Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-03-25
5YATEFTINGl on FoRWAR pERsl.--At \

lVN meeting ofthe Forwarding Merchants
Of rerrysburg and Maumee, held q fs!rys-
burg On the 18th instant---on motion Of j.. J.
BrNoHAM, Mr. JOHN w. Smith, was called to
the chair. and j. A. ScoTr, chosen Secretary.
On motion, it was resolved, that commit
tee of three be appointed to draft preamble
and resolutions, expressive Of the sense Of tho
meeting. j. j. Bingham, Geo. 3. Hazard,
and Willard Earl, were chosen as said COM
mittee.
The committee after deliberstion, presented
the following Report, which was unanimously
agreed to;
Whereas, there has not been'heretofore any
fixed system for the transaction of the seor-
warding Business at the places represented
in the meeting, and conceivirg it to be for our
interest and safety, as well as adding to the
ficility for transacting it. that general ar
rangement should be entered into by all inter-
ested in the same--it istherefore
Resolved, That the following Schedule of
prices agreed upon at general meeting Of
the Forwarding Merchants Of the different
towns on the Maumec River, be adopted;
STORAGE.
Pot and Pearl Ashes, per bbl, 50 20
Beef Pork, Flour, Whskey, and
other articles in liquor bbls. per
b. I2i
Grain ofall kinds, per bushe.
Furs, Petries, Wool, and other like ar
ticles, per bl. bulk, 70
Hides, Calf.skins, 0a4
Household Furniture, per Dbl bulk, ia
Butter and Lard, in kegs,
Hollow-ware and castings, per ton, 2 W
Merchandise, per 100 lbs, heavy & light
Salt, per bbl, IA
Mill Stones, per pair, W
.'liss, per 10 #, q
Double Wagons, each, ! %
Single Wagons, each, uu
Sleighs, each, 20
The above prices for 80 days, and so per
cent. to be added for each and every 30 days
thereafter.
WHARFAGE.
Wood, per cord, 10 cts. Stone, FER
cord, so cts Bricks, per 1000, ia
Sand, per scow load, oo
Building Stone, Grind Stone, Pig ircn,
Stone Coal, per tor, -
Lumber, per lUtl0 feet, ota
shingles, per LOGO, %
Wheel carriages, price storage. Slaves
receiving or shipping, per 81, 70
'alt. per Dbl, u
Iousehod Furniture, W
Merchandise, per lCC,
The above prices for 80 days, and 5O per
'ent. to be added for each and every week
thereafter.
COMMISSIONS.
On advances made for charges..3 8 per cent.
Tor 80 days, and II per cent sfatc each month !
thereafter. Sales of mercsaiiiIise and Pro3
ducc of all kinds. per cent. Lumber and
Shingles, 6 per cent. Accepting drafts, with
property in hand, per cent. Guar .ntee for
sales on credit, 2t per cent. The risk otinss
by fire. (uness insurance be ordered,) andsof
robbery. theft, and other unavoidable occur
rences, if the usual care be taken to secure
the property, is in all cases, to be borne bJ
the propretors of the goods.
Resolved, That all charges upon. goods
consigned to US, shall be paid by the ownersA
rr curriers' of the same, pfeviousto their aetas
taken from our custody.
Resolved, That the pticaosp oad tpgnis1ea
to Steamboats,, this'season, sehalE ibe s%sel -
So per cord.
We, the undersigned, Forwarding ane
Commission merchants Ut MaiAee a1agfeF
rysburg, do hereby pledge oursse.e 4 .abiae
by the foregoing resolutions, and Schedule 9! !.
prices in our business, during the year 1887
john HorLrsrER Il Co. Perrysburg.
DoAS & EARL, co.
J. j. BINGHAM, do. and Maumee City.
FoRsyTH ~ HAZARD, Maumee City.
Cook 81 KIRKLAND, do.
J. A. ScoTT, do.