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SCALE OF COMMISSIONS-AMOY.
ΑΜΟΥ.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS
ADOPTED BY THE
AMOY GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Purchasing Tea.
Purchasing all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate
Selling Cotton and Goods
Selling Opium
Selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate
Inspecting Tea
Guaranteeing Sales and Remit'ances when required
Guaranteeing Sales alone...
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange
Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse
Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange.
...
2 per cent.
5 per cent.
3 per cent.
$10 per chest.
5
per cent.
1
per cent.
3 per cent.
2 per cent.
2 per cent.
1 per cent.
1 per cent.
1
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange.
Paying and receiving Money in current account
Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight.....
per cent.
1 per cent. 21 per cent.
Obtaining Freight or Charter.
21 per cent.
Adjusting Insurance Claims
5 per cent.
Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount
21 per cent.
arbitration
Prosecuting or defending successfully claims either at law or by
0 per cent.
Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully
5 per cent.
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents
2 per cent.
Landing or Transhipping Cargo.....
5 per cent.
Transhipping and Forwarding Opium
1 per cent.
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credits
Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling
Brokerage on Bills and Produce and general Merchandise
$3 per chest.
.half commission.
1 per cent.
per cent. from seller.
per cent. from seller.
The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of 1 per mil,
and Brokerage when paid.