wiz. 3. Paid Samuel Thompson 3431. for 343 barrels of beef 4. Received from JD in part payment for tobacco, viz. 5. Received of R F 2591. 7s. 9d. in part of 1500 stone 6. Paid P. P. on account of 1000 barrels of wheat. 1. S. d. 265:16-52 -741 13.10 t 106.0.72. 136.7310, 2501 102 26.17.6 " 635 18 9 7. Received 5 Yards of superf. Span. cloth, at 18 6 31 Yards of livery scarlet cloth, at 13 0 4. James Webster, 1. s. d. yd3.. & 3 -511349.3 --5. 6. 34 -2.18 172 -3...20 5.. 8.84 20.3 £.46 0 73 and lamp, 19. A large punch-67 00 16 at 160 -bowl, 21. A dozen of silver spoons, Nov. 6. A dozen desert knives, forks and spoons, with a shagreen case, 33 11 10 at 6 2 d} 40%. CHAP. II. Of ESTIMATING IMPORTS and EXPORTS, &c. N casting up the amount of goods bought, imported or exported, to the prime cost of such goods we must add all the charges upon them, in order to fix the price they stand us in, as will appear from the following Examples. 1. Suppose I import from Rotterdam 5 bales of paper, each qt. 10 reams, which, with charges there, amounted to 291. I pay for duty here 6d. dream, for freight 198. porterage is. What doth it stand me in how must I sell it ream to gain 10 5 Bales each 10 Reams, cent.? ream: and 1. s. d. First cost 29 Duty 1 16501 20000 In all 50 Reams, at 6d. R. duty. Freight O, 19 Porterage 0 Whole cost £.31_5_0 Re If 100 gain 10 what 10)0 12 6 cost #ream? 0 1 3 gain by 1 ream, at 10 cent. Wherefore I must sell it at £.0 13 9 ream. 2. Suppose a bale of merchandize cost 151, 4s. 9d. pays for duty 2d. for porterage home 1s. 6d. How said merchandize stand me in? R 2 weighed 300. and . for freight 255. much will 1. of the Anw. 154d. Imported |