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WAREHOUSES  IN  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES

Stor-age  charges  in  Trebizond  warehouses.

Weight  of  package  (in  kilos—2.2046  pounds  each).

Rates  per  day.

First
week.

Second
week.

Third
week.

1  to  113
114  to  226
227  to  339
340  to  452
453  to  565
565  and  more

Cents.
2
4
6
8
10
12

Cents.

3
6
9
12
15
18

The  expense  of  storing  goods  and  removing  them  from  warehouses
is  borne  by  the  merchant  to  whom  they  are  consigned.  The  classes
of  goods  stored  include  tea,  coffee,  sugar,  flour,  and  hardware.
Goods  can  not  remain  in  warehouses  longer  than  one  year.  No
American  merchant,  so  far  as  1  am  aware,  makes  use  of  these  warehouses, ­
  but  all  nationalities  are  treated  alike  by  the  administration.
Goods  are  removed  from  the  boats  by  the  use  of  derrick  cranes  and
thence  carried  to  the  warehouses  on  the  backs  of  laborers.  The  cost
is  6  cents  for  each  package.
The  warehouses  are  taken  care  of  by  a  special  watchman,  who  is
in  the  employ  of  the  customs  officials  and  whose  duty  it  is  to  protect
the  goods.  There  are  no  facilities  for  fighting  fire;  goods  can,  however, ­
  be  insured  in  several  insurance  companies  who  have  local
representatives.
Edward  J.  Sullivan,  Consul.
Trebizond,  Turkey,  July  7,1904.