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.
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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 Kent, 4 cents per picul per month. Coffee.-Receiving and weighing, 40 cents per picul. Bags, packing, and shipping, 40 cents per picu. Fire Insurance, 1 per cent, per month on first cost. Store Rent, 8 cents per picul per month.
Coprox.--Receiving, weighing, and shipping, 30 cents per picul. Fire Insurance, à 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 picui.
Indigo.—Receiving and packing in pitched cases, P. 2.50 per quintal. Classification, P.1 per
quintal. Loading and shipping, 50 couts per quintal.
Lraj 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, 19904
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 15 cents per bale ex ship.
Delivery charge to be 20 cents per bale ex godown.
Tariji on Hemp
Altered by agreement between Shipper and Dealers.
WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
CHINESE
WEIGHTS
16 liang 100 kin
(tael)
I liang make 1 kin
(tacl)
F
(catty)
(catty) make 1 tan
(pient) ~
120 kin
(catty) make 1 shik
1333 oz. avoir., or 37 78 grammes
1333 lbs. avoir., or 60153 grammes
133-333 lbs, avoir., or 60 153 kilogrammes (stone) 160-000 lbs, avoir., or 72:54 kilogrammes Four ounces equal three taels: one pound equals three quarters of a catty or twelve tael; one hundredweight equals 8 cutties: one ton equals 16 piculs 80 catties.
MEASURE OF CAPACITY
10 koh
1 koh (gill) make 1 sheng
0.103 litre
(pint)
1031 litre
10 sheng make 1 ton
MEASURE OF LENGTH
(peck)
10:31 litre
1 fun 分
10 fun
make 1 tsun
(inch)
10 tsun
make 1 chih
(foot)
2
10 chih
make I chang
14 inch English
1.41 inch English
141 inches English
(pole) 11 ft. 9 inches English
The length of the Chang is fixed by the Treaty of Tientsin at 141 inches.
make 1 li
5 chih
make 1 pú
360 pú
步
里
10 li
250 li
make 1 tang-sun
make 1 tu
步(pace)
(league)
(degree)
= about 5 feet English
about English Mile
= about 34 English Miles