REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE ANNual General Meeting held 8th April, 1878.
[Continued.]
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES,
Landing Charges,
Boat and Coolie Hire.
Godown Reut
After
1st mon
1st month.
per mouth.
Cotton and Fanoy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces...
Drills,
80
"
"
"
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
Raw Cotton
Coals and Landing Charges and storing Flints
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not exceeding 1 month, per ton Exceeding 1 month, per tou,
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
per case
.per tub, .per piculs,
per box, .per bale,
Caude.
35
25
15
....per piece,
3
14
35
24
2
1
50
25
15
25
10
31
"1
r picul,
8
8
11
6
3
"
6
3
"
5
5
10
5
6
4
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.
Landing charges, boat and coolie hire, labour and storage in Godowns, The. C.
and Wharfage
Each Succeeding Month.
Tla.
0.
14
O
19
"
"
"
11
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 per ton
1
1
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, 8 per cent..... Opium,-Taels 20 per chest, including all charges
ON EXPORTS.
Boat and coolie hire for 10 pieces Beancake........
Boat and coolie hire for I shee (8 pieces) Pens
Chow-chow cargo in proportion.
bSed c
10
**
88
10
23
12
#
"3
"
20
18
"
18
"
* : ***:
75
11
21
"
Commission 5 per cent, on gross amonnt 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 for vessels under 5,000 picula 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.