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Pro-forma dcc&unt of sales of 500 boxes of Cheese. London^ 1843 



SoUl at 60 days 500 boxes cheese, 



cwt. qr. lbs. 



Weighing, 166 2 12 



Deduct 1 lb, beamage for every 



3cwt., 2 



£ 8. d. 



166 12 at 455 373 14 10 



Charges. 



Paid freight and primage as per B. L. on 10 ^ s- ^• 



tons 1 cwt. 2 qr., at 25?. per ton gross, ... . 13 5 10 



Paid duty and entry on 166 cwt. 3 qrs. 11 lbs. 



at 10^. 6d. per cwt. and 5 per ct. additional, 92 6 6 



Landing charges, weighing, opening, sam- 

 pling, and re-weighing, 4 19 



Paid 3 weeks warehouse rent, 1 1 1 



" stamp duty 6^., postages 5^. 4rf., 11 4 



" fire insurance, 9 6 



Interest 65 days on cash charges above, 1 3 4 



Com'n on ^£373 14^. lOd. at 5 per cent, 18 13 9 



132 10 4 



Nett proceeds, ^£241 4 6 



At 8 per cent exchange, $1,157 .88, or 8 //„ cts. per lb. 



Pro-forma account of sales of 20 ions jYorth American Melted Tallow; 

 sold for cash, 2i per cent discount. London, 1843. 



£ s. d. 



20 tons nett, at 44 per cent, 880 



Less discount 2^ per cent, 22 ^ »• d. 



858 



Charges. 



£ a. d. 

 Freight 35^., primage 5 per cent, insurance 1 



percent, 45 6 8 



Duty 3^. 2d. per cwt. and 5 per cent added,. 66 10 



Custom-house entries, 5 



Wharfage, weighing, turning out, coopering, 



public sale, expenses, &c, 5 



Commissions and guarantee, including broker- 

 age, 5 per cent., 44 



161 1 8 



Nett proceeds, ^£696 18 4 



At 8 per cent exchange, $3,345 .30, or $9.36 per cwt. 



