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WAREHOUSES  IN  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES.

Charges  for  storing  specified  commodities  at  the  Magazzini  Generali,  Genoa,  Italy.

The  principal  classes  of  goods  stored  are  cotton  from  the  United
States,  India,  and  Egypt;  agricultural  machinery,  manufactured
goods,  lumber,  iron  tubes,  stores,  and  general  merchandise  from  the
United  States;  grain,  seed,  teak,  and  corn  from  the  river  Plate  and
India;  wine  from  Spain  and  Greece;  sulphate  of  copper,  ammonia,
and  chemical  products,  machinery,  pig  iron,  and  fire  bricks  from
Great  Britain;  wool  from  Algeria,  Spain,  and  Australia;  steel  and
iron  from  Germany.  The  length  of  time  goods  remain  in  bond
varies,  but  two  or  three  months  is  the  average  period.
Directly,  Americans  use  the  warehouses  very  little,  but  indirectly
very  largely  ;  that  is  to  say,  large  quantities  of  cotton  and  goods  from
the  United  States  are  warehoused  here  in  the  names  of  Italian  agents.
The  concern  offers  exceptional  facilities  for  the  security  of  American
shippers  who  desire  to  do  business  in  Italy  under  a  plan  by  which,
instead  of  consigning  goods  to  the  agent  and  so  losing  all  control  over
them,  the  shipper  may  consign  the  goods  to  this  company,  which  receives ­
  them  and  delivers  them  to  the  agent  as  shippers  may  direct
from  time  to  time  in  whatever  quantity  desired.  This  secures  the
shipper  against  fraud  and  is  a  guaranty  that  the  goods  will  remain
under  his  own  control  until  he  releases  them  to  receivers  on  this
side.  No  distinctions  are  allowable  under  any  consideration.
There  are  electric  traveling  cranes  with  capacity  up  to  .1,500  kilos
(3,307  pounds),  and  steam  cranes  up  to  5  tons  capacity  at  the  warehouses. ­
  The  cost  for  labor,  landing,  or  loading  from  or  to  vessels  ;
is  on  the  average  50  centimes  (9.7  cents)  per  ton,  plus  about  10
centimes  (1.93  cents)  for  cranage.

fished  on  the  spot,  with  a  full  corps  of  examining  officers  and  customs
guards,  who  verify  the  ingress  and  egress  of  all  goods  to  insure  correctness ­
  of  description,  weight,  and  regularity  of  declaration  according ­
  to  the  customs  laws.  The  company  has  also  given  a  bond  of
80,000  fire  ($15,440)  to  the  Government,  and  is  under  the  penalty  of  ,
losing  its  concession  if  irregularities  in  regard  to  revenue  interests
are  permitted.

Rent  per  ton
per  week.

Kind  of  merchandise.

Goods  in  sacks  and  bags,  such  as  wheat,  corn,  barley,  seed,  rice,  meal

Option  and  vegetable  fibers

10  1.9
25  4.8
10  1.9
30  5.8
20  8.9
15  2.9
30  6.8
10  1.9
15  2.9

Timber,  planks,  and  boards

Wine

Tallow,  oils,  and  grease.

Sulphate  soda,  and  dry  goods  in  casks

Iron  and  steel  in  pigs  or  billets  under  cover.

►^uipnate  soda,  ano.  (
Coffee,  cocoa,  sugar.
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Iron  and  steel  bars,  rods,  or  plates.

CUSTOMS  SUPERVISION.

A  customs  office  especially  for  these  warehouses  and  quays  is  est  ah-