Sentence:  ... at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, <WSD>handlings</WSD>, &c. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.