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TARIFF OF INVOICE CHARGES AT MANILA

MANILA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Adopted and brought into force 1st January, 1912

#Hemp.-Screwage $1.00 per bale. Landing and shipping, 75 cents per bale. Fire Insurance, per cent. per month on first cost, plus screwage. Store Rent, 6 cents per bale per month.

Delivery charge to be 10 cents per bale ex ship.

Delivery charge to be 20 cents per bale ex godown.

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, è per

cent. per month on first cost. Store Rent, 2 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 Rent, 8 cents per picul per month.

-Copraz.-Receiving, weighing, and shipping, 25 cents per picul. Fire Insurance, per cent.

per month on first cost. Store Rent, 5 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.

Rules covering re-pressing broken bales, short weight and bales exceeding standard size. (Adopted 8th December, 1913.)

Re-pressing of broken bales will be collected from sellers at 75 cents per bale, and re-pressing with sun drying will be collected as P. 1,25 per bale.

Parcels delivered exceeding 2 kilos short weight per bale on the average shall be invoiced back at the rate of P. 1.00 for each 126 kilos short, with the exception of hemp held in store in Manila for a period of two months or more, when average allowed will be four kilos, and that the standard size shall not exceed 121 cu. ft. (English). If less than 2% of parcel consists of bales exceeding 124 cu. ft. buyers shall invoice back at 57 cents per bale, and if more than 2% of parcels exceed 124 cu. ft. nothing will be paid for pressing.