The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-27
TURKISH TRADE MARKS
sBAzAR" TAKES PLACE OF AMER.
icAN DEPARTMENT STORE.
Coffee shop an inseparabis Accom-
paniment of Each shop-Are
Classified According to the
Business Done.

Bazars take the place OF department
stores in Bagdad. The word "bazar"
means bargain, but In the Turkish
sense 1t is generally applied to Sc
ries of shops forming continuous
row on both sides of a thoroughfare
AS Turkish streets are narrow, often
only eight or ten feet wide, conges-
ton results. The shops themselves
are small. the more commodious being
only eight by ten feet. and the small
er Ave by six feet. One whole side
opens on the street.
IN Bagdad, writes the American con-
sui. bazars are divided into several
classes. according to the location and
the wares sold. The classification fol-
lows:
Karia bashi Is the name Of the
bazaar where groceries, candies and
liquids are sold. Sug-el-shorga is where
fruits and vegetables are sold. The
name Is also applied to the district
and it Is generally understood that the
drug stores are In the bazaar sug-ef
shorga. though 1t Is 80 only by acci'
dent In the sug-el-sarai wearing ap-
parel, haberdashery. antiques and rugs
are sold Sug-elchukhechi Is the
bazaar where Bagdad- made cloth, such
as prints, calico and silk goods, is
sold. Yemenchia is the bazaar where
native shoes are manufactured ana
sold Sug-elsefaflr is the coppersmith
bazar. The copper is heated and
worked while hot inside the shops, but
the cold sheet copper is hammered
into shape out In the street.
Bab-el-agha is occupied by the black
smiths, tinsmiths and carpenters. The
blacksmiths make chains, nails, locks
and horse and donkey shoes. The tin
smiths manufacture tin vessels, pots,
water cans and lanterns. The carpen-
ters make practically all the furniture
used there and collins, doors and door
and window frames.
Different bazars are segregated In
different parts Of the city, and the
district often takes the name OF the
bazaar. Some bazars are also named
after the district in which they are
situated. there being no sharp divi-
sions of the bazar according to the ma
terial sold. An example Is the bazaar
Sug-el-hanoon In the Jewish district,
which is said to be patronized by
Jews only. In each bazaar there Is q
khan for every ten or twelve shops.
These khans are two stories high and
have an open court in the center, the
rooms on the four sides all opening
into the court. A large door leads
from the open court into the street.
The rooms in the khan are let to the
different shopkeepers for their sur
plus wares.
Each bazaar has a coffee shop, which
Is q large open place partly covered
by a roof, where large number OF
cheap wooden settees are arranged In
rows. Any one who sits down in a
coffee shop first gets cup of Turkish
coffee and then a native pipe in which
Shirza tobacco Is smoked. The
charge for the coffee and the use OF
the pipe Is about two cents. The
coffee shop Quahwat Pasha Ia the
"bourse' for the native business peo-
pie. Here the merchants gather to
discuss trade bills and other subjects.
Representatives OF the banks ascer
tain here the number of bills to be
taken up and secure the facts from
which they can determine the ex
change rates for bills and for foreign
coins. The rates are practically de-
termined in the coffee shops.