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 Coulie Hire.
Godown Rent 1st month,
After
1st month
per month,
30
Cands.
35
25
15
**
....per piece
4
8
13
11
"
"
21
2
1
•per case
50
25
15
"
25
10
5
13
"
per picul
6
8
2
งา
6
"
"
6
3
2
"
""
.per tub
5
5
"
per picul
10
5
"
per box
6
4
3
"
..per bale
20
15
10
"
}
3 mace.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces...
Drills,
"
Spanish Stripes and Cainlets...
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 not exceeding 1 month, per toa
Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
per month.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS ADOPTED BY THE NEWCHWANG
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ON IMPORTS.
Landing charges, boat and coolie hire, labour and storage in Godowns, Tis,
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 per ton
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
ON EXPORTS.
Boat and coolie hire for 10 pieces Beancake....
Including One Month's
Storage.
C.
Each Succeeding Month.
Tls. 0.
11
1}
01
"
**
17%
아
1
"
10
"
"
1
75
88
""
1
50
13
75
10
19
12
"
3 5
21
6
24
20
J
=
"
Boat and coolie hire for 1 shee (8 pieces) Peas
Chow-chow cargo in proportion.
18
19
18
00 00
*
"
*
Commission 5 per cent, on 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, Taeis 50 fur 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 finai setriement of charter-party shall take place except through that consigner.