A government sanctioned warehouse exclusively for fruit brandies was established at the Atlantic Dock January 1897.  The warehouse, located at Imlay and Commerce streets was said to have a capacity of  10,000 barrels.  Storage rates were set at half that of New York City, according to the New York Journal, January 28, 1897.
By June 30, 1897, there were 71,58971,589 gallons of brandy were being stored at the newly opened bonded brandy warehouse run by the  New York and Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Co.  At 48 gallons to the barrel that would translate to about 1491 barrels. Another 10,090 gallons of distilled spirits were being stored there as well.

At the end of the 1800s, brandy was tracked and taxed by the US federal government. Before being taxed, tariffed goods such as brandy were stored in bonded warehouses overseen by custom officials. Duties (i.e. taxes) would be charged when the goods were sold domestically.

Full text of article "New Bonded Warehouse, "New York Journal, January 28, 1897 

Brooklyn Will Open a Place to Store Fruit Brandies Today

Brooklyn is to have a bonded warehouse to be devoted solely to the storage of brandies made exclusively from fruits.  Collector of Internal Revenue John C. Kelley yesterday granted the necessary permit to the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company, and the place will be opened to-day.  Liquors will be stored at the rate of 8 cents per barrel per month and 5 cents per month for half barrels.  The rates named are just one-half what is charged in New York.

The new bonded warehouse is located at Imlay and Commerce streets, Atlantic dock.  It will have a capacity of 10,000 barrels.  Thomas J. Higgins, of No. 131 Union street, has been appointed storehouse gauger.

"When fruit brandy is first inspected at fruit distilleries where weighing is required, the gauger will pursue the same course as to weighing the spirits and marking the bung stave as directed he re in under the heading of " Weighing Casks of Spirits on Entry into Distillery Warehouse."
Upon reinspection of fruit brandy, previously weighed, for removal from special bonded warehouse, the same will be again weighed where a regauge is required, and marks cut on the bung stave in like manner as required upon similar removal from warehouse of grain spirits."

Gaugers̕ Weighing Manual: Embracing Regulations and Tables for Determining the Taxable Quantity of Distilled Spirits by Weighing, by the United States Office of Internal Revenue, November 1, 1900. p.18