SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING HELD 30TH APRIL, 1872.
Purchasing or selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton
Purchasing any of above, if as returns for Goods sold
Purchasing or selling Opium
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Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Purchasing and selling Shares or Stocks
Inspecting Tea or Silk
Guaranteeing Sales
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Guaranteeing Remittances
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange
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Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse Purchasing or realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange Paying and Receiving Money in current account Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
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Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight
Adjusting Insurance Claims, on amount recovered
Effecting Insurance, on the insured amount
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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
Forwarding or Transhipping Cargo...
Transhipping or Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit...
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For doing ship's business when no inward or outward commission is earned Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise
Brokerage on Fire Arms...
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Brokerage for negotiating and completing charters and procuring Freight
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$2 per chest.
half commission.
1 per cent.
20 cents per Register ton
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...1 per cent. payable by ship
The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 28th March, 1888.
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES.
Landing Charges, Godown
Boat and Coolie Hire.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces......................
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Drills, Spanish Stripes and Camlets..
30
13
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans, and Lastings
Velvets and Velveteens
Wines and Stores
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed......................................................
Kent lst month
After
1st month
per month,
} Cands.
30
20
10
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2
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30
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per case
40
20
10
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25
10
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2
2
Sapanwood and Sandalwood
Oil,
Rattans
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
2
2
9.
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per tub
2
2
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...per picul .per box ..............per bale
10
6
$
20
15
10
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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.
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