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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 re
ceives 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 ware
houses. 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 cor
rectness of description, weight, and regularity of declaration accord
ing 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-
