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TARIFF OF INVOICE CHARGES AT MANILA

MANILA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Adopted and brought into force 1st July, 1901

Hemp.-Screwage $1.25 per bale. Landing and shipping, 75 cents per bale. Fire Insurance, & per cent. per month on first cost, plus screwage. Store Rent, 12 cents per bale per month.

Dry Sugar.-Boat and coolie hire, receiving and shipping, 25 cents per picul.

per

Wet Sugar.-Landing, shipping, bags, and bagging, 75 cents per picul, Fire Insurance,

cent. per month on first cost. Store Rent, 4 cents per picul per month. coffee.-Receiving and weighing, 40 cents per picul. Bags, packing, and shipping, 40 cents per picul. Fire Insurance, per cent. per month on first cost. Store Kent, 8 cents per picul per month.

Coprax.-Receiving, weighing, and shipping, 30 cents per picul. Fire Insurance, è per cent.

per month on first cost. Store Rent, 8 cents per picul per month.

Sapanwood-Receiving, loading, and shipping, 40 cents per picul.

Hide Cuttings.- Loading and shipping, 30 cents per picul.

Cordage-Loading and shipping, 50 cents per picul.

Indigo.-Receiving and packing in pitched cases, P. 2.50 per quintal. Classification, P. 1 per

quintal. Loading and shipping, 50 cents per quintal.

Leaf Tobacco.-Receiving, packing, and shipping, P. 2.50 per bale of 2 quintals and P. 4.50 per

bale of 4 quintals.

Cigars. Receiving, packing, and shipping, P. 7.50 per case of 10,000.

Charges for Buying and Selling Hemp in force from 1st July, 1902

Screwage to be paid at the following rates, viz.:

P. 1.25 per bale measuring 11 feet English or under,

P. 1.00 per bale measuring over 11 feet and up to 12 feet English.

P. 0.75 cents per bale measuring over 12 feet English.

In case of dispute 5 per cent. of lot to be measured by buyer and 5 per cent. by seller

and averaged, and the screwage to be paid on basis of the joint result.

Delivery charge to be 15 cents per bale ex ship.

Delivery charge to be 20 cents per bale ex godown.

16 liang

100 kin

Tarif on Hemp

Altered by agreement between Shipper and Dealers.

WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

CHINESE

WEIGHTS

1 liang (tael)

F(catty)

(tael) make 1 kin

1:333 oz. avoir., or 37.78 grammes 1.333 lbs. avoir., or 60453 grammes

(catty) make 1 tan 擔 (picul) 133 333 lbs. avoir., or 60453 kilogramme

120 kin (catty, make 1 shik 石(stone)

= 160·000 lbs, avoir., or 72-544 kilogrammes

Four ounces equal three taels; one pound equals three quarters of a catty or twelve taels; one hundredweight equals 84 catties; one ton equals 16 piculs 80 catties.

10 koh

MEASURE OF CAPACITY

1 koh ✩ (gill)

make 1 sheng ff (pint)

0.103 litre

= 1.031 litre

10 sheng make 1 ton 斗(peck) = 10:31 litre

MEASURE OF LENGTH

1 fun 分

14 inch English

10 fun

芬 make Itsun f (inch)

10 tsun

make 1 chih (foot)

10 chih

5 chih

360 pú

10 li

250 li

里

make 1 tu

make 1 pú

make 1 li

make 1 chang (pole)

141 inch English

141 inches English

The length of the Chang is fixed by the Treaty of Tientsin at 141 inches.

單 make 1 tang-sun 汛瑭 (league) = about 32 English Miles

=

==

11 ft. 9 inches English

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米(pace) about 5 feet English 里

about English Mile

度 (degree)

15