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SCALE OF COMMISSIONS—SHANGHAI.

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SHANGHAI.

SCALE OF COMMISSIONS

ADOPTED BY THE

SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton

Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, if as returns for goods sold.........

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

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

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

Guaranteeing Sales and Remittances, when required.

Guaranteeing Sales alone..............

Drawing, endorsing, or negotiating Bills of Exchange.

3 per cent.

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3

5

1

paul pad No 00 — CT CO 14 CT NO CO

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Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange.

1

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Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange.

Paying and receiving Money in current account.... Paying Ship's Disbursements..

Collecting Freight...

Obtaining Freight or Charter......

Obtaining Freight and collecting same Freight..

Adjusting Insurance Claims...............................

Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount..

Prosecuting or Defending successfully Claims, either at Law or by

Arbitration....

Prosecuting or Defending unsuccessfully.

Managing Estates and Collecting Rents..

Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion.

1225 UNO

5

10 Q10 C

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Landing or Transhipping Cargo...

Transhipping and Forwarding Opium.

Goods withdrawn or re-shipped-half commission.

1

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Tls. 3 per chest.

Granting Letters of Credit....

1 per cent.

Brokerage on Bills and Bullion buying and selling- per cent., from seller. Brokerage on Bills, Produce, and General Merchandize-1 per cent., from seller. Ship Brokerage-14 from Consignees.

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