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REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 28TH MARCH, 1888.

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ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES,

Landing Charges,

Boat and Coolie Hire.

Godown

Kent 1st month

Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces....

Drills,

*

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,

After

1st month

per month.

30

J

"

Cauds.

30

20

10

...per piece

3

2

"

1

2

"

1

per case

40

20

J

10

25

10

per picul

2

""

2

J

"

"

Rattans

Window Glass

Raw Cotton

per tub .per picul per box

4

2

"

2

10

5

*

3

6

4

3.

..per bale

20

15

"

10

Coals and Landing Charges and storing Flints not exceeding 1 month, per ton

Exceeding 1 month, per ton,

Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.

Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.

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, Tls. C.

and Wharfage....

Each Succeeding: Month.

0.

Tls.

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 ten

...

Coal per ton, open

Tea -chest

Tea 1-chest......

+.

air

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........ Boat and coolie hire for 1 shee (8 pieces) Peas

Chow-chow cargo in proportion.

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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.

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 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 final settlement of charter-party shall take place except through that consignee.

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