COMMERCE IN MAI/.E GRAIN 



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(c) All invoices for this traffic must show the number of bags of each class 

 of grain, i.e. Hickory King, Iowa Silver-mine, white (round or flat), yellow 

 (round or flat), red, mixed, or any other class and be endorsed with the remark 

 " Reaped, igr2" or " Reaped, 19T3," as the case may be. 



57. The special rates which are in operation for export traffic are only ap- 

 plicable to South African products sent for export beyond South Africa (excluding 

 Portuguese East Africa). 



58. The name or private code of sender, with name of station dispatched 

 from, as well as a letter indicating the class of grain, must be shown on the 

 bags. 



CHAP. 

 XII. 



W will indicate White \ P will indicate Pink 



Y ,, ,, Yellow- Maize. W „ „ White 



M „ „ Mixed ) M ,, ,, Mixed 



J „ „ Jiba 

 Example. — A bag of white maize, say, from Morris, Vereenig 

 ing, would be marked 



59. (a) To facilitate handling at ports and to provide space for the addition 

 of the Government grading brand, the consignor must place his private marks in 

 the centre of the sack. 



{b) No senders' marks are to be placed at or near the mouth of bags, as this 

 part is wholly required for the grade and port marks. 



60. The following colours have been adopted at the several ports of shipment 

 for indicating the port marks: — 



Cape Town — Table Bay Docks 

 Delagoa Bay .... 

 Durban — Point 



East London — Buffalo Harbour 

 Port Elizabeth — Algoa Bay 



Green. 



Yellow. 



Black. 



Blue. 



Red. 



61. To reduce the number of marks on the bags the following is a list of 

 code letters which have been adopted by the Conference Lines for oversea ports, 

 and consignors should, whenever possible, endeavour to make their code and 

 shipping mark as one leading mark : — 



