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OMENTAL COMMERCE, 



[China. 



EXGLISQ CAflATS INTO CUJXA TOUCHES. 



Ctmlji- Gn. Touch. Pirti. CurnU- Gn. Touch. Purls. 



2i 

 23 

 23 

 23 

 23 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 21 



0 

 3 

 2 

 ] 

 0 



a 



9 

 I 



0 

 3 

 2 

 1 



0 



100 0 



98 23 



97 22 



96 21 



95 20 



1)1 19 



93 18 



92 17 



91 16 



90 13 



89 1 t 



88 13 



87 12 



20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 



3 

 * 

 1 



0 



a 



I 



0 

 3 



9 



1 

 o 



86 11 

 85 10 

 84 9 



83 

 82 

 81 

 80 

 79 

 78 

 77 

 78 



H 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 i 

 3 

 2 



CHINA TOUCHES INTO ESr.I.lSlI CARATS. 



Toudu Car.itv Or*, ^tlus. Touch, ('amis. tins. vVrthv 



100 

 99 

 98 



w 



98 

 [ij 

 94 

 93 

 92 

 91 

 90 

 89 

 88 



24 n 

 23 3 



23 9 



23 

 23 



22 3 



22 2 



22 1 



22 0 



21 3 



21 2 



21 1 



0 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 8 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 



21 0 12 



87 

 86 

 B5 

 SI 

 83 

 82 

 81 

 80 

 79 

 78 

 77 

 76 

 75 



13 

 J I 

 15 



20 3 



20 B 



20 1 



20 0 16 



19 3 17 



19 2 



19 I 



19 0 20 



18 3 21 

 2 22 

 1 23 



18 0 24 



18 0 0 



18 

 18 



tH 

 19 



The finest gold anions the Chines is 100 touch, which corresponds 

 with our 24 carats, and is called sycee, that is, pure gold without any alloy 

 in it; so that if an ingot or shoe of gold touch 93, then it hath 9^3 parts of 

 fine gold, and 7 parts of alloy in it. Gold is bought at Canton by so many 

 tales weight of Spanish dollars, 94 touch ; and when bought at touch for 

 touch, 10 tales weight of sycee or pure silver are paid for 1 tale weight of 

 sycee or pure gold ; therefore 9 talcs of silver are to be paid fqr one of that 

 mixed mass; for 10 times 9 are 90, the sycee gold there is in it when at 90 

 touch. If it touch 96, then are OA- of silver to be paid for one of gold ; 

 if it touch 88, then 8 T \ of silver for 1 tale of gold ; so that if you separate 

 the last figure of the touch for a decimal, and then multiply this number 

 by the weight of the mass, you will have the weight of the silver to be 

 paid for it. 



When gold is sold above or under touch, so much must you add to or 

 subtract from the touch, and then proceed with the touch, so increased or 

 diminished, as by the above directions. 



As, if it touch 96, and is to be sold at 4 under touch, then from 96 

 deduct 4, and the remainder is 92 ; then are 9 T V of silver to be paid for one 

 of gold. If it is 96 touch, and is to be sold 8 above touch, then add 

 8 to 96, which are 104 ; then are 10 T V of silver to be paid for one gold. 



Gold is bought by 10 tales weight ; for upon that quantity they 

 make their price on silver. 



The following are some of the various sorts of gold to be bought 

 at Canton 



Twanghan. — This is bar gold, and is good 94| touch, but generally 

 sold at 95 touch. The bottom or back of this bar, if good, is very rough. 



Soangcatt is very smooth generally, but when true, is very rough, and 

 has a large bumpy branch at the bottom ; then you may depend upon 92 

 louch, otherwise not above 90. 



