TARIFF OF INVOICE CHARGES AT MANILA
MANILA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Adopted and brought into force 1st July, 1901
Hemp.-Screwage $1.25 per bale. Landing and shipping, 75 cents per bale. Fire Insurance, per cent. per month on first cost, plus screwage. Store Rent, 12 cents per bale per month.
Dry Sugar.-Boat and coolie hire, receiving and shipping, 25 cents per picul.
Wet Sugar.-Landing, shipping, bags, and bagging, 75 cents per picul. Fire Insurance,
cent. per month on first cost. Store Rent, 4 cents per picul per month.
per
Coffee. Receiving and weighing. 40 cents per picul. Bags, packing, and shipping, 40 cents per picul. Fire Insurance, per cent. per month on first cost. Store Rent, 8 cents per picul per month.
Coprax.-Receiving, weighing, and shipping, 30 cents per picul. Fire Insurance, & per cent.
per month on first cost. Store Rent, 8 cents per picul per month.
Sapanwood.-Receiving, loading, and shipping, 40 cents per picu!.
Hide Cuttings. Loading and shipping, 30 cents per picul.
Cordage. Loading and shipping, 50 cents per picul.
Indigo.-Receiving and packing in pitched cases, P. 2.50 per quintal. Classification, P.1 per
quintal. Loading and shipping, 50 cents per quintal.
Leaf Tobacco.-Receiving, packing, and shipping, P. 2.50 per bale of 2 quintals and P. 4.50 per
bale of 4 quintals.
Cigars. Receiving, packing, and shipping, P. 7.50 per case of 10,000.
Charges for Buying and Selling Hemp in force from 1st July, 1902
Screwage to be paid at the following rates, viz.:
P. 1.25 per bale measuring 11 feet English or under.
P. 1.00 per bale measuring over 11 feet and up to 12 feet English.
P. 0.75 cents per bale measuring over 12 feet English.
In case of dispute 5 per cent. of lot to be measured by buyer and 5 per cent. by seller
and averaged, and the screwage to be paid on basis of the joint result.
Delivery charge to be 13 cents per bale ex ship.
Delivery charge to be 20 cents per bale ex godown.
Tariff on Hemp
Altered by agreement between Shipper and Dealers.
WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
CHINESE
WEIGHTS
=
(tael) 1·333 oz. avoir., or 3778 grammes 1333 lbs. avoir., or 60153 grammes
1 liang
16 liang
(tael) munke 1 kin
斤
(catty)
ww
100 kin
(catty) make 1 tan
120 kin
斤
(catty) make 1 shik
石 (stone)
= 160 000 lbs. avoir., or 72 511 kilogrammes
撥 (picul) 133:333 lbs. avoir., or 60-453 kilogrammes
Four ounces equal three taels; one pound equals three quarters of a catty or twelve taels;
one hundredweight equals 81 catties; one ton equals 16 piculs 80 catties.
10 koli
MEASURE OF CAPACITY
l koh 合(gill)
0-103 litre
make 1 sheng Ff (pint)
=
1.031 litre
10-31 litre
10 sheng make 1 ton 斗(peck)
MEASURE OF LENGTH
1 fun 分
=
14 inch English
1-41 inch English
141 inches English
make 1 tsun (inch) = 寸make1 chih 尺(foot) 尺 mnko 1 chang (pole) 11 ft. 9 inches English
Chang is fixed by the Treaty of Tientsin at 141 inches.
里
make 1 pú
make 1 li
make 1 tang-sun
make 1 tu
(pace) = about 5 feet English
about English Mile
(bagne) = about 33 English Miles
度(degree)
10 fun
10 tsun
10 chih
The length of the
5 chih
360 pú
10 li
250 li