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The  entire  free  harbor  is  under  control  of  the  custom-house—that  is
to  say,  no  merchandise  is  allowed  to  pass  the  gates.of  this  district
without  paying  the  duty  or  being  put  in  bond  for  exportation  to  other
countries.  Each  consignee  of  goods  is  bound  to  make  a  declaration  of
entry  and  each  shipper  of  goods  has  to  make  a  declaration  of  export
to  the  custom-house,  giving  the  number  of  packages,  marks  and  numbers, ­
  contents,  gross  and  net  weights,  and  place  of  origin  or  destination ­
  of  the  merchandise  referred  to.  These  declarations  are  made
under  oath  and  are  wanted  chiefly  for  statistical  purposes.
WAREHOUSE  RECEIPTS.
In  conclusion  it  may  be  stated  that  the  warehouse  receipts  issued  by
the  Bremer  Lagerhaus  Gesellschaft  are  negotiable  under  the  laws  of
this  State  if  they  are  accompanied  by  warrants.
Henry  W.  Diederich,  Consul.
Bremen,  Germany,  July  190b

BRESLAU.
(From  United  States  Consul  Man,  Breslau,  Germany.)
There  are  two  public  warehouses  in  this  city—one  owned  by  a  commercial ­
  association,  but  controlled  and  operated  by  the  Government,
while  the  other  is  owned  and  conducted  by  the  city  authorities.
The  Government  warehouse  is  owned  by  an  association  of  merchants, ­
  and  while  certain  details  of  the  business  are  managed  by  them,
Jbe  main  conduct  of  the  whole  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Government.
I  he  buildings  cover  an  area  of  3,000  square  meters  (3,588  square
yards)  and  are  three  stories  high.
It  is  impossible  to  obtain  even  an  approximate  estimate  as  to  the
original  cost  of  these  warehouses,  the  buildings  having  been  erected
So  long  ago.  Charges  for  storage  vary  greatly,  ranging  from  3  to  18
pfennigs  (0.7  to  4.3  cents)  per  month  for  100  kilograms  (220.46
pounds).
The  Government  warehouse  is  used  chiefly  for  the  storage  of  general ­
  merchandise,  and  the  city  warehouse,  in  addition  to  general  merchandise, ­
  also  receives  agricultural  products,  the  products  of  the
mines,  and  all  raw  material.  Estimates  as  to  the  length  of  time
Roods  as  a  rule  remain  in  bond  are  not  sufficiently  satisfactory  to
fluote.  There  is,  however,  a  time  limit  of  five  years  from  the  date  of
receipt.  No  different  treatment  on  account  of  nationality  is  accorded
those  applying  for  storage  room  in  these  warehouses,  but  so  far  as  I
can  ascertain  no  use  has  as  yet  been  made  by  Americans  of  the  Breslau ­
  warehouses.
The  facilities  for  removing  goods  from  boat  to  the  city  warehouse
are  excellent,  owing  to  the  finely  built  docks  and  electric  cranes.  The
general  charges  for  removing  goods  from  boat  to  warehouse  and  vice
versa  are  as  follows  per  100  kilograms  (220.46  pounds):  General
merchandise,  7  pfennigs  (1.666  cents)  ;  refined  sugar  (in  loaf  form),
fO  pfennigs  (2.380  cents);  raw  sugar  (in  bags).  4  pfennigs  (0.952
cents)  ;  artificial  fertilizers,  7  pfennigs  (1.666  cents)  ;  cement,  5
Pfennigs  (1.190  cents).