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Bent'iif^ losses thereoii, as only a part has been yet dis- 

 8 March 1788. posed of ; but at the price at which that part sold, 

 there is no reason to suppose the latter contracts 

 will turn out more favourable than the former 

 ones. Of Mr. Prinsep's deliveries, the parcel per 

 Phcenix sold only at an average of 5s. 4d. 62dec., 

 which is a loss on the prime cost and charges of 

 Is. Od. 9 Idee, per pound. Those of Mr. Douglas, 

 per Berrington^ averaged only at 5s. Id. 15dec., 

 or a loss of lid. 44dec. per pound. Those of 

 Messrs. Fergusson and Barretto, per Earl Talbot ^ 

 averaged 3s. 1 Id. 70dec., or a loss of 2s. 3d. 62dec. 

 per pound. Of those of Mr. J. P. Scott, per 

 Berr'wgton, we can make more favourable men- 

 tion, as the parcel received from him averaged 

 7s. 5d. per pound, which yielded a profit of 

 lid. Oldec. per pound. 



Notwithstanding, however, the advantages gain- 

 ed by the latter parcel, the losses upon the aggre- 

 gate of the above parcels have been very consi- 

 derable, as will appear from an account transmitted 

 herewith, which shews that what stood us in 



Cost and charges £30,207 



Produced only 21,596 



On which there is a loss of..... £8,611 ; 

 Or equal to twenty-eight per cent. 



From a due consideration of these circum- 

 stances, we see a necessity for adopting some 



other 



