APPLICATION. 1. What is the value of 1201b. of rice, at 3d. per lb. ? Ans. 1L. 10s. 2. Bought 640 lb. of pork, at 4d. per lb.; what is the amount? 3. How much will 3906 lb. of beef lb.? 4. What is the amount of 2004 lb. per lb. ? 5. How much will 121 lb of cheese lb.? Ans. 101. 13s. 4d. come to, at 74d. per Ans. 122L. 1s. 3d. of sugar, at 101d. Ans. 87L. 13s. 6d. come to, at ls. per Ans. 6L. 1s. 6. What is the value of 1234 yards of muslin, at 1s. 113d. per yard? Ans. 122L. 2s. 31d. 7. If 1 yard of linen cost 4s. how much will 987 yards cost? Ans. 197L. Ss. 8. If 1 gallon of wine sell for 11s. what will 543 gallons bring? Ans. 2981. 13s. 9. How much will 800 bushels of wheat amount to, at 13s. 4d. per bushel? Ans. 533L. 6s. 8d. 10. How much will 47 tons of hay amount to, at 6L. 6s. 3d. per ton? Ans. 297L. 13s. 4d. 11. If 1 yard of cloth cost 1L. 19s. 4d. how much will 1677 yards come to? 12. Sold 3906 lb. of sugar, at 12 the amount? 13. Bought 324 yards of calico, what he amount? Ans. 3298L. 2s. cents per Ib. ; what is Ans. 488 dols. 25 cts. at 25 cents per yard; Ans. 81 dols. 14. What will 16 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lb. at 5L. 11s. 10d. per cwt.? 15. Sold 83 yds. 2 qrs. of superfine of sugar amount to, Ans. 98L. 2s. 2 d. cloth, at 10 dols. 50 cts. per yard; how much does it amount to? Ans. $876.75 16. If 1 acre of land be worth 11L. 15s. what is the value of 578 acres 3 roods? Ans. 6800L. 6s. 3d. TARE AND TRET. TARE and TRET are allowances made by the seller to he buyer, on some particular commodities. Ture is an allowance made for the weight of the barrel, box, bag, or whatever contains the commodity. Tret is an allowance of 4 lb. in every 104 lb. for waste, dust, &c. Gross weight is the weight of the goods, together with the barrel, box, bag, or whatever contains them. Neat weight is the weight of the goods, after all allowances are deducted. CASE I. When the tare is so much in the whole gross weight. RULE. Subtract the tare from the gross weight, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. The gross weight of a certain hogshead of sugar is 7 cwt. 3 qrs. 16 lb. ; the tare is Sqrs. 10 lb. ; what is the neat weight? Ans. 7 cwt. 0 qrs. 6 lb. 2. What is the neat weight of 12 hogsheads of sugar, the gross weight of each hhd. being 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lb.; the tare in the whole 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 14lb.? Ans. 70 cwt. 3 qrs. 22 lb. 3. The gross weight of a certain hogshead of sugar is 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 17 lb. ; the tare is 3 qrs. 16 lb.; what is the neat weight? Ans. Scwt. O qrs. 1 lb. 4. What is the neat weight of 456 cwt. 1 qr. 19 lb. of tobacco, tare in the whole 15 cwt. 2 qrs. 13 lb. ? Ans. 440 cwt. 3 qrs. 6 lb. 5. What is the neat weight of 4 casks of indigo, the gross weight of each cask being 4 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lb.; the are in the whole 1 cwt. 0 qrs. 26 lb. ? Ans. 17 cwt. 1 qr. 2 lb. No. 1. Gross 4 2 6. What is the neat weight of 5 casks of sugar, the gross weight and tare as follows? Crot. qrs. lb 14 Tare 5 qrs. lb. When the tare is so much per barrel, box, &c. RULE. Multiply the tare per barrel, box, &c. by the number of barrels, boxes, &c. and the product will be the whole G subtract the whole tare from the whole gross weight, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 15 casks of raisins, each weighing 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lb. gross ;-tare 21 lb. per cask? Crot.grs.lb. 15 casks. 2 3 12 21 tare per cask. 2. What is the neat weight of 4 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 10 lb. gross;-tare 100 lb. per hhd.? Ans. 39 cwt. 3 qrз. 4lb. 3. What is the neat weight of 6 casks of raisins, each weighing 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 10 lb. gross; tare 20 lb. per cask? Ans. 20 cwt. 1 qr. 24 lb. 4. What is the neat weight of 35 bales of silk, each weighing 317 lb. gross ;-tare 16 lb. per bale? Ans. 10535 1 CASE 3. When the tare is so much per hundred weight. RULE. Subtract from the gross such aliquot part or parts fit, as the tare is of a cwt; the remainder will be the neat. Or, multiply the pounds gross by the tare per cwt. then, divide the product by 112, and the quotient will be the tare. Subtract the tare from the pounds gross, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 40 kegs of figs, gross weight 75 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lb.-tare per cwt. 14 lb.? 14 Crot. grs. lb. 75 3 12 gross. 9 1 26 tare. 66 1 14 neat. 2. What is the neat weight of 35 kegs of raisins, gross weight 37 cwt. 1 qr. 20lb.;-tare per cwt. 14 lb. ? Ans. 32 cwt. 3 qrs. 3. What is the neat weight of 6 hogsheads of sugar, each weighing 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lb. gross;-tare 16 lb. per cwt. ? Ans. 44 cwt. I qr. 12 lb. 4. What is the neat weight of 9 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 12lb. gross ;-tare 17 lb. per Ans. 50 cwt. 1 qr. 22 lb. cwt.? CASE 4. When tret is allowed with tare. RULE. Subtract the tare from the gross weight as before: the remainder is called suttle. Divide the suttle by 26, and the quotient will be tret. Subtract the tret from the su: le, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 20 H gross-tare 38 lb.-tret 4 lb. per 104 lb. ? 2. What is the neat weight of 17 chests of sugar weighing 120 cwt. 2 qrs. gross ;-tare 176 lb.--tret 4 lb per 104 lb. ? Ans. 12808 lb. or 114 cwt. 1 qr. 12 lb.3. What is the neat weight of 5 hogsheads of sugar, each 10 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lb. gross ;-tare 3 qrs. 25 lb. per hhd. -trei 4 lb. per 104 lb. ? Ang. 45 cwt. 1 qr. 24 lb. APPLICATION. 1. There are 24 hogsheads of tobacco: each hogshead weighs 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lb. gross; tare in all, 17 cwt. 3 qrs. 27lb. How much will the tobacco amount to at 1 L. 10s. 6d. per cwt. ? Ans. 216L. Os. 41d 2. Bought 5 bags of coffee, each of which weighed 95 lb. gross; tare in the whole 10 lb. How much did it amount to, at 25 cents per lb. ? Ans. $116.25. 3. What is the amount of 30 casks of raisins; each cask weighing 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lb. gross; tare 21 lb. per cask; price, $7.35. per cwt. ? Ans. $588.651. 4. What is the value of 10 asks of alum; the whole weighing 33 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lb. gross; tare, 15 lb. per cask; price, 23s. 4d. per cwt? Ans. 37L. 13s. 61d. 1 5. Sold 12 butts of currants; each butt weighed 7 cwt. qr. 10 lb. gross; tare 16 lb. per cwt. amount $9.20. per cwt.? 3. What is the value of 8 hogsheads What was the Ans. $694.512. of sugar, each weighing 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 7 lb.; tare 12 lb. per cwt.; price, 72s. 6d. per cwt. ? Ans. 228L. 3s. 71d. |