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SCALE OF COMMISSIONS—SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI.

SCALE OF COMMISSIONS

ADOPTED BY THE

SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium and Cotton....

Do. do., do. if as returns for goods sold.

Do.

all other Goods and Produce, Ships and Real Estate. Do. Bullion..

Selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton

Do. all other Goods and Produce, Ships and Real Estate.. Inspecting Silk or Tea..

Guaranteeing Sales and Remittances, when required

Do. Sales alone

Drawing, endorsing, or negotiating Bills of Exchange

Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange

Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Echange. Paying and receiving Money in current account..

Do. Ship's Disbursements..

Collecting Freight

Obtaining Freight or Charter...

Do. do. and collecting same Freight..

Adjusting Insurance Claims

Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount

Prosecuting or Defending successfully Claims, either at Law or by Arbi-

tration

3 per cent.

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Prosecuting or Defending unsuccessfully

Managing Estates and Collecting Rents

Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion

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Landing or Transhipping Cargo..

Transhipping and Forwarding Opium...

Goods withdrawn or re-shipped-half commission.

Granting Letters of Credit

do. Produce and General Merchandize-

Brokerage on Bills and Bullion buying and selling- per cent., from seller.

Do.

Ship Brokerage-1 from Consignees.

do,

do.

The foregoing rates to be exclusive of Shroffage. 1 per mil., and Brokerage when paid,

1

Tls. 3 per chest.

1 per cent.