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... YORK , PHILADELPHIA , ALBANY , BUFFALO , CLEVELAND , DETROIT , CHICAGO , AND ST . LOUIS . NEW YORK : PHINNEY , BLAKEMAN & MASON , 61 WALKER ST BUFFALO : BREED , BUTLER & CO . , 188 MAIN STREET . 1861 . PLELIC LIBRARY 2414A NOX AND N ...
... YORK , PHILADELPHIA , ALBANY , BUFFALO , CLEVELAND , DETROIT , CHICAGO , AND ST . LOUIS . NEW YORK : PHINNEY , BLAKEMAN & MASON , 61 WALKER ST BUFFALO : BREED , BUTLER & CO . , 188 MAIN STREET . 1861 . PLELIC LIBRARY 2414A NOX AND N ...
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... York . ELECTROTYPED BY SMITH . & MCDOUGAL , $ 24.81 Beekman St. PRINTED BY J. D. BEDFORD & CO . 115 & 117 Franklin St. PREFACE . EVERY book and especially every text - book THE NEW YORK.
... York . ELECTROTYPED BY SMITH . & MCDOUGAL , $ 24.81 Beekman St. PRINTED BY J. D. BEDFORD & CO . 115 & 117 Franklin St. PREFACE . EVERY book and especially every text - book THE NEW YORK.
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... @ .48 ( 6 " 3 yds . Linen , @ .60 Nov. 30. 1 doz . Collars , @ 2.25 66 " 2 doz . Handkerchiefs , • @ 1.40 • 66 " 3 Vests , @ 2.40 $ 79.765 Received payment , JAMES FINK & Co. per SMITH . 3 . NEW YORK , Jan. 1 , 1859 . BILLS . 29.
... @ .48 ( 6 " 3 yds . Linen , @ .60 Nov. 30. 1 doz . Collars , @ 2.25 66 " 2 doz . Handkerchiefs , • @ 1.40 • 66 " 3 Vests , @ 2.40 $ 79.765 Received payment , JAMES FINK & Co. per SMITH . 3 . NEW YORK , Jan. 1 , 1859 . BILLS . 29.
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... YORK , Jan. 1 , 1859 . 66 " 16 yds . Cassimere , MR . JOHN SMITH , 1858 . Aug. 20. To 12 yds . Broadcloth , 66 To Hurd & Brothers , Dr. · • @ $ 3.50 · @ 1.12 ( 6 " 17 yds . Drilling , @ .11 Sept. 25 . " 12 doz . Spools Cn . Thread ...
... YORK , Jan. 1 , 1859 . 66 " 16 yds . Cassimere , MR . JOHN SMITH , 1858 . Aug. 20. To 12 yds . Broadcloth , 66 To Hurd & Brothers , Dr. · • @ $ 3.50 · @ 1.12 ( 6 " 17 yds . Drilling , @ .11 Sept. 25 . " 12 doz . Spools Cn . Thread ...
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... York to Chicago is 9 per cent . of the first cost of the goods . If a merchant in Chicago wishes to make a profit of 25 per cent . on the full cost of the goods , what per cent . gain on the first cost must he ask for them ? What amount ...
... York to Chicago is 9 per cent . of the first cost of the goods . If a merchant in Chicago wishes to make a profit of 25 per cent . on the full cost of the goods , what per cent . gain on the first cost must he ask for them ? What amount ...
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Page 139 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 309 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 203 - No corporation shall hereafter, interpose the defense of usury in any action. The term corporation, as used in this section, shall be construed to include all associations, and joint-stock companies having any of the powers and privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.
Page 62 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 205 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 62 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 278 - Sphere is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 27 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 139 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 277 - The altitude of a cone is the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base.