461 at 18 NOTE. When the price is pounds only, the tity multiplied thereby, will be the answer. EXAMPLE.-11 tuns of hay at 4l. per tun. 38 8 4 given quan. Thus, 11 CASE III. Ans. £44 When the given price is any number of shillings under 20. 1. When the shillings are an even number, multiply the quantity by half the number of shillings, and double the first figure of the product for shillings; and the rest of the product will be pounds. 2. If the shillings be odd, multiply the quantity by the whole number of shillings, and the product will be the answer in shillings, which reduce to pounds. When the given price is pence, or pence and farthings, and not an even part of a shilling-Find the value of the given quantity at 1s. per yd. &c. which divide by the gre❤ est even part of a shilling contained in the given price, and take parts of the quotient for the remainder of the price, and the sum of these several quotients wi. ng the ans i shillings, &c. which reduce to pounas, EXAMPLES. What will 245 lb. of raisins come to, at 93d. per lb. ? S. d. 245 0 value of 245 lb, at Is. per pound. 6d. 3d. 122 61 15 2,0)19,9 03 Ans. £9 19 03 value of the whole at 9ąd. per lb. 372 at 13 325 at 21 827 at 41 --.. d. *. £. S. Ans. 2 14 d. lb. d. £. s. d. 30 11 20 17 01 32 18 0 CASE V When the price is shillings, pence and farthings, and not the aliquot part of a pound-Multiply the given quantity by the shillings, and take parts for the pence and farthings, as in the foregoing cases, and add them together; the sum will be the answer in shillings. EXAMPLES. 1. What will 246 yds. of velvet come to, at 7s. 3d. per yd.? 8. d 3d. || 246 0 value of 246 yards at 1s. per yd. 7 1722 0 value of do. at 7s. per yard. 2,0)178, 3 6 Ans. £89 3 6 value of do. at 7s. 3d. per yard, TARE AND TRET. CASE VI. When the price and quantity given are of several denominations-Multiply the price by the integers in the given quantity, and take parts for the rest from the price of an integer; which, added together, will be the answer. applicable to federal money. EXAMPLES. This is 2. What cost 9 cwt. 1 qr. 8 lb. of sugar, at 8 dollars, 65 cts. per cwt.? 14 $cts. 9 1417 8d. per cwt. ? 1 qr. 5 73 16 at $9, 58 cts. per cwt. 12 0 0 0 per cwt. 7 at $6, 34 cts. per cwt. 24 at $11, 91 cts. per cwt. TARE AND TRET. Ans. $80,6303 ANSWERS. $75, 61 cts. 3 m. £10 2s. 51d. $76, 47 cts. 6 m. $2,55 cts. 2 m. TARE and Tret are practical rules for deducting certain allowances which are made by merchants, in buying and selling goods, &c. by weight; in which are noticed the following particulars : 1. Gross Weight, which is the whole weight of any sort of goods, together with the box, cask, or bag, &c. which contains them. 2. Tare, which is an allowance made to the buyer, for the weight of the box, cask, or bag, &c. which contains the goods bought, and is either at so much per box, &c. or at so much per cwt. or at so much in the whole gross weight. TARE AND TRET. 3. Tret, which is an allowance of 4 lb. on every 104 Ih. for waste, dust, &c. 4. Cloff, which is an allowance made of 2 lb. upon every 8 cwt. 5. Suttle, is what remains after one or two allowances have been deducted. CASE I. When the question is an Invoice-Add the gross weights into one sum and the tares into another; then subtract the total tare from the whole gross, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 4 hogsheads of Tobacco, marked with the gross weight as follows: lb. lb. 0 12 Tare 100 C. qr. No. 1 9 3 7 1 6 3 Tare 359 lb. 3 3 23 2. What is the neat weight of 4 barrels of Indigo, No When the tare is at so much per box, cask, bag, &c.— Multiply the tare of 1 by the number of bags, bales, &c, the product is the whole tare, which subtract from the and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. gross, 1. In 4 hhds. of sugar, each weighing 10 cwt. 1 qr. 15 lb. gross; tare 75 lb. per hhd. how much neat? Cut. qrs. lbs. 10 1 15 gross weight of one hhd. 4 [Carried up.] TARE AND TRET. 41 2 4 gross weight of the whole, 15×4 2 2 20 whole tare. Ans. 38 3 12 neat. 2. What is the neat weight of 7 tierces of rice, each weighing 4 cwt. 1 qr. 9 lb. gross, tare per tierce 34 lb. ? Ans. 28 C. 0 qr. 21 lb. 3. In 9 firkins of butter, each weighing 2 qrs. 12 lo. gross, tare 11 lb. per firkin, how much neat? Ans. 4 C. 2 qrs. 9 lb. 4. If 241 bls. of figs, each 3 qrs. 19 lb. gross, tare 10 lb. Ans. 22413. per barrel; how many pounds neat? 5. In 16 bags of pepper, each 85 lb. 4 oz. gross, tare per bag, 3 lb. 5 oz.; how many pounds neat? Ans. 1311. 6. In 75 barrels of figs, each 2 qrs. 27 lb. gross, tare in the whole 597 lb.; how much neat weight? Ans. 50 C. 1 qr. 7. What is the neat weight of 15 hhds. of Tobacco, each weighing 7 cwt. I qr. 13 lb. tare 100lb. per hhd.? Ans. 97 C. Oqr. 11 lb. CASE III. gross When the tare is at so much per cwt.-Divide the weight by the aliquot part of a cwt. for the tare, which subtract from the gross, and the remainder will be neat weight. 1. What is the neat tare 14 lb. per cwt.? 14 lb. EXAMPLES. weight of 44 cwt. 3 qrs. 16 lb. gross, ль. 44 3 16 gross. 5 2 12 tare. Ans. 39 1 31 neat. 2. What is the neat weight of 9 hhds. of Tobacco, each weighing gross 8 cwt, 3 qrs. 14 lb. tare 16 lb. per cwt.? Ans. 68 C. 1 gr. 24 lb. 3. What is the neat weight of 7 bls. of potash, each weighing Ans. 1281 lb. 6 oz. 201 lb. gross, tare 10 lb. per cwt.? 4. In 25 bls. of figs, each 2 cwt. 1 qr. gross, tare per, cwt. 16 lb.; how much neat weight? Ans. 48 cwt. 24 lb. 5 lb. 5. In 83 cwt. 3 qrs, gross, tare 20 lb. per cwt. what neat Ans. 68 cwt. 3 qrs. eight? 6. In 45 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 lb. gross, tare 8 lb. per cwt. how Ans, 42 cwt. 2 qrs. 174 lb. auch neat weight? 44 7. What is the value of the neat weight of S hhds. of su |