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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%

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.

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