FRENCH AND SPANISH MEASURES.

958. The old French Linear, and Land Measure, is still used to some extent in Louisiana, and in other French settlements in the United States.

The French Foot equals 12.8 inches, American, nearly.

The Arpent is the old French name for Acre, and contains nearly of an English acre.

In Texas, New Mexico, and in other Spanish settlements of the United States, the following denominations are still used:

1000000 Square Varas

25 Labors

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TABLE.

1 Labor =177.136 Acres (American). 1 League = 4428.4 Acres

The Spanish Foot = 11.11 + in. (Am.); 1 Vara

108 Varas

331 in. (Am.);

959. The following Table shows the rate per cent. of Annual Income from Bonds bearing 5, 6, 7, or 8 per cent. interest, and costing from 40 to 125.

ANSWERS.

The answers to the introductory and more simple examples of many of the articles have been omitted.

6. $27.78.

20. 721220.

7. $189.75.

31. 33798.
32. 35555.
33. $291.35.
34. $222.75.

22. $622.50.
23. $16120.

21. 210532.

8. $17.67.

22. 4175.

35. $3015.05.
36. $5524.77.
37. 10386.
38. $695.79.
39. $5351.84.
40. $101.10.
41. 474889.

Art. 95.
1. 332650.
2. $895.66.
3. 30443.
4. 6132.

5. 2517.

6. $15.22.

7. 4190 miles.
8. $3640.

9. 78388 sq. mi.
10. 3572 ft.
11. $53945.
12. $9505.67.
13. 1909609.
14. $5044.25.
15. $16948.50.
16. $1417.16.
17. 702.
18. $36.50.
19. 8346.
20. 16552.

2. 12771.
3. 25830.
4. 34104.

5. $1239.30;
$1713.15.
6. $3885.75;
$4521.60.
7. $2209.32;
$2383.74.
8. 482400;
430944;
874752.

9. 2953216; 5606496; 7083104.

10. $85692.24;
$279759.96;
$171384.48.

11. $2529.25.
12. $319192.
13. $14064.
14. $264958.
15. 404914.
16. 186516.
17. 241768.
18. $51188.62.
19. 17902976.
20. $154037.36.
21. 15704325 da.
22. 2082600 cts.

23. 1508741097.

Art. 105.24. 1587862270.

18. 45736 tons.

12. $4743.

13. $1956.

10. $14.11.

11. 3231.

25. 3654860576.

26. 8198473608.