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An Accompt of the cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by Commission.



Paid in London, First cost pr C Averdupois3. 16. 00
Customes0.  3. 00
Cocquets, boat hire, searchers fees, Wharfage &c about0.  0. 06
Insurance by sea 1 per cent0.  0. 09
4.  0. 03
      This summ after the rate of 11034 pounds Averdupois to the Dutch 100 weight & Gilders 12 stivers to 20s sterling comes to 42 Gilders per 100 Dutch weight}42.ilders  0.Stivers
      Paid in Holland, Customes about 12st per 100wt. One third Additional Duty about 4st. Valuation 2 pr cent. These Duties are apt to meet with some favour in valuing the goods below the first cost. Her Maty.paid for the Tynn in Holland, Customes 10st pr 100wt, Additional Duty 313st, Valuation 1212. In all} 1.  556
      Coquets & Custome house fees about 25 or 30st pr parcell 0.  012
      Freight (as in Mr Drummonds Acct) 10 styvers per block Averidge 3 styvers pr Gilder, or 112 styver per block. Boat-hire & Lighterage for unlading 2 styvers per block. Porterage & housing 2 styvers pr block. In all 1512 styvers per block, wch is about 514 styvers per 100wt} 0.  514
      Total charge of buying exporting & housing43. 11712
      By the Rule of fals Position let the Price in selling be put 45 Gilders per 100 Dutch weight, & the charges of selling will be as follows
Carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale 112 st City Duties for weighing 12 per cent. In former Accts I find these two Articles about} 0.  {illeg}|5|12
      Prompt paymt 1 per cent 0.  9
      Insurance of the paymts 1 per cent 0.  9
Interest for two months forbearance & a month in returing|nin|g the money to London} 0.  12
      Commission 1 per cent 0.  9
      Brokerage 0.   
      Warehouse room about 0.  2
46.  {illeg}|1|112

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