REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 8TH APRIL, 1878.
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ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES.
Landing Charges, Boat and Coolie Hire.
Godown Rent
After
1st month
1st month. per month.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, b le of 50 picces..
Wines and Stores...
Drills,
.
Spanish Stripes and Camlets...
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans and Lastings..
Velvet and Velveteens..
Lead, Iron, and other Metals.
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed. Sapanwood and Sandalwood
Oil,
Rattaus
30
Cands.
35
25
15
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.per piece,
4
3
14
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24
2
1
35
.per case
"
50
25
15
25
10
per picul,
6
3
6
3
6
3
.per tub,
5
5
55
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
per piculs, .per box, .per bale,
10
5
"
6
4
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5
3
3
55
20
15
10
"
Coals and Landing Charges and storing Flints I not exceeding 1 mouth. per ton
Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
3 mace.
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per month.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS ADOPTED BY THE NEWCHWANG CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
ON IMPORTS.
Each Succeeding Month. T. C.
Landing charges, boat and coolie hire, labour and storage in Godowns,
and Wharfage.
On Cotton Goods-15 pieces and under per bale, per piece. On Cotton Goods-50 pieces and under per bale, per piece
On Woollens
Sugar, Iron, Straits, Japanese, and Chinese produce, and Glass, per picul or
equivalent
Coal ton
per
Coal per ton, open air
Tea -chest
Tea 1-chest.............
Paper small packages, per picul........
Paper large packages, per picul......
Commission on sales of all Imports, except Opium, 3 per cent.... Opium,-Taels 20 per chest, including all charges
Including One Month's Storage.
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ON EXPORTS.
Boat and coolie hire for 10 pieces Beancake.
Boat and coolie hire for 1 shee (8 pieces) Peas
Chow-chow cargo in proportion.
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Commission 5 per cent. ou gross amount of Invoice, in all cases except where goods are sent as a remittance,
in such cases 3 per cent.
Procuring Freight, 5 per cent.
Collecting freight on account of Charters, 1 per cent.
Advancing funds to vessels, 5 per cent.
Remitting freight on account of Charters, 1 per cent.
For transacting business for vessels on Chinese charter.-
Cargo to Captain, Taels 25.
Cargo to Native, Taels 50 r vessels under 5,000 piculs capacity-Taels 100 for above that capacity, but it is understood that captains of vessels seeking a freight here choose a consignee, and that no final settlement of charter-party shall take place except through that consignee.