300 APPENDIX. 



TABLE XII. 



SHOWING CONVERSION OF BRAZILIAN INTO AMERICAN 

 CURRENCY. 



Amount of pro forma invoice, , . . Reis 44:2oi|8io 

 At 21;^ d. exchange at Rio, . . . ;^3.959 15 

 $4.84>^>^ per ^ sterling, $19,16100 



Charges accruing in the United States : 



Freight per steamer to New York, 40c. per 

 bag and 5 per cent, primage, $420 00 



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=^ of i per 

 cent, on $19,161, I43 72 



Bill stamps in London (nil). 



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

 month, @ 4c. ; weighing, 3Xc. ; fire in- 

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

 age), 4c. per bag=i6>^c. per bag, . ... 16500 



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

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

 imate for skimming of quality, ^bags 



@ ; furnishing new bags, ..... 35 00 



Cables at New York, .... 5 00 



920 42 



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



