written  order  of  the  owner  and  upon  payment  of  all  warehouse,  customs, ­
  and  taxation  fees  that  may  be  due  thereon.
Claims  by  the  warehouse  management  against  the  storers  of  goods
must  be  settled  by  the  latter  immediately  upon  demand.  For  its
claims  on  the  goods  stored  the  warehouse  holds  the  first  lien,  and  this
has  the  precedence  over  all  other  claims  in  case  of  bankruptcy  also.
Knowledge  of  business  transactions  of  the  warehouse  management
with  its  patrons  is  strictly  kept  from  third  persons.
Services  rendered  by  the  warehouse  to  its  patrons  are  as  follows:
Clearing  of  the  wares  arriving  by  railway  or  steamship  and  storing  of
the  same.  Possible  advance  of  the  freight  dues  when  the  goods  to  be
stored  or  the  person  storing  them  offer  sufficient  guaranty.  Placing
the  insurance  of  the  stored  goods  against  damage  by  fire.  Local
deliveries,  shipments  in  all  directions,  inland  and  foreign.  Collections ­
  and  payments.  Paying  customs  duties  and  taxes  on  the  goods
stored.  Examination  and  shipment  of  samples,  manipulation  of  the
goods,  packing,  repacking,  etc.  Delivery  of  wares  to  third  persons,  etc.
CHARGES.
The  charges  range  from  1  crown  (20.3  cents)  to  G  crowns  ($1.218)
for  100  kilograms  (220.46  pounds)  per  week,  according  to  the  character ­
  of  the  goods  stored,  bed  feathers,  brushes,  basketware,  corks,
fancy  goods,  and  wall  paper  paying  the  highest  rates.  Goods  stored
in  the  open  without  cover  are  rated  at  4  crown  (10.2  cents)  per  100
kilos  per  week.  If  at  least  10,000  kilos  (22,046  pounds)  of  certain
articles  are  stored,  special  rates  are  allowed.  These  rates  are  computed
per  100  kilos  (220.46  pounds)  per  week  and  are  as  follows  :  At  1  crown
(20.3  cents)—cotton  in  pressed  bales,  dried  figs,  rice,  starch,  and
sugar  in  lots  of  at  least  5,000  kilograms  (11,023  pounds)  ;  at  1£
crowns  (30.5  cents)—honey;  at  2  crowns  (40.6  cents)—colonial  goods,
fats,  gall  nuts,  oils,  prunes,  and  yarns;  at  2£  crowns  (50.8  cents)  —
tropical  fruits,  and  wool  in  pressed  bales;  at  3  crowns  (60.9  cents)  —
wool  in  impressed  bales.
Alcohol  in  iron  tanks  is  charged  36  crowns  ($7.308)  per  100  hectoliters ­
  (2,641.7  gallons)  for  the  first  month  and  16  crowns  ($3.248)  for
each  following  month.  A  month  is  counted  at  thirty  days,  and  a