2. A cargo consisting of 3564 quintals of Fish invoiced at 5 dols. 50 cts. per quintal, is sold in Palermo at 75 per cent. adwhat sum must be received for it at 252 grains per. vance; dollar? 3. What is the Brokerage on 13131 onz. 12 tar. at 11 per cent.? GENOA. Accounts are kept in Denarii, Soldi, and Pezzos or Lires The course of exchange is various-from 47d. to 58d. ster ling per pezzo or lire. 1 crown = SO soldi of Genoa. Leghorn, 1 piastre = 20 RULE. Multiply the exchange money by 5 for lire mø To reduce Lire money to Exchange. RULE. Multiply the lire money by 4 and divide the preduct by 23 for exchange. EXAMPLE. In 2208 lires how many pezzos of exchange ? 2208 23)8832(384 193 92 92 Ans. 384 pezzos of exchange, To reduce Lires to Sterling. RULE. AS 1 lire is to the rate of exchange so is the lires to the sterling required. EXAMPLE. In 360 lires how much sterling, exchange at 54d. sterling per lire ? viz. Banco money, Bance Banco money is 20 per ct. Venice has three kinds of money, current money, and Picoli money. better than banco current, and banco current 20 per ct. better than picoli. The different denominations of money are Denari, Soldi, Grosi, and Ducats. 12 denari, or deniers d'or, make 1 soldi, or sol d'or. Frankfort = 139 florins. The par of exchange in 1798 was 501d. sterling per ducat kance. EXAMPLE. How much sterling is equal to 2712 ducats banco, exchange at 504d. sterling per ducat banco ? duc. Accounts are kept in piastres and hundredths, except the English accounts, which from ancient custom are kept in piastres and eightieths or half paras. The fractional parts are sometimes called aspers, 100 aspers to 1 piastre. The following calculations are made in piastres and hundredths. A piastre is equal to 40 paras, and a Spanish dollar to 136 paras. 340 piastres are equal to 100 Spanish dollars. The exchange on London was 13 piastres for 1 pound ster ling, May 14th, 1800. Their weights are the Rotola, Oke, Cheque and Tiffee— A rotola An oke A cheque of opium do. of goat's wool A tiffee of silk marked Ro, is 180 drams. 100 rotolas, or 1800 drams, or 45 country. is 250 do. is 800 do. or 2 okes. is 610 do. okes are a quintal of this 112 lb. English should render here 40 okes, or 90ž rotolas. 45 okes of this country render 123 lb. English. A pike is 27 inches nearly. To change piastres to dollars. RULE. Multiply the piastres by 5, and divide the product by 17, for cents. To change dollars to piastres. RULE. Multiply the dollars by 33 for piastres. EXAMPLE. Change 375 dollars 75 cents to piastres. 1. 375,75 1127,25 75,15 75,15 } for Ans. 1277,55 piastres. PRACTICAL QUESTIONS. How much will 10 serons of cochineal come to, weighing neat 724 okes 73 rotolas, at 80 piastres per oke? 724,73 Ans. 57978,40 piastres. |