1918

SCALES OF COMMISSIONS AND I5EOKERAGES
Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce
Adopted at the Annual General Meeting held 26th February, 1906
Commissions
s return for Goods Sold...
^Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton
Do. do. do. i
Do. all other Goods and Produce
Do. Ships and Real Estate .. ... ... ...
^Guaranteeing Sales or Remittances, when required
Inspecting Silk, Tea, or other Goods and Produce ... ... ...
Do.' Stocks, Shares, Debentures, and other good Securities
Do. Ships and Real Estate
Do. all other Goods and Produce ... ... ... ...
'Sellincr Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton ... ... ... ... ... ...
Do. Native Bank orders received in payment for Goods ...
Drawing, indorsing, or negotiating Bills of Exchange, on approved Bills secured
by Credits or Documents ...
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Paying and receiving Money in current account ... ...
Do. Ships’ Disbursements
•Collecting inward Freight ...
•Obtaining Freight and collecting same Freight, including Brokerage
Entering and/or Clearing ...
Disbursements, etc., 2| per cent. Entering and/or Clearing
On charters and sales effected ... ... ...
Settlement and payment of Marine Insurance Claims... ...
On the amount paid for Average Claims
On the amount paid for Total Losses ...
'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■Goods withdrawn or re-shipped ...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 ...
j Tls. 50
5 per cent.
Tls. 2 per chest,
half commission
... 1 per cent.
The foregoing rates to be exclusive of Shroffage, 1 per mil., and Brokerage, when paid; unless
otherwise stated.
Borkerages
.Brokerage on Bills and Bullion
Do. selling Produce, Metals, and General Merchandize*...
•Ship Brokerage for negotiating and completing Charters
Do. obtaining Freight ...
Brokerage on Charters and sales effected
Do. Sales of Coal...
0£ per cent, from seller
1
ll „ from ship
Do. Shares, Stock, Debentures, and other Public Securities O-j
Brokerage to be paid only on Goods actually delivered.
from sellers
( from seller
^ and buyer