Varna

In the 1870s the traveler F. Kanitz listed the following names among the large-scale companies and bureaus in Varna: Banque Impériale Ottomane, ‘Raf. Afteleon Brothers’ – Currency and Securities Exchange Office, First Bulgarian Trade Association, the commissionaires of export goods and grain trade – Sciagaluga and Assereto, the commissionaire of raw products S. Vasilopulo, ‘Abram di Hischia Behar’ – export-import company and bank, the commissionaire E. Tedeschi, ‘Parasko Brothers’ (import of manufactured goods), the company of Hadzi Janko (import of colonial goods) and many others[1].

Companies engaged in colonial trade towards the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century: D. Mitsos, F. Turanorolo, N. Kambanelo, A. Komulis, I. Melgas etc. ^[2]

Companies and merchants engaged in wholesale grain trade at the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century: ‘Mayer and Avtalion’ – Varna branch, ‘Louis Dreyfus’ – Varna branch, ‘Hachik Damedian and son’, ‘Siakoluto Cie. Assereto’, ‘Denev – Rusev & Cie.’, ‘P.G. Petrovich & Cie.’, Joint-Stock Credit Company ‘Badashtnost’, ‘Zhitarovi Brothers’, ‘Nikola Enchev & Cie.’, ‘Stanyo K. Georgiev & Cie.’, ‘Fortuna Brothers’, Joint-Stock Company ‘Ermis’, Joint-Stock Company ‘Druzhba’, Teohar Spastiev, G.D. Chiloglu, Ev. Ingelezi, Hr. Diosiniyadis, Ivan N. Varvari et al.

Companies and merchants engaged in flour trade at the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century: Petar Dolapchiev (from 1890), Industrial Company ‘Sila’ (from 1904), Nikola Dafinov, Kosta Stoyanov, Dimostenis Kariadis, Dimitar Popov, Angel Stoykov, Alexander Dolapchiev, Spas V. Spasov, ‘Shotov and Enchev & Cie.’ et al.

Merchants and companies exporting tobacco: Zahari Savko, Manol Lefterov, Mikael Terziyan, Sarkiz Mardirov, M. Demerdzioglu et al.

Companies and merchants engaged in alcohol trade at the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century: ‘Mihail Iv. Yanusi & Cie.’, ‘H. Konstantinovi Brothers’, ‘Popov-Vangelov and son’, ‘Nikola Yovkov & Cie.’, Trading Company ‘Reshitelnost’, Georgi P. Diveri, Feorgi Antonov et al.

Companies and merchants engaged in trade with manufactured goods at the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century: M.M. Papazyan, h. Hristo Stoyanov, Sarkiz Kushtemdziyan, brothers Genovi, brothers M. and E. Canetti, Kirkor h. Etmechiyan et. al.

Other import-export activities in Varna at the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century: import of agricultural equipment (Artun G. Nergarian, Johann Baumgarten, the ‘Paul Straub and Evgeni V. Bimis’ company), sewing machines import and trade (Stefan Babadzov – broker of the Hamburg based ‘G. Neidmenger’ company, which produced and traded with sewing machines), import and trade with oil products ( the ‘Iliev-Petrovich’ company – from 1908; the Petri Haytan company – from 1910; the ‘Nafta’ joint-stock company – from 1912), arms trade, ammunition, and hunting equipment (the ‘I. D. Mitrani Cie. S. Cohen’ company – from 1904; the ‘Amiray & Cie.’ company – import and trade with explosives and weaponry from 1912), import and trade with bicycles, gramophones and gramophone plates (the company of Atanas Vangelov), import and trade with automobiles (Lyuben Kostov)^[3].

[1] Каниц, Ф. Дунавска България и Балканът. Историческо-географско-етнографически пътеписни проучвания от 1860 до 1879 г. Т. ІІІ, София, 1995, с. 222.

[2] Дряновски, Б. Варна през 1878–1944 г. – История на Варна. Т. III, Изд. „Славена“, Варна /под печат/.

[3] Дряновски, Б. Варна през 1878–1944 г. – История на Варна. Т. III, Изд. „Славена“, Варна /под печат/.

References

Bibliography:

Библиография:

Каниц, Ф. Дунавска България и Балканът. Историческо-географско-етнографически пътеписни проучвания от 1860 до 1879 г. Т. ІІІ, София, 1995, с. 222.

Дряновски, Б. Варна през 1878–1944 г. – История на Варна. Т. III, Изд. „Славена“, Варна /под печат/.