Notes on Shipping Costs for Flour, [February 1811]
Notes on Shipping Costs for Flour
1 bl Sfine flour Sold at | $9. | ||
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1 bl Sfine flour 6 bus @ 6/9 | 6 75 | ||
freight & provisions, | 1.50 | ||
toll 1 & Drayage | 25 | ||
Storage & Cooperage | 12½ | ||
Commisn 2½ pct | 22½ | ||
8.85 | |||
leaves to the Purchase if not ductd | .15 |
[verso, in TJ’s hand:]
Estimate of the expence of a barrel of Superfine2 flour from Lynchbg to Richmond Feb. 1811.
cents | |||
freight, say 200. ℔ @ 2/ pr Cwt 4/ | .67 | ||
D | |||
finding. 60 ℔ meal @ 6. D. pr Cwt (laid in @ 5.) | 3.60 | ||
2. bushels corn @ 3/6 | 1. | ||
4.60 | |||
for a load of 50. barrells is | .092 | pr barrl | .09¼ |
toll & drayage | .25 | ||
storage & cooperage | .12½ | ||
Commn 2½ p. cent on 9.50 D | .23¼ | ||
1.37 | |||
present market price at Richmond | 9.50 | ||
Net proceeds | 8.13 | ||
do on 5½ bushels of wheat, is pr bushel which is 8/10½ pr bushel |
1.48 |