Storage fee - Kurashikiryo

Japanese: 蔵敷料 - くらしきりょう

Cargo storage fees paid by shippers who entrust their cargo to a warehouse operator. Until the early Showa period, this term was used as a commercial term, but today it is called warehouse storage fees. In the Edo period, storehouses in Osaka stored rice free of charge for 30 days after it was sold at auction. In practice, however, the free storage period (called "oeidashi") was gradually extended to 9-18 months. After "oeidashi", a storehouse fee of 1-2 sho per day for every 10 koku was collected, but if this reached 1 koku, the stored rice was sold and the rice was kept in exchange for cash.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

貨物を倉庫業者に預けた荷主が支払う貨物保管料。昭和初期まで商慣用語として使われたが，今日では倉庫保管料という。江戸時代の大坂蔵屋敷では，蔵米の入札販売後30日間は蔵屋敷が無料で米を保管した。しかし実際上，無料保管期限(〈追出し〉という)は徐々に延長され，9～18ヵ月となった。〈追出し〉後は10石に付き1日1～2升の蔵敷料(番賃)が徴収されたが，これが1石に及ぶときは保管米を売却して，代銀で預かるしくみとなっていた。

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