Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-29
TURKISH TRADE MARKS
HBazsar" Takes Place OF American De.
partment Store.

"Baxaar' Takes Place OF American De.
: '','|' partment Store.
Bazaars take the place Of depart
ment stores in Bagdad. The word
"bazasr1 meang bargain, but in the
Turkish sense 1t is generally applied
to a series Of shops forming contin-
uous row on both sides Of thorough
fare. AS Turkish streets are narrow,
often only eight feet wide, congest-
ion results. The shops themselves
ase small, the more commodious be-
ing only eight by ten feet, and the
smaller five by six feet. One whole
side opens on the street.
In Bagdad, writes the American
consul, bazaars are divided into sever
al classes, according to the location
and the wares sold. The classifica-
ton follows: ...
Karia bashi is the name Of the
bezaar where groceries. candles and
liquids are sold. Sug-el-shorga is
where fruits and vegetables are sold.
| The name Is also applied to the dis
trict and It Is generally understood
that the drug stores are In the bazaar
sug- -el-shorga, though it Is only by
accident. In the sug-el-sarai wearing
apparel, haberdashery, antiques and
rugs are sold Sug-el-chukechi Is the
bazaar where Bagdad-mede cloth,
such as prints, calico and silk goods,
are sold. Yemenchia is the bazaar
where native shoes are manufactured
and sold. Sug-el-sefafir Is the cop
| persmith bazaar. The copper is heat
ed and worked while hot inside the
shop, but the cold sheet copper is
hammered into shape out on the
street.
Bab-el-agha Is occupied by the
blacksmiths, tinsmiths and carpen-
ters. The blacksmiths make chains,
nails, locks and horse and donkey
shoes. The tinsmiths manufacture
tin vessels, pots, water cans and
i lanterns. The carpenters make prac-
tically all the furniture used there,
and coffins, doors and door and win
dow frames.
Different bazaars are segregated In
different parts Of the city, and the
district often takes the name Of the
bazaar. Some bazaars are also NAM
ed after the district in which they are
situated, there being no sharp divt-
sions of the bazaar according to the
material 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 a kahn for every ten or twelve
shops. These kahns are two stories
high and have an open court In the
centre, the rooms on the four sides all
fopening 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
| surplus wares.
| Each bazaar has cofree shop'
which is a large open place partly
covered by a roof, where large num-
ber Of cheap wooden settees are ar
ranged in rows. Any one who sits
down in a coffee shop first gets a cup
of Turkish coffee and then a native
pipe in which Shirza tobacco Is smok-
ed. The charge for the coffee and the
use of the pipe Is about two cents
The coffee shop Quahwat Pasha Is 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 forei gn
coins. The rates are practically de-
termined by the coffee shops.