Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-23

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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 a ton, viz
2340 lbs Pig and Bar Iron, Lead, Copper, Logwood,
Fustic, and other heavy Dye Woods.
1000 Nicaragua and Brazilletto Wood.
2,240 g net Sugar and Rice III casks.
1880 Coffee in Bags.
1000 do in casks.
1900 &" " Cocoa in bags or bulk.
Il20 " " g in casks
LILO " " Pimento i'll bags
$50 &" " do. in casks.
500 g g Ship Bread in bags.
700 do. do. in casks
1,12O q" Dried Hides.
900 VT Green Teas and China Raw Silk.
1120 " " Bohea and other Black Tea.
1900 " " " Virginia Tobacco in hhds.
1000 & &" Maryland do in do.
S brls Flour of 1856 lbs. net.
6 {" Beef, Pork and Talow.
q Naval Stores and Picked Fish.
200 gals. Wine MISUNDERSTANDING the full con-
tents of the csk. of Oil, Wine, Brandy, SC.
y bush Grain, Peas, Beans, sc. in casks.
40 do do. do. in bulk.
40 Liverpool Blown Salt in bulk.
"a g." do. Ground do.
81 st. Ubes, Cape de Verbs, sc. in bulk
80 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
A Flour barrel, .............. feet.
\ tierce of Rice. ................l -
A hid. of FaXsced, ....................l Il &c
A hid of virginia Tobacco. lib GO
hid of Kentucky, Georgia and Carolina, 10 6
A hid of Maryland and Ohio, ............35 &C
bushels of Grain in bulk, ................ D &C
In computing boxes of Candles and Soap, kegs Of
Butter and Lard, Hams and Bacon-and generally all
similar articles 300 lbs net W.T. shall be considered
equal to a barrel of cubic feet,
All goods brought to this port freight, must be
delivered on a wharf, at the expense of the vessel
bringing the samoa delivery after due notice any
good wharf at Fes Point during business hours is a
delivery in the city and port of Baltmorc-llides and
articles prohtcd 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-
aninc regulations, city authorites) to discharge
their cargo in the stream, the expense OF delivering
the same East of Jones' Falls, will he borne by the
carrier ONLY But when requested by the consignce
to be delivered Vest of Jones' Falls, then the
pense shall be equally borne by the carrier and con-
signee, leach half)
If a vessel is chartered for a voyage out and home,
each shipper shall be entitled to his fair proportion of
the whole homeward freight, pro rata, of tlehuk or
space occupied by each shipper on the outward voy-
age.
In all cases where vessel is chartered freighted
for VOYAGE out and home, the frcighter, charter
er is bound to furnish sufficient cargo to enable said
vessel to return safely home, and the from Port
to Port, where the charter provides for more than
one Port Provided, no agreement to the contrary
is made by the parties.
STORAGE-per month
Hogsheads of Sugar, Tobacco, Molasses, Rum, OIL
and Pines of Wine, Brandy and Gin. % cts
Hhds. Coffee Copperas, Goldfish and Talow, 20 %
Tierces Sugar, Rum, Molasses * half Pipes. 16 "
1ierces of Rice, Coffee, Flaxseed Alum, Sc, 124 &c
Barrels of Rum, Whislley, Sugar, Beef,
Pork, Fish, Cheese, Oil and quarter casks,
Wine, ........... ....'..'. 1900. b -
Brls Flour, Coffee, and other dry artcles.... &c
Boxes Of Cuba Sugar, .................... : &C
- of Fish, Wine, Oil, Lemons, Oranges. &C
- Soap, Candies, Cheese, Tin, Raisins,
and drums of Figs. ..............1 Z"
Bags of Coffee, Cocoa, Pepper and Pimento 2 "
Bales Cotton s FIempen Yarn about 300 lbs, 121 &c
Bales of India Piece, and other similar Goods, 10 "
Indigo in seroons, cents; in cases.. .......l0 "
Tea in chests, 3 cents; half do cents; boxes | &C
Kegs of Butter, Lard, Tobacco Nails, Raisns, 3 &c
Hides, dried, ................. l :"
Hemp, per ton, ................. .5D $
Cordage, per do, .................... 80 "
Iron and Lead, per do. ...20 &c
Dyewood, per do, ................... rs "
Hampers of Bottles, &c, .................10 &C
Crates of Earthenware, 20 &C
Grain, per bushel ...... go. .......... 3"
Salt per bushel, Observation-Disclosures. r"
l. l. h. &c