A Complete System of Theoretical and Mercantile Arithmetic: Comprehending a Full View of the Various Rules Necessary in Calculation. With a Practical Illustrations of the Most Material Regulations and Transactions that Occur in Commerce. Particularly, Interest, Stocks, Annuities, Marine Insurance, Exchange, &c., &c. Comp. for the Use of the Students at the Commercial Institution, Woodford |
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Page 188
... draft being allowed on each chest , ) at 6s . per lb. net . qr . 11. A merchant became bankrupt who owed the following sums : To George Palmer , per account , £ 427 . 13s . 9d .; Chas . Ranken , per ditto , £ 716 . 12s . 3d .; John ...
... draft being allowed on each chest , ) at 6s . per lb. net . qr . 11. A merchant became bankrupt who owed the following sums : To George Palmer , per account , £ 427 . 13s . 9d .; Chas . Ranken , per ditto , £ 716 . 12s . 3d .; John ...
Page 231
... Draft , Tare , Tret , and Cloff . The total weight of any quantity of goods , including that of the package which contains them , is called the gross weight . Draft is an allowance on the gross weight , to DEDUCTIONS FROM WEIGHTS . 231 ...
... Draft , Tare , Tret , and Cloff . The total weight of any quantity of goods , including that of the package which contains them , is called the gross weight . Draft is an allowance on the gross weight , to DEDUCTIONS FROM WEIGHTS . 231 ...
Page 232
... Draft is an allowance on the gross weight , to turn the scale , in favour of the buyer , in order that the weight may not be defi- cient , when the goods are sold by retail : it is always deducted before the tare . Tare is an allowance ...
... Draft is an allowance on the gross weight , to turn the scale , in favour of the buyer , in order that the weight may not be defi- cient , when the goods are sold by retail : it is always deducted before the tare . Tare is an allowance ...
Page 233
... draft ; 12 lb. tare , per seron , under 3 ewt .; 4 lb. draft , and 15 lb. tare , per seron , above 3 cwt . ton I lb. draft , per cwt . , and real tare.- See page 232 . Ame - cwt . 2 lb. draft per barrel ; 14 lb. tare Oak , .... BARILLA ...
... draft ; 12 lb. tare , per seron , under 3 ewt .; 4 lb. draft , and 15 lb. tare , per seron , above 3 cwt . ton I lb. draft , per cwt . , and real tare.- See page 232 . Ame - cwt . 2 lb. draft per barrel ; 14 lb. tare Oak , .... BARILLA ...
Page 234
... draft , each weigh of 2 , 3 or 4 bags , and 4 lb. tare per cwt . ton 1 lb. draft for 5 cwt . piece1 lb. draft for 10 hides . Ib . 1 lb. draft per chest and real tare . ditto Draft , 1 lb ; tare , per half seron , under 1 cwt . 17 lb ...
... draft , each weigh of 2 , 3 or 4 bags , and 4 lb. tare per cwt . ton 1 lb. draft for 5 cwt . piece1 lb. draft for 10 hides . Ib . 1 lb. draft per chest and real tare . ditto Draft , 1 lb ; tare , per half seron , under 1 cwt . 17 lb ...
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agio Amsterdam annuity Arithmetic Avoirdupois bank money bills bought brokerage bushels coins commission convoy and arrival cost course of exchange DAYS OF GRACE debt decimal deduct denominator discount Divide dividend divisor dollars draft Ducat English EXAMPLE EXERCISES figure firlots Flemish Florins Francs gallons Genoa given number gold Groschen Grotes Flem guilders guineas per cent Hamburgh hhds inches least common multiple least term Leghorn Lire Lisbon logarithm loss Maravedies merchant method milree moidores Multiply number of days number of terms ounce paid payment pence Pezza Piastres pound sterling proportion quantity quotient Reduce Rees remainder Required the value return for short return of premium return per cent Rixdollars RULE Scudo shillings ship short interest silver sold Soldi sterling money stivers subtract sugar tare Tari underwriters USANCE Venice vulgar fraction weight whole number yards
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Page 96 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 49 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 124 - Subtract the square of this figure from the left-hand period, and to the remainder annex the next period for a dividend.
Page 296 - ... 10 per cent per month, until the whole is paid,) he will receive three receipts, which separately contain an engagement to transfer to the person possessing them, £10,000 stock in the 3 per cents, £5,000 stock in the 4 per cents, and £31.
Page 297 - Exchequer bills are issued for different hundreds or thousands of pounds, and bear an interest of 2±d . per cent. per diem, from the day of their date, to the time when they are advertised to be paid off. Navy bills are merely bills of exchange, drawn at 90 days...
Page 143 - Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 129 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 52 - Rule. — Multiply each numerator by all the denominators except its own for the new numerators, and multiply all the denominators together for a common denominator.* Example.
Page 32 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 140 - And if the given number be a proper vulgar fraction ; subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator, and the remainder will be the logarithm sought ; which, being that of a decimal fraction, must always have a negative index.