Preparatory notes and calculations concerning Dutch trade and English customs on it for MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)

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An Account of the cost & charges of sending Tinn by the Pewterers to their correspondents in Holland

Hazzards or losses at Sea & in returns of money are uncertain The merchants do not ensure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. If this Article be recconed at about 1 per cent or 9 stivers per 100 w^t the whole Account will amount to about 44 G 16 or 17 st.

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This Summ by , I recconning 10 Gild^ers 12 st to 20^s & 110$\frac{3}{4}$ pounds I.AverdupoisII. to the Dutch 100 w^t, comes to 2^s 11$\frac{1}{2}$ p^r cwt English. And this added to 4. 1 makes the whole charge (in ready money) of exporting & housing Tinn 4.^£ 3.^s 11^d$\frac{1}{2}$ per cwt English w^t or 4. 3. 0 per 100 Dutch weight.

Add 1 p^r cent for prompt payment & 1 per cent for interest of two months forbearance or insurance of payments And the selling price will be 4^£ 4^s 8^d p^r 100 Dutch weight, or 44^Gilders 17$\frac{1}{2}$ ^stivers

In this recconnig I consider not the charges of Brokerage Warehouse room & the Town weigh-house & Commission in Holland because that would be doubling the charge to them that buy to sell again & imposing a superfluous charge upon them that can buy at £ for their own use. People there usually act for themselve in their own houses shops & warehouses without the charges of commission or brokerage.

1 per cent for prompt payment & two months forbearance are advantages to the buyer & ought to be paid for. Add therefore 1 per cent for prompt payment & 1 per cent interest for two months forbearance or insurance of payments : & the selling price will be 4^£ 4^s 8^d per 100 Dutch w^t, or 44 Gilders 17$\frac{1}{2}$ Styvers.

In this recconning I consider not the charges of Warehouse room, Brokerage, the Town weigh house Duties & Commission in Holland because they bring no advantage to the buyer, & may be avoyded by him if he sends to London for Tynn.

NB. The Interest of the money paid in London may be recconned 1^d p^r week p^r cwt till the Tin is housed at Amsterdam. The Pewterers put Tin on board at 4^£ & therefore act for a Comission of about 6^d, per cwt Merchants scarce take less then 1 p^r cent which comes to 9^d.. And tho insurance is scarce to be had for less then 1 p^r cent yet Traders had rather ris it then give so much, & therefore value it at less suppos 6^d 7^d or 8^d p^r cent & those that live in Amsterdam may sometimes save the Duties or get them valued at low rates.