SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING HELD 30TH APRIL, 1872.
Purchasing or selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton Purchasing any of above, if as returus for Goods sold
Purchasing or selling Opium
...
Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Purchasing and selling Shares or Stocks
Inspecting Tes or Silk
Guaranteeing Sales
...
...
Guaranteeing Remittances
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange
+
Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse Purchasing or realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange Paying and Receiving Money in current accouut Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtainin: Freight or Charter
.*.
Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight
Adjusting Insurance Claims, on amount recovered
Effecting Insurance, on the insured amount
++
•
•
***
Prosecuting or defending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration.
Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully...
Managing Estates and Collecting Reuts
...
Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion
Forwarding or Transhipping Cargo...
Transhipping or Forwarding Opium
Granting letters of credit...
*
•
...
*
:
***
per cent.
24 2
*
...
13
5
"
1
1
21
25
""
:
:.
1
1
01
Ο
1
11
"
Brokerage for negotiating and completing charters and procuring Freight
*
A
***
...
21
24
5
21
04
21 5 01
1
,
"
$2 per chest.
half commission.
per cent.
... 20 cents per Register ton
J
}
1
per cent. from seller
>
J5
*
...I per cent. payable by sf.ip
The foregoing Rules to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 28th March, 1888.
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
-
For doing ship's business wheu no inward or outward commission is earned Brokerage on Bills and Bullon, buying and sefling
Brokerage on Produce and general Alerchandise
Brokerage on Fire Arms...
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES.
Landing Charges,
Boat and Coolie Hire,
Godown
Kent 1st month
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces
Drills,
Spanish Stripes and Camlets...
Velvets and Velveteens
Wines and Stores
Long Elts, Lustres, Orleans, and Lastings
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sagar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed............................ Sapanwood and Sandalwood
30
} Cands.
After 1st month per month.
30
20
10
+
per piece
3
"
2
1
2
14
1
per case
40
20
10
25
10
"
5
per picul
2
"
2
3)
$2
Oil,
Rattans
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
Coals and Landing Charges and storing
per tub
4
2
**
.per picul
10
per box .per bale
6
*
20
15
10
"
5 00 00 10 10 10 10
2
Flints not exceeding 1 month, per ton
Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
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3 mace.
.1
"
per month.
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