TRADE ABBREVIATIONS 



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SHIPPING AND TRADING TERMS— Continued 



Mm. — Millimeters (25 to 1 in.) 

 M. O. — ]\Ioney order 

 Mos./D — Months after date 

 Oz. — Ounce 



Pkg. — Package, Packing 

 Pkd.— Packed 

 Pkt— Packet 

 Pd.— Paid 

 PP.— Parcel post 

 P. C. or %— Per cent 

 P. O— Post-office 

 Prep. — Prepay 

 Pr. — Prices 

 R.R.— Railroad 

 Ry. — Railway 

 Rcpt. — Receipt 

 4Rel.— Released 

 R. F. D— Rural free delivery 

 Shpd. — Shipped 

 Str. — Steamer 

 Telg. — Telegraph 

 Telf. — Telephone 

 M.— Thousand (1,000) 

 Wgt— Weight 

 Wrls. — Wireless 

 ^W.A. — With average 



DEFINITIONS 



1. C. I. F. means that the seller furnishes the goods, pays the freight and in- 

 surance to point of delivery; all other risks while goods are in transit are for 

 account of the buyer. 



2. F. A. S. means that the seller is to deliver the goods alongside steamer in 

 proper shipping condition; all subsequent risks and expenses are for account of 

 the buyer. 



3. F. P. A. means free of particular average unless the steamer be stranded, 

 sunk, burned, on fire, or in collision. 



4. Rel. means the declaration of a certain value made on a shipping receipt 

 when goods are delivered to any transportation company. 



5. W. A. means that within the terms of the policy the company will be respon- 

 sible for loss, excluded by the F, P. A. clause. 



^C. I. F. — Cost, insurance and 



freight 

 Dys. — Days 

 D-D — Days after date 

 D-S — Days after sight 

 Del. — Delivery 

 Dom. — Domestic 

 Ex. — From 

 Exc. — Exchange 

 Exp. — Express 

 For. — Foreign 



^F. A. S. — Free alongside steamer 



F. O. B. — Free on board 



^F. P. A. — Free of particular 



average 

 Frt.— Freight 



G. S. — General Special 

 Guar. — Guaranteed 

 C— Hundred (100) 

 Cwt. — Hundredweight 

 Imp. — I mported 



Ins. — Insurance 

 Lb. — Pound 

 L. C. — Letter of credit 

 Mdse. — Merchandise 

 Met. — Meter, Metric 



B. Railroad Shipping Terms Taken from the Latest 

 Classification 



{Note: It is necessary to bear in ynind that many abbreviations are 

 chiefly useful when used strictly in connection with their accompanying 

 subject matter. This is especially so with many Shipping and R.iilroad 

 terms or expressions.) 



L. C. L means Less than Carload. 



C. L " Carload 



Lbs.-. Pounds 



Min. Wt " Minimum Weight 



N. O. I. B. N ** Not otherwise indexed by name 



S. U Set up 



