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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.

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.

per

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 Rent, 8 cents per picul per month.

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

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

Sapanwood.-Receiving, loading, and shipping, 40 cents per picu!.

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 13 cents per bale ex ship.

Delivery charge to be 20 cents per bale ex godown.

Tariff on Hemp

Altered by agreement between Shipper and Dealers.

WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

CHINESE

WEIGHTS

=

(tael) 1·333 oz. avoir., or 3778 grammes 1333 lbs. avoir., or 60153 grammes

1 liang

16 liang

(tael) munke 1 kin

斤

(catty)

ww

100 kin

(catty) make 1 tan

120 kin

斤

(catty) make 1 shik

石 (stone)

= 160 000 lbs. avoir., or 72 511 kilogrammes

撥 (picul) 133:333 lbs. avoir., or 60-453 kilogrammes

Four ounces equal three taels; one pound equals three quarters of a catty or twelve taels;

one hundredweight equals 81 catties; one ton equals 16 piculs 80 catties.

10 koli

MEASURE OF CAPACITY

l koh 合(gill)

0-103 litre

make 1 sheng Ff (pint)

=

1.031 litre

10-31 litre

10 sheng make 1 ton 斗(peck)

MEASURE OF LENGTH

1 fun 分

=

14 inch English

1-41 inch English

141 inches English

make 1 tsun (inch) = 寸make1 chih 尺(foot) 尺 mnko 1 chang (pole) 11 ft. 9 inches English

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

里

make 1 pú

make 1 li

make 1 tang-sun

make 1 tu

(pace) = about 5 feet English

about English Mile

(bagne) = about 33 English Miles

度(degree)

10 fun

10 tsun

10 chih

The length of the

5 chih

360 pú

10 li

250 li