APPENDIX. 



TABLE XII. 



SHOWING CONVERSION OF BRAZILIAN INTO AMERICAN 

 CURRENCY. 



Amount of pro forma invoice, ... Reis 44:201 $8 10 

 At 2i*4d. exchange at Rio, . . . j>959 J 5 

 $4.84^ y% per sterling, $19,161 oo 



Charges accruing in the United States : 



Freight per steamer to New York, 4oc. per 

 bag and 5 per cent, primage, $420 oo 



Marine insurance, i per cent, less 30 per 

 cent. ^ net, on $21,672 or invoice and 

 value @ $5.50, 151 70 



Banker's commission for credit=^f of I per 



cent, on $19,161, 143 72 



Bill stamps in London (nil). 



Labor at vessel, 4c. per bag ; storage, one 

 month, @ 4c. ; weighing, 3X C - ; fi re in- 

 surance, i#c. per bag; delivery (lighter- 

 age), 4c. per bag=i 6 j^c. per bag, . . . 16500 



Petty charges, i. e., sampling, sewing, custom 

 fees, etc., on bags, per bag, 3J^c. ; approx- 

 imate for skimming of quality, bags 



@ ; furnishing new bags, 35 oo 



Cables at New York, 5 oo 



920 42 



Cost of 1,000 in store, $20,081 42 



