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... Gold Assays in Carats 2o . Gold Assays in Millièmes 3o . Silver Assays in Dwts . 4 ° . Silver Assays in Millièmes Continental Assays . Arbitrations of Bullion 22. Reduction of Reports - English to Decimal 23 . · PAGE 237 238 239 244 250 ...
... Gold Assays in Carats 2o . Gold Assays in Millièmes 3o . Silver Assays in Dwts . 4 ° . Silver Assays in Millièmes Continental Assays . Arbitrations of Bullion 22. Reduction of Reports - English to Decimal 23 . · PAGE 237 238 239 244 250 ...
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... gold at £ 3 . 178. 10 d . per oz . 16. Find price of 9124 tons at £ 84 . 19s . 14d . per ton . 17. Find price of 3225 pipes of wine at £ 46 . 13s . 9d . the pipe . 18. Find price of 727 hides of land at £ 115 . 18s . 111d . per hide ...
... gold at £ 3 . 178. 10 d . per oz . 16. Find price of 9124 tons at £ 84 . 19s . 14d . per ton . 17. Find price of 3225 pipes of wine at £ 46 . 13s . 9d . the pipe . 18. Find price of 727 hides of land at £ 115 . 18s . 111d . per hide ...
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... Gold is weighed for jewellery purposes in " carats " and " carat- grains " . The word " carat " expresses the pureness without regard to the actual weight , but strictly the gold carat is lb. T. 10 dwts . = 240 grains T. 1 g . carat 4 g ...
... Gold is weighed for jewellery purposes in " carats " and " carat- grains " . The word " carat " expresses the pureness without regard to the actual weight , but strictly the gold carat is lb. T. 10 dwts . = 240 grains T. 1 g . carat 4 g ...
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... gold , silver , precious stones , wines , spirits , malt liquors and water . Grain and many liquids are being weighed more and more in preference to measuring them . Many quantities originally measured are still quoted per the old ...
... gold , silver , precious stones , wines , spirits , malt liquors and water . Grain and many liquids are being weighed more and more in preference to measuring them . Many quantities originally measured are still quoted per the old ...
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... gold was by carats - 18 carats out of 24 being the standard . The old way of estimating the fineness of silver was by ozs . and dwts . These methods are still employed , the weights being expressed in ozs . and grains . Millièmes are ...
... gold was by carats - 18 carats out of 24 being the standard . The old way of estimating the fineness of silver was by ozs . and dwts . These methods are still employed , the weights being expressed in ozs . and grains . Millièmes are ...
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A. W. VERRALL aliquot Aliquotise Amsterdam annuity arbitrated assay Austrian florins Avoirdupois Bank Bar silver bills of exchange Brokerage 1 p.m. bullion bushels calculated carats cash balance centesimos centimes cents cheques College compound amount Course of Exchange currency cwts debt decametre decimal Decimalise Direct rates discount Divide dollar dwts endorsed English Example farthings Fcap Find price Fixed number florins fraction francs gallon galls given price gold coins grains grammes GREEK Hamburg hectolitres inches interest kilog kilogramme LATIN legal tender Lisbon litres London M.A. BOOK metre metric system millièmes milreis mils Multiply Note number of places Paris payment pence pesetas peso piastres places required correct premium Price per lb Prof Professor profit quoted rate of exchange remittances Rule rupee selling sight sold stamp sterling tael Troy Weights and Measures zero date
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