1. EXAMPLES. What cost 287 yards at 17s. 6d. per yard? Second method. 35 17 6 6143 6 CASE V. When the price is an even number of shillings. RULE. Multiply the quantity by half the shillings, doubling the first (or right hand) figure of the product for shillings, the rest are pounds. EXAMPLES. 1. What will 788 yards come to, at 2 shillings per yard? When the quantity and price are both of several denomina tions. RULE. Multiply the price by the number in the highest denomination, and take parts of the price for the rest, and these added together will give the answer. EXAMPLES. 1. What will 6 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lbs. of sugar come to, at £3 15 6 per cwt.? 3 15 6 Ans. £25 19 2. What will 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 23 lbs. of lead come to, at $12 02 per cwt. $80,46,4 Ans. $80,46,4 3. How much will 16 cwt. 1 qr. 25 lbs. of potashes come to, at $82,50 per ton, or 2240 lbs.? 82,50 Or 1845 lbs. NOTE. The answer may be found by calculating it at $4,121 cts. per cwt. equal to $82,50 per ton. 4. How much will 4 tons 15 cwt. 2 qrs. 22 lbs. of iron come to, at $212,50 per 2240 lbs. ? Ans. $1016,77,4. Ans. £37 13 61 $265,46. £166 9 63. 20 1 4. 228 3 7. $82,47,7. 443,43,7. £223 16 2. 45 10 6. 14. 37 tons, 14 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lbs. of hemp at £89 6s. 8d. per ton. Ans. £3370 13 2. 15. 27 tons, 16 cwt. 3 qrs. 18 lbs. of hemp at £90 10s. per ton. Ans. £2520 0 5. 16. 24 tons, 18 cwt. 3 qrs. 18 lbs. of hemp at $289,50 per ton. Ans. $7221,73. 17. 31 tons, 16 cwt. of hemp at $268,75 per ton. Ans. $8546,25. 18. 19 tons, 14 cwt. 2 qrs. 12 lbs. of iron at $110 per ton. Ans. $2170,33,8. 19. 17 cwt. 3 qrs. 24 lbs. of cordage at $14 per cwt. "Ans. $251,50. 20. At £4 11 3 per cwt. what will. 3 qrs. 25 lbs. come to? £4 11 3 21. cent.? Ans. £4 9 2125. What is the commission on £19 12 3, at 17 per A debt of £153 17 9 was discharged at 138. 11ąd. per pound, how much was received for it? 22. Ans. £107 11 23. 23. What will 19 tons, 19 cwt. 3 qrs. 273 lbs. come to2 Ans. £399 19 519817 at £9 19s. 11 d. per ton? TARE AND TRET. TARE and TRET are allowances made in selling goods by weight. Draft is an allowance on the gross weight, in favor of the buyer or importer; it is always deducted before the tare. Tare is an allowance made to the buyer for the weight of the hogshead, barrel, or bag, containing the commodity.* Gross weight is the whole weight of the goods, together with the hogshead, barrel, or bag, &c. that contains them. Suttle is when part of the allowance is deducted from the gross. Net weight is what remains after all allowances are made. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the net weight of 10 casks of allum, weighing gross 33 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs., tare 15 lbs. per cask? 2. What is the tare of 138 cwt. 2 qrs. 8 lbs., tare 4 lbs. per cwt.? Or 138 at 1 lb. 1 0 26 4)138 2 8 gross. 4 4 3 224 3. What is the net weight of 42 boxes of sugar, weighing gross 21588 lbs.-allowing 4 lbs. per box for draft, and 15 per cent. for tare? 21588 gross 42X4 168 draft 21420 15 107100 21420 3213 00 Ans. 18207 net lbs. equal to 162 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lbs. * For Custom House allowances, see American Duties. 4. At 9 dol. 49 cts. per cwt. what will 3 hhds. of tobacco come to, weighing gross, viz. Cwt. qr. lb. tare 149 150 Ans. 265 dols. 46ots. 5. At 793. 9d. per cwt. how much will 4 hhds. of madder come to, weighing gross, viz. Cut. qr. lb. No. 1. 1234 2. 3. 4. 6. At 62s. per cwt. what will a hhd. weighing gross 7 cwt. 1 qr.; tare 12 lb. 7. At 21 cents per lb. what will 6 hhds. weighing gross, viz. Ans. £166 9 62. of sugar come to, per cwt. ? Ans. £20 1 4. of coffee come to, 8. At 72s. 6d. per cwt. how much will 8 hhds. of sugar come to, weighing gross each 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 7 lb. ; tare 12 lb. Ans. £228 3 71. per cwt. 9. At 23 cents per lb. what will 4 bags of coffee come to, weighing gross 450 lb.; tare 2 per cent. or 2 lb. per 100 lb.? Ans. 101 dols. 43 cts. 10. At 12 dols. 50 cts. per cwt. what will 3 barrels of sugar come to, weighing gross, viz. |