Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-09-15

and half commission on the residue of the value.
The above commissions exclusive OF guarantee
| for sales on credit, Auction duty and Commissions,
Storage, Brokerage, and every other expense actu-
ally incurred.
FREIGHT AND FREIGHTING.
If vessel is freighted by the ton, and no special
agreement is made, respecting the proportions at
which each article shall be computed, the follow
ing shall be the standard of computation, and either
parcel deemed equal to ton, viz
2,24O lbs Pig and Bar Iron, Lead Copper, Logwood,
Fustic, and other heavy Dye Woods.
| 1000 g Nicaragua and Brazilletto Wood.
| 2,240 % net Sugar and Rice i'll casks
| 1880 90 g Coffee in Bags.
| 1900 g g do. in casks.
1900 g &c Cocoa in bags or bulk.
| l,120 g g g in casks.
lilo q q Pimento in bags
$50 " 4" do. in casks.
500 {" g Ship Bread in bags
| 700 " GO do. do. in casks.
! 1,120 &c {" Dried Hides
! 900 W.T. Green Teas and China Raw Silk.
| 1,12O 90 g g Bohea and other Black Tea
1,5OO " " Virginia Tobacco in hhds.
| 300 g g Kentucky do. in do
1000 g g " Maryland do. in do
brls Flour of 1856 lbs. net
d" Beef, Pork and Tallow.
Naval Stores and Picked Fish.
| 200 gals. Wine MISUNDERSTANDING the full con-
| tents ofthe csll. of Oil, Wine, Brandy, &c.
| % bush. Grain, Peas, Beans, SC. in casks.
40 % do do. do. in bulk.
40 " Liverpool Blown Salt in bulk.
"a 90 do. Ground do.
81 g st. Ubes, Cape de Verbs SIC. in bulk.
80 4" West India Salt or Sea Coal in bulk.
40 cubic feet of Plank Boards, Timber, Bale
| Goods, Packages and Boxes.
In estimating the contents in cubic feet, of various
| packages and goods, the following shall be the
standard
| \ Flour barrel, feet.
a tierce of Rice, .....l5 -
| A hid. OF FlaXseed, ................. ...lZ -
| A hid. of Virginia Tobacco ...45 &C
| 4 hid of Kentucky, Georgia and Carolina, 40 &C
A hid of MARYLAND and Ohio, ............35 &c
| bushels of Grain in bulk, ................ C
In computing boxes of Candles and Soap, kegs of
Butter and Lard, Hams and Bacon-and generally all
similar articles 200 lbs net W.T. shall be considered
| equal to barrel of 5 cubic feet.
All goods brought to this port on freight must be
delivered on wharf, at the expense OF the vessel
bringing the samoa delivery after due notice on any
good wharf at Fells Point during business hours, is
delivery in the city and port of Baltimore-Fdes and
articles prohibited to be landed in the city at certain
periods may be landed where the public authorities
may direct.
In all cases where vessels obliged by the quar-
antne regulations, or city authorties) to discharge
their cargo in the stream the expense of delivering
the East of jones' Falls will be borne by the
| carrier only But when requested by the consignee
to be delivered Vest of Jones' Falls, then the
pense shall be equally borne by the carrier and
| signee, (each one-half)
If vessel is chartered for voyage out and home,
each shipper shall be entitled to his fair proportion OF
the whole homeward freight, pro rata, of the bulk
space occupied by each shipper on the outward voy
| age.
In all cases where vessel is chartered freightcd
for voyage out and home, the freigher, charter
er is bound to furnish sufficient cargo, to enable said
vessel to return safely home and the from Port
| h.. h., .I,
one Port Provided, no agreement to the contrary
| is made by the parties.
| STORAGE-per month.
Hogsheads of Sugar, Tobacco, Molasses, Rum, Oil,
and Pipes of Wine, Brandy and Gin, .25 cts.
| Hhds. Coffee, Copperas, Goldfish and Tallow, 20 &c
! Tierces Sugar. Rum, Molasses s half Pipes. .l6 &C
Tierces of Rice Coffee, Flaxseed, Alum, Sc, 124
Barrels of Rum, Whiskey, Sugar, Beef,
Pork, Fish, Cheese, Oil and quarter casks,
| Wine, Observation-Disclosures. "
Brls. Flour, Coffee and other dry articles... 3 &c
| Boxes of Cuba Sugar, ..................... &C
Of Fish, Wine, Oil, Lemons Oranges. GO
Soap, Candles, Cheese, Tin, Raisins,
and drums OF Figs, ............... &C
Bags of Coffee, Cocoa, Pepper, and Pimento &c
Bales Cotton s Hempen Yarn about 300 lbs, 124 "
Bales of India Piece, and other similar Goods, 10 &C
Indigo in seroons, cents; in cases, ........10 &c
| Tea in chests 3 cents half do. cents; boxes, &C
Kegs of Butter, Lard, Tobacco, Nails, Raisins, 3 &C
| Hides dried, .............. .............. :"
| Hemp, per tom. ..................oO
| Cordage, per do, ....3O C
Iron and Lead per do, ...................2O "
DyewoOd, per do, ................ .......25 "
Hampers of Bottles, &c, ..................lO I"
| Crates OF Earthenware, northumberland "
| Grain, per bushel, .....: 80. .......... !"
| Salt per bushe, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ("
The owners of goods to be at the expense Of
putting them in store, and delivering them.
All goods stored to be ubect to months stor-
age, if in store 10 days If less than 10 days. to hall
a months storage.
The risque Of loss by fire, robbery, theft and other
unavoidable occurrences is in all cases to be borne
| by the Of the goods provided usual care be
taken for the security of the property.
WEIGHTS AND TARES.
Sugar, Copperas, Alum, Birthstone, Shot, Lead, Iron
Steel, Hemp, Dyewoods, and all other article.
heretofore sold by the cwt., of 1l2 lbs, ton o
2240 lbs, shall in future be sold by the decima
hundred of 100 pounds, or ton of 1000 pounds
1are shall be aiio,oed as foiiotos
Sugar in hhds ierces, IL per cent in Cuba boxes
Is per cent? in flour brls % lbs. each, do. in liner
bags 3per cent; and in all other packages the ac
| tual tare
| Coffee in linen, single gunny and grass bags, pei
cent; in -four brls 20 lbs. each in all other pack
| ages the actual tare.
Cocoa in bags per cent
Pepper in linen single gunny bags, per cent; il
other packages the actual tare.
Pimento in linen single gunny bags, per cent.