Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-10-13

cent on the amount ofpremium,. -
Adjusting and collecting losses insured if
not disputed, or Irrigated, Il y
-- DELAYED or litigated accounts, PA
! Entering and forwarding Goods, on the
amount of Duties and charges, IA y
Advancing money on letters of Credit, sc. p "a
| On conSlgnmcnts of Merchandise withdrawn or re-
shipped, full commission to be charged on the
amount ofadvance, or responsibilities incurred
and half commission on the residue of the value.
The above commissions exclusive of guarantee
for sales 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 special
agreement is made, respecting the proportions at
which each article shall be computed, the follow
ing shall be the standard computation, and either
| parcel deemed equal to a ton, viz:
224O lbs Pig and Bar Iron, Lead, Copper, Logwood,
Fustic, and other heavy Dye Woods.
| 1000 % Nicaragua and Brazilletto Wood
| 2,24O = net Sugar and Rice in casks.
1,S30 % Coffee in Bags
| 1900 . g do. in casks.
| 1900 g g Cocoa in bags or bulk.
| 1,l20 g " g in casks.
lilo :. " Pimento in bags
| $50 {" " do in casks.
500 8 g Ship Bread in bags
! 700 " do. do. in casks.
| 1,l2O . " Dried Hides.
| 900 q VT. Green Teas and China Raw Silk.
LIZ
| l,5OO q Virginia Tobacco in hhds.
! 1900 . g 4" Kentucky do. in do.
1000 MARYLAND do. in do.
| S brls. Flour of 1856 lbs. net
6 q Beef, Pork and Tallow.
Z g Naval Stores and Picked Fish
| 200 gals Wine MISUNDERSTANDING the full con-
tents ofthe csk. of Oil, Wine, Brandy, sc.
% bush. Grain, Peas, Beans, sc. in casks.
40 g do. do. do. in bulk.
40 & Liverpool Blown Salt in bulk.
81 g do. Ground do.
81 q st. Ubes, Cape de Verbs, Sc. in bulk.
80 q 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, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. feet.
\ tlerCe OF Rice. .......................l 6
\ hid. of FlaXseed, .....................12 C
4 hid. of Virginia Tobacco,.. "
4 hid. Of Kentucky, Georgia and Carolina, 40 g
4 hid. of Maryland and Ohio, ............35 &C
) bushels of Grain in bulk, DECENTRALIZATION. ("
In computing boxes of Candles and Soap, kegs of
Butter and Lard, Hams and Bacon-and generally all
similar articles 200 lbs net VT. shall be considered
equal to a barrel of cubic feet
All goods brought to this port freight, must be
delivered on wharf, at the expense of the vessel
bringing the delivery after due notice any
good wharf at Fel's Point during business hours, is
delivery in the city and port Of Baltmore-Hides 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 are obliged (by the quar-
antne regulations, city authorties) to discharge
their cargo in the stream, the expense of delivering
the same East of Jones' Falls will be borne by the
carrier only. But when requested by the consignce
to be delivered Hest of Jones' Falls then the en-
pense shall be equally borne by the carrier and
signee, (each one-half)
IF n vessel is chartered for n ont 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 a vessel is chartered or freghted
for voyage out and home, the freightcr, or charter
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 Pipes of Wine, Brandy and Gin, .....25 cts
Hhds. Coffee, Copperas, Goldfish and 'ralow, 20 g
Tcrres Sugar, Rum, NIolasses s half Pipes. .16 g
Terces of Rice, Coffee Flaxsecd, Alum, SC, 12l g
Barrels of Rum, Whisley, Sugar, Beef,
Pork, Fish, Cheese, Oil and quarter casks,
Vine, ........ .................... d C
Brs. Flour, Coffee, and other dry articles.... &c
Boxes OF Cuba Sugar.. Observation-Disclosures. &C
-of Fish, Wine, Oil, Lemons, Oranges. %
Soap, Candles, Cheese, Tin, Raisins,
and drums of Figs. l &c
Bags of Coffee, Cocoa, Pepper, and Pmento g
Bales Cotton & Iiempen Yarn about 300 lbs, 124 %
Bales of India Piece, and other similar Goods, 10 q
Indigo in seroons, cents; in cases, ........10 %
Tea in chests, 3 cents half do. cents; boxes, l &c
Kegs of Butter Lard, Tobacco, Nails, Raisins, 3 %
hides, dried, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. | &C
Hemp per ton, .......................5O g
Cordage, per do, ..................... I'D C
Iron and Lead, per do. ...................20 &c
Dyewood, per do, ......................25 q
Hampers Of Bottles, &c, 10 "
Crates of Earthenware, ...................20 &C
Grain, per bushel ,...... .... .......... 4H
salt, per blshel, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8EE
The owners Of goods to he at the expense of
putting them in store, and delivering them.
All goods stored to be subject TO months stor-
age if in store 10 days fess than 10 days, to half
a months storage.
The rsque Of loss by fire, robbery theft, and other
unavoidable occurrences is in all cases to be borne
by the owner of the goods provided usual be
taken for the security of the property.
WEIGHTS AND TARES.
Sugar, Copperas, Alum Birthstone, Shot, Lead, Iron
Steel, Hemp, Dyewoods, and all other articles
heretofore sold by the cwt., of IL lbs, ton of
2,24O lbs shall in future be sold by the decimal
hundred of 100 pounds, or ton of 1000 pounds.
10Te ShdH be dH0,oed as f0LOocS
Sugar in hhds tierces II per cent; in Cuba boxes
ID per cent? in flour brls, % lbs. each, do. in linen
bags 3per cent; and in all other packages the &C
tual tare.
Coffee in linen, single grnny and grass bags 2 per
cent; in flour brs. 20 lbs each; in all other pack
ages the actual tare.
Cocoa in bags per cent.
Pepper in linen single gunny bags per cent in
other packages the actual tarc.
Pimento in linen or single gunny bags, 3 per cent
in other packages the actual tare
Rice in tierces and half terces, 10 per cent.
Copperas, in hhds., 10 per cent.
Teas, Green, whole chests 20 lbs; half do the Can