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well ventilated, and a side track from the depot of the South- 

 ern Pacific affords the greatest shipping facilities. In the 

 equable climate of San Francisco, with a mean temperature of 

 60 F in the building, the conditions for ageing wine could 

 scarcely be better. The Company have secured the services 

 of Hon. H. Pellet of St. Helena, well known as an experi- 

 enced wine maker, as Superintendent of Cellars. The con- 

 ditions under which they receive wine for storage are as 

 follows : 



1. The owner must send by express two sample bottles of 

 wine to be stored, foi examination, with particulars as to 

 quantity to be shipped, and capacity of casks required. One 

 of the samples is submitted to Prof. Rising, State Analyst, 

 for analysing, the other submitted to the cellar superin- 

 tendent. If approved by both, the Company will supply 

 cooperage, if required, containing 50, 60 and 160 gallons, as 

 requested by shippers. 



2. Advances will be made on pure, sound wine only, viz.: 

 ten cents per gallon on wine. When cooperage is required, 

 it will be supplied by the company, on which further advances 

 to the amount of actual cost will be provided. .The cost of 

 puncheons will be about six cents per gallon. The rate of 

 interest to be seven per cent, annually. 



3. Storage will be at the rate of twenty-five cents per ton 

 per month, about equal to 160 to 170 gallons. Fire insur- 

 ance at the rate of one per cent, per annum. 



4. Racking charges will be estimated according to the 

 labor employed, and will be about fifteen cents per puncheon 

 per annum. 



5. An escimate of all charges, interest on advances, storage 

 insurance and racking charges, will amount to about three and 

 a half cents per gallon per annum, and the value of the wine 

 will doubtless increase to double its ruling rates, by its matur- 

 ing under expert treatment and in an even temperature. 



