12. 13. 14. ΙΟ do. 43 do. ditto 7 64 raifins 2 casks 11 bbls. 4 karafts of brandy 102 per cafk 15. 355 canes of filk 17 167 52 20 25 8 84 12 91 68 92 do. 298 06 82 16 92 do. 70 53 2 50 per cane 887 50 SMYRNA. Accounts are kept in piaftres and hundredths, except the English accounts, which from ancient custom are kept in piaftres and eightieths or half paras. The fractional parts are fometimes called afpers, 100 aspers to 1 piastre. The following calculations are made in piaftres and hundredths. A piaftre is equal to 40 paras, and a Spanish dollar to 136 paras. 340 piaftres are equal to 100 Spanish dollars. The exchange on London was 13 piaftres for 1 pound fterling, May 14th, 1800. Their weights are the Rotola, Oke, Cheque, and Tiffee 100 rotolas, or 1800 drams, or 45 okes, are a quintal of this country. 112 lb. English should render here 40 okes, or 90g rotolas. 45 okes of this country render 123 lb. English. A pike is 27 inches nearly. To change piaftres to dollars. RULE. Multiply the piaftres by 5, and divide the product by 17, for cents. To change dollars to piaftres. RULE. Multiply the dollars by 33 for piastres. 1. PRACTICAL QUESTIONS. How much will 10 ferons of cochineal come to, weighing neat 724 okes 73 rotolas, at 80 piaftres per oke ? 724,73 Anf. piaft. 57978,40 2. 299 bags of fugar, weighing 506 quintals 96 rotolas, tare 14 rotolas per bag, at 110 piaftres per quintal. 3. 4 cafes of opium, weighing grofs 1026 rotolas, tare 84 okes 75 rotolas, at 10 piaftres per cheque. NOTE. I rotola is equal to of an oke, and I oke to 1 cheques. 4. 893 pieces of copper, neat okes 19743,85, at 48 or 70 paras per oke. 0. R. 19743,85 70 4|0)138206950 Anf. piast. 34551,73 5. What is the custom-house duty on 19740 okes of copper, at agio 2 per cent. ? NOTE. The charges are all established by a tariff of the Levant Company. agio 2)1233,75 amount of duty at 2 paras. 30,84 agio at 2 per cent. Anf. piaft, 1264,59 6. English confulage on 430 quintals, at 5 piast. agio 7 per cent. ? 430 2150 215 2365 7 Anf. piaft. 165:55 7. Cuftom-house duties on 88 quintals 90 rotolas, at, agie 2 per cent. 88,90 20 1110)177800 2)16,16 ,40 Ans. piast. 16,56 8. What will the following charges amount to, viz. porterage, house porters, weighing 2, chan duty, vifiting and marketing per quintal on 438 quintals? Accounts are kept in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence. JAMAICA AND BERMUDAS. The Spanish dollar paffes at 6s. 8d. three dollars are equal to zo fhillings, or I pound, Jamaica currency. To change Jamaica currency to Federal. RULE. Multiply the pounds by 3 for dollars. lings, &c. increase the pence in the given fum by EXAMPLES. If there be fhil for cents. 1. When lumber is fold in Jamaica at £.15 per M. how much is it in Federal money? 15 Anf. 45 dollars. 2. Change £.54 12s. 11d. Jamaica currency to Federal. 54 12 11 20 1092 12 13115 163,93 cts. Anf. 163 dols. 934 cents. |