Calcutta.] 



ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



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There are several established commission warehouses and public auctions 

 at Calcutta. The commission charged on the transacting business is gene- 

 rally 10 per cent including servants' wages, expences of advertisements, &c. 



Rates of Coolie Hire 

 Wharf, viz : — 



R. 



For halt-chest or hogshead 0 



Whole chest) or pipe "..0 



Puncheon of spirits 0 



Bale of cotton of 30U lbs 0 



Ditto of 150 lbs 0 



Betel-nut, pepper, coffee, and 



cloves, per 100 bags 1 



Bale of piece-goods 0 



for shipping or landing at the Custom-house 



A. P. 



« 0 



i 0 



6 0 



1 0 



0 (i 



0 0 



1 3 



For iron, per 100 mds 0 12 



Sheet copper, per box 0 fi 



Copper in large pieces, per piece 0 I 



Lead in pigs, per 100 pigs 1 6 



Rattans, per 100 bundles 0 6 



Grain in bags of 2 mds. from 



any ghaut, per 100 bags 1 o 



Daily coolies, 4 to 5 rupees. 



H. A. P. 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 



Rates of coolie and cart to and from the wharf, according to distance. 

 Hire of bhurs, carrying from 200 to 300 oiaunds, 2 rupees per diem ; 

 in blowing weather, 2{ rupees. 



Rates of River Sloof- Hire, from Calcutta to ships at lower 

 stations, viz ; — 



Per Bag. Per Bale 



R. A P. R. A. P. 



To Diamond Harbour, or Culpee 0 16 ™^ 0 4 6 



Kedgeree «~~~*» 0 2 9 ^ 0 8 0 



New anchorage, or Sagor****«„™« « 0 3 0 0 9 0 



Rates of Wages of native artificers employed in ship-building, vix : 



a. a. p. 



Joiner Maistry ... per month 12 0 0 



Joiner a 7 8 0 



Carpenter Maistry „ 10 0 0 



Carpenter « 6 0 0 



Brooinadar Maistry » 10 0 0 



Broonuular » 6 0 0 



Caulker Maistry... per day 0 5 3 



Caulker „ 0 4 3 



Sawyer per month 18 12 0 



r. a. r. 



Carv er per day 0 8 0 



Painter Maistry ... per month 10 0 0 



Painter » 7 0 0 



Yard Tindal „ H 0 0 



Ditto Lascar „ 9 0 0 



Coolie , 5 0 0 



Boy 2 8 0 



Yard boat, 6 oars, per day 18 0 



Dinghee „ 0 8 0 



Working hours, from 8 A. M. till 6 P.M.— Extra pay for over time :— 

 Maistry, 1 anna ; men, 6 pice. Artificers sent from Calcutta to work at any 

 of the lower stations of the river, are entitled to double wages, and convey- 

 ance back. 



