CASE 4. 21096 at 2 shillings. L.109 128. ans. L. 8. 2. What the value of 489 at 5 shillings? Ans. 122 5 3. 4. 5. 937 at 11 1286 at 15 2798 at 19 515 7 964 10 2658 2 TARE AND TRET. Tare and Tret are allowances made to the buyer on some particular articles. Tare is the weight of the box, bag, barrel, or whatever contains the goods sold. Tret is the allowance made for wastage. Gross is the weight of the goods sold with box, bag, or whatever contains them included. When the tare is deducted from the gross, what is left is called suttle. Neat weight is that which remains after all allowances have been deducted. Case 1. When the tare is so much on a given quantity gross. Rule, Subtract the given tare from the given quantity and the remainder will be the neat weight. Case 2. When the tare is so much per bag, box, hogshead, or other denomination. Rule. Multiply the given tare per bag, box, barrel, &c. by the number of bags, boxes, barrels, &c., and subtract the product from the gross, the remainder will be the neat weight. Case 3. When the tarc is so much on the hundred weight. Rule. Divide the gross weight by the aliquot part or parts of a hundred weight and deduct the amount of the result from the gross and the remainder will be the neat, Rule. First find the tare which deduct from the gross and the remainder be suttle. Divide the suttle by 26* the product will be the tret which subtract from the suttle and the remainder will be the neat. Questions. What is tare and tret? What is tare? What is tret ? What is gross ? What is the remainder called when the tare has been deducted? What is the remainder called after all allowances have been made? When the tare is so much on a given quantity gross, how do you work to obtain the neat? When the tare is so much on the bag, box, barrel, &c. how do you obtain the neat ? When the tare is so much on the hundred weight, how do you obtain the neat? When tare and ret are both allowed how do you obtain the neat? Examples-Case 1. 1. What is the neat weight of 1 hogshead of tobacco, weighting 5 Cwt. 2 qr. 15 lb. gross, the tare is 3 qr. 7 lb.? Cwt. qr. lb.. 52 15 3 7 4 3 8 Ans. 2. What is the gross weight of 8 hogsheads of sugar, each weighing 7 Cwt. 3qr. 20lb the tare in the whole 5 Cwt. 1qr. 191b.? Ans. 58 Cwt. Oqr. 1lb. 3. How much is the ncat weight of a hogshead of tobacco, weighing gross 6 Cwt. 2qr 5lb., tare 391b.? Ans, 6 Cwt. Oqr. 22lb. *Four pounds on the 1046. is the usual allowance for tret, the reason therefore why we divide by 26 is that 4 is of 104. 4. What is the neat weight of 369 Cwt. 2qr. 21lb. gross weight of tobacco, tare in the whole 10 Cut. 1gr. 12b.? Ans. 359 Cut. 1qr. 9lb. 5. How much is the neat weight of 8 hogsheads of sugar, each weighing 5 Cwt. 1qr. 197b. gross, tare in the whole 2 Cut. Oqr. 23lb.? Ans. 41 Cwt. Oqr. 176. 6. What is the neat weight of 3 barrels of indigo, weighing as follows, viz. No. 1, 3Cwt. 2qr. 19lb gross, tare 3476,-No 2, 6Cwt. Oqr. 136. gross, tare 576.-No. 3,4 Cwt. 3qr. 5lb. gross, tare 461b.? Ans. 13 Cwt. 1qr. 12lb. Case 2. 1. How much is the neat weight of 7 casks of sugar, each weighing 3 Cwt. 2 qr. 12 lb. gross, tare 25 lb. per cask? Cwt. gr. lb. lb. 25 7 -4) 2. What is the neat weight of 7 hogsheads of sugar, each weighing 4 Cwt. 2 qr. 24 lb. gross. tare 2 qr. 18 lb. per hogshead? Ans. 28 Cwt. 1qr. 14lb. 3. Sold 6 Casks of indigo, weighing gross 21 Cwt. 2 qr. 21 lb., tare 2 qr 3 ib. per cask, what is the neat weight, and value thereof at $5.50 per Cwt.? Neat 126 Cwt. 3qr. 24lb. Ans. {Value 698 dol. 30ct. 3m.+ 4. Bought 9 casks of raisins, each weighing 2 Cwt. 1 qr. 25 lb. gross, tare 30 lb. per cask, what is the neat weight thereof, and value at $5.10 per Cwt.? Neat 19 Cwt. 3qr. 11lb. Case 3. 1. How much is the neat weight of 25 kegs of raisins, cach gross 1 Cwt. 2 qr. 15 lbs., tare 19 lb. per hundred weight? |