SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT THE ANNUal General MEETING HELD 28TH MARCH, 1888
Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton........
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
do.
do.
all other Goods and Produce................. Ships, and Real Estate
Bullion.....
if as returns for goods sold.
Stocks, Shares, Debentures, and other Public Securities
Selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton......
Do. all other Goods and Produce....
Do. Ships, and Real Estate
•
Do. Stocks, Shares, Debentures, and other Public Securities Inspecting Silk, Tea, or other goods and Produce...
Guaranteeing Sales or Remittances, when required...
Do.
Do.
Do.
do. alone.......
Remittance alone........
Native Bank orders received in payment for Goods
21 per cent.
2
**
3
31
5
39
1
33
1
•
2}
39
3
"
5
1
1
**
3
25
2
"
1
"
1
1
1
1
"
"
24
Drawing, indorsing, or negotiating Bills of Exchange, on approved Bills secured
by Credits or Documents................
Realzing Bullion or Bills of Exchange...
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange. Paying and receiving Money in current account...
Do. Ships' Disbursements
Collecing inward Freight.
Obtaining Freight or Charter, including Brokerage
Do.
do.
Entering and/or Clearing..
1225
and collecting same Freight, including Brokerage.... 6
(No charge if the commission exceed Tls. 100)
On the Amount paid for Average Claims....
Settlement and payment of Marine Insurance Claims........
On the Amount paid for total losses......
Taking up Bottomry Bonds......
Prosecuting or Defending, successfully, Claims, either at Law or by Arbitration,
on amount claimed...
Prosecuting or Defending, unsuccessfully, on amount claimed
Proving claims, collecting and remitting Dividends, on amount proved...
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents....
Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion.
Landing or Transhipping Cargo
Selling cargo ex Ships put into port Damaged............................................. ...........
Transhipping or Forwarding Opium.
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped..
Granting Letters of Credit.....
Interest on cash advances...
"
'T'ls. 100.
24. per cent.
1
1
5
2
"
24
21
5
**
01
"
1 5
"
>
Tls. 2 per chest
half commission.
1
per cent.
8
"
The foregoing rates to be exclusive of Shroffage, 1 per mil., and Brokerage, when paid; unless
otherwise stated.
Brokerage on Bills and Bullion.
BROKERAGES
Do. selling Produce, Metals, and General Merchandize* 1 Ship Brokerage for negotiating and completing Charters...................
procuring cargo........
1
1
Do. Brokerage on Shares,Stock, Debentures, and other Public Securities 01
* Brokerage to be paid only on Goods actually delivered.
INVOICE CHARGES
TEA. BLACK.-Rattans, Mending and Marking..
Do.
do.
and Matting.
Boat and Coolie Hire......
Godown Rent......
GREEN
of per cent. from seller.
from consignees.
from seller.
"
Chests, Cands.
8 30
chests. Boxes.
5 3
20 12
5
242
"
Boat and Coolie Hire......
Godown Rent
Marking, Mending, Matting and Rattaning...
SILK.-Packing and Marking, per bale........
Boat and Coolie Hire
Godown Rent
Fire Insurance.
Postages and Petties
*
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
6
»
5
3
"
20
12
..75c.
25c.
or for all Tls. 1.0.0.
33c.
per cent.
1 mille
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