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compelled to raise the salary of the chief distiller to $1 60 a day, which 
in France is not higher than $1. It is the same with respect to the fire- 
man, whose wages here are forty cents higher than they are in France. 
The English bituminous coal which I use costs me at the distillery about 
$1 75 per 250 lbs. It will be urged, doubtless, that the native labor 
would be less costly. The objection would be a valid one, if it were 
possible to employ the Arabs in any other department than that of 
manual labor. Ata later day, when the culture of the sorgho has 
become much more extended, and when they have become familiar with 
it, we may possibly find among them those who would be able to fill 
. the more important places. 
I have shown that about a quart of “3/6” reduced, costs me for 
hand labor about ten cents. his price may appear a high one, but it 
is not very remarkable. I will show by the following figures that a 
very large profit can be realized from it in the Algiers market, because 
of the economy of transportation and other expenses. This economy 
is not less than 403 cents. Let us calculate upon the exportation of 
a pipe of 3/6 of about 150 gallons, to France, at sixty cents per gallon, 
supposing it put in the hands of a commission merchant in Marseilles. 
We will have, firstly, then, to deduct for commission, 3 per 
cent., aii ete Die ae breed. =cut “pe ode a AB 
Storage, carting, guaging, etc. - - - - . 1 20 
Insurance, - - - - - syeh. = - - 108 
Freight by steam vessels, —- - - - - - 3 80 
Commission for transportation to Phillippeville, and various 
expenses, - - - - - - - - =r tke 20 
Leakage, and other accidents of the journey, 10 litres, at 
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Transportation, Phillippeville to Constantine, at 89 50 per 
50 gallons, - : - - - - - - 9 20 
$26 58 
Tt will be seen that the expenses for an order of 150 gallons are 
very rapidly increased, before the merchandise can be put into the 
storehouse, to the enormous figure of $24 54, about 16 cents per gallon, 
which would be an entire profit if sold in the interior of Algeria. 
