Draft of MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)
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An Acct of the chargescost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there upon Commission.
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Charges of exporting paid in London per C
li | s | d | |
First cost pr C | 16. | 0 | |
Customes | 0. | 3. | 0 |
Cocquets, boat hire, searchers fees, wharfage &c about | 0. | 0. | 6 |
Ensurance about 1 pr cent | 0. | 0. | 9 |
4. | 0. | 3 |
Which after the rate of 110 lb Averdupois to the Dutch 100 weight & 10 Gildrs 12 stivrs to 20s sterling, comes to 42 Gilders per 100 Dutch weight.
Charges paid in Holland per 100 Dutch weight
Total cost & Charges paid in | 42. | 0 | ||
5 | Freight (as in Mr Drummonds Acct) 10 styvers per block. Averidge 3 styvers pr Gilder or 1 styver pr block. Boat hire & lighterage for unlading 2 styvers pr block. Porterage & housing 2 styvers pr block. In all 15 styvers per block, wch is about 5 styvers pr | } | ||
0. | 5 | |||
1 | Paid in Holland customes | 0. | 12 | |
2 | Additional Duty | 0. | 4 | |
3 | Valuation & Premium 2 pr cent. | } | 0. | 16 |
4 | Cocquets & Custome house fees about 25 or 30 stivers pr parcel | 0. | 0 | |
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Total charge of buying exporting & house | 43. | 18 | ||
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| 43. | 18 |
charges of selling Tynn in Amsterdam at 45 Gildrs pr cent 100wt.
Carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale | 1 | |
City Duties half per cant | 0. | 4 |
Prompt payment 1 per cent | 0. | 9 |
Ensurance of the paymts 1 pr cent | ||
Returns of the money | 0. | 5 |
4 | ||
Commission 1 per cent | 0. | 9 |
Warehouse room | 0. | 2 |
Brokerage | 0. | 3 |
Interest | 0. | 6 |
46. | 7 | |
Profit by trading | 0. | 15 |
47. | 2 |
Observations
Source
MINT 19/5/35, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKOctober 1712, c. 343 words.