REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
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AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 8TH APRIL, 1878.
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ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES,
Landing Charges,
Boat and Coolie Hire.
Godown Rent
1st month.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces. Drills,
Spanish Stripes and Camlets...
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans, and Lastings
Velvets and Velveteens
Wines and Stores
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed..........
Sapanwood and Sandalwood
Oil,
Rattans
Window Glass
per case
**
..per tub, ...per piculs,
After 1st month
per month,
Cauds.
35
25
15
30
"
"J
..per piece,
3
14
"
12
21
2
1
50
25
15
25
25
10
5
2)
22
r picul,
3
2
"
3
2
"
*
6
3
2
5
5
3
"
10
5
3
Raw Cotton
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Coals and Landing Charges and storing Flints not exceeding 1 month, per ton
Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
Fire Insurance, 4 per cent. for first month,
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
.per box, ..per bale,
6
4
3
**
20
15
10
3 mace.
.1
"
per month.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS ADOPTED BY THE NEWCHWANG
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ON IMPORTS.
Including One Month's Storage.
Each Succeeding Month.
Landing charges, boat and coolie hire, labour and storage in Godowns, Tls.
C.
Tls.
σ.
and Wharfage.....
On Cotton Goods-15 pieces and under per bale, per piece.
1
37
"
On Cotton Goods-50 pieces and under per bale, per piece On Woollens
1% 4
"
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**
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Sugar, Iron, Straits, Japanese, and Chinese produce, and Glass, per picul or
equivalent
10
5
"
Coal per ton
1
75
Coal per ton, open air
1
50
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
20
* :::*
3
20022
"
"
888
88
75
10
5
"
12
6
11
"
5
21
"
ON EXPORTS.
Boat and coolie hire for 10 pieces Beancake....
18
"
"
ja
18
*
"
Boat and coolie hire for 1 shee (8 pieces) Peas
Chow-chow cargo in proportion.
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.
Advancing funds to vessels, 5 per cent.
Collecting freight on account of Charters, 1 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 for vessels under 5,000 piculs capacity-Taels 100 for above that capacity, bat 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.