MOCHA, 
365 
No. I, 
Calculation of the Cost and Expenses of ^,000 Bales of Mocha Coffee 
brought to England by the way of Bombay, as at present prac- 
tised by the Honourable the East India Company. 
12 percent. 
12,000 bales of 305 lbs. each, at 50 dollars per bale 
Gommissipn to the purchaser, 
5 per ct. 
Duty - - 5 per ct. 
Cleaning, shipping, &c. 4 per ct. 
Freight from Mocha to Bombay 
Insurance on 141,500 ds. at 5l. per cent. 
Interest on 141,500 ds. for 4 months, at 9 per ct. 
Cooley and boat hire, 1 per cent, on the amount 
insured - - - t 
Damage and waste, estimated at 2|-per ct. on ditto 
Cooley and boat hire on board the vessel at 
Bombay, 1 per cent. 
Cost on board, and ready for sea at Bombay, 
At 5s. per dollar, the local value of the dollar 
Freight on 2,000 bales from Bombay to Eng- 
land, reckoning on 382 tons for cwt. 5,730 
gross weight, at 15/. per ton 
Insurance on 42,500/. at 10 per cent. 
Interest on 42,500/. for 1 year, at g per cent. 
Loss in weight, estimated at 7s. Qd. per cent, on 
sum insured - - - 
Landing charges, at 1 per cent, on ditto 
Dollars. 
100,000 
Dollars, 
12,000 
22,477 
7,075 
4,245 
1,415 
3;537f 
1,415 
52, 1 64i 
152,1641- 
£.38,041 Qs. 6d. 
5,730 
4,250 
3,825 
3,187 10,9. 
425 17,417 10.?. 
Cost to the Company, when warehoused 
Or 10/. 3s. Sd. per cwt. 
55,458 12 6 
The above would be the cost to the East India Company, were they 
to purchase the coffee themselves at Mocha ; but, as they frequently 
prefer to enter into a contract for the delivery at Bombay, they, in fact, 
must pay a profit to the contracting merchant. 
