TARIFF OF INVOICE
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, per
cent. per month on first cost. Store Rent, 4 cents per picul per month. 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.
Copraz.-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 picul.
Hide Cuttings.- Loa ling 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, 1. 7.50 per case of 10,000.
Charges for Buying and Selling Hemp in force from 1st July, 1902
Serewage 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.
Tariffon Hemp
Altered by agreement between Shipper and Dealers.
WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
CHINESE
WEIGHTS
(tael)
1:333 oz. avoir., or 37-78 grammes
16 liang
100 kin
120 kin
1 liang
(tael) make 1 kin
(catty) make 1 tan
斤
(catty)
=
1333 lbs. avoir., or 60453 gramme
(picul) = 133-333 lbs. avoir., or 60 453 kilogrammes
(catty) make 1 shik 石(stone) = 160·000 lbs. avoir., or 72:544 kilogrammes Four ounces equal three taels; one pound equals three quarters of a catty or twelve tael one hundredweight equals 81 catties; one ton equals 16 piculs 80 catties.
MEASURE OF CAPACITY
1 koh合(gill)
==
0.103 litre
10 koh
10 sheng
make 1 sheng (pint) make 1 ton
←
1.031 litre
(peck)
= 10:31 litre
MEASURE OF LENGTH
1 fun 分
14 inch English
10 fun
1
芬 make tsun f (inch)
=
1:41 inch English
10 tsun
make 1 chih (foot)
-
14.1 inches English
10 chih
make 1 chang (pole)
chang✯
=
11 ft. 9 inches English
5 chih
360 pú
10 li
make 1 pú
make 1 li
The length of the Chang is fixed by the Treaty of Tientsin at 141 inches.
250 li
make 1 tang-sin(league)
make 1 tu
= about 5 feet English
= about English Mile
= about 31 English Miles
lized by 100g e
(degree) tized by
步(pace) 里