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Tables for buying and selling stocks, from 60, 60 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, &c. to £ 130 Per Cent. Constructed on so easy a Plan, that Solutions to most Questions may be obtained by Inspection only, and other Cases may generally be answered by adding together two or three Simple Numbers. To which is added, a table shewing the value of the parts or residuals, from 19s. 11d. three Farthings down to One Farthing. Likewise tables of interest at 3, 3 and a half, 4 and 5 per Cent. from £ 1 to £ 1000, calculated to the hundredth Part of a Penny, for any Number of Days or Months required. And A new Table shewing the Interest due on any Number of Exchequer Bills. With a list of the holidays kept at all the Public Offices, the Days and Hours of transferring Stocks, &c. The second edition, with additions. By Benjamin Webb, Writing Master and Accountant, and Master of the Grammar School belonging to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers in Bunhill-Row.
Webb, Benjamin.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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A table shewing the neat money of any quantity of corn or grain whatsoever, from a bushel to a score. The Allowance of One in Twenty One, commonly call'd Fulls or Scoreage, being deducted in neat Money. Recommended (as useful) to all Farmers, Maltsters, Brewers, and others. By R. Read, Philomath.
Read, R., Philomath.Date: 1722- Books
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The merchants companion, after a new method: containing an exact and useful table, shewing the value of any number of ells, bolls, &c. from 60 to 133 inclusive, both in Sterling and Scots Money; beginning at 4 Pence Sterling, and increasing regularly by one Penny Scots every other page till it ends at 1 Shilling Sterling; better adapted for the Use of all Traders in Brown Linen than any other extant. Carefully calculated by several masterly hands, for the publisher, John M'morn, Weaver and Cloath-Packer in Dundee. Entered in Stationers Hall according to Act of Parliament.
Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Tables, shewing the amount of omnium, from par, to 10 per cent. Premium. And also of any quantity of the several scrips of which the omnium is composed, at different prices, the first payment of 10 per cent. being made in the Imperial parts, and three payments of 10 percent. each on the British. By John Hemming, for the use of the gentlemen of the stock-exchange. To be continued with the subsequent payments.
Hemming, John, active 18th century.Date: 1795- Books
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An astronomical diary: or almanack, for the year of Christian aera 1798. ... Calculated for the meridian of Boston in America. Latitude 42 degrees, 23 minutes north. Longitude 70 deg. 37 min. 15 sec. west from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in the kingdom of Great Britain; and 72 deg. 57 min. 15 sec. west of the Republican Observatory at Paris, in France. But will serve for any of the adjacent states. By Nathanael Low. Copy right secured. [Six lines from Pope]
Low, Nathanael, 1740-1808.Date: [1797]- Books
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Family tables: being a collection of such tables as are useful to, and daily wanted in every family, accurately framed by Dr. John Trusler.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Tables for turning or Reducing Arcot, Madras, and Bombay Pice, Annoes, and rupees, to Bengall currency, and currency to Arcot, Madras, or Bombay specie. Calculated from one pie, to one million of rupees. Together with tables shewing how many rupees, &c. one hundered ounces of varioius species of silver coin produce in Madras and Bombay mints. Also tables for turning or reducing canton weight to English troy weight, calculated from one cash, to one hundred thousand tailes; and so vice versa. And likewise exact and useful tables, ready cast up, and adapted to the use of commanders of ships, or others, concerned in the payment of seamen's wages in the merchant's service; calculated from one day, to thirty months.
Date: M.DCC.LXII. [1762]- Books
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The trader's pocket companion: containing, correct tables, ready calculated, of universal use to merchants, shopkeepers, mechanicks, and to all other persons in any kind of business, viz. A Table calculated to shew, at one View, the Value of any Quantity of Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, at any Price, adapted to all Capacities; and its particular, general, and extensive Use, shewn by many and various Examples. A Table of universal Use, demonstrated by the Solution of various Questions in Multiplication, Division, Reduction, Merchandising, measuring Superficies and Solids, Gauging, Surveying, &c. Twenty-Five Geometrical Problems, with their assigned Figures, applied to Measuring, Gauging, Surveying, &c. A Table calculated to discover, at one View, the different Discompts upon any of the Branches of the Customs, upon imported Goods, from one Farthing upwards. A Table for the more easy reckoning Salaries or Wages, by discovering, at one View, what any yearly Salary, Wages, or Estate, amounts to by the Month, Week, or Day; and, contrary, what any daily Salary amounts to by the Week, Month, or Year. A Table for casting up Interest at any Rate, for any Number of Days. By John Hewitt, Accomptant, Author of the Tables of Simple Interest, Corn-Dealer's Assistant, &c.
Hewitt, John.Date: 1760- Books
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An appendix to Hayes's interest book. Shewing, by addition, how to cast up bank, India, South-Sea stock, Annuities, Royal and London Assurances, African, Million-Bank, York-Buildings, Charitable Corporation, English and Welsh Copper, Lottery Tickets, Blanks and Prizes, Premiums, Brokerage, Commissions, Discounts, Navy and Victualling Bills, &c. To which is added a table of great use to the proprietors of stocks, Annuities, and Bonds. Another of the like Service to the Buyers and Sellers of Annuities upon Lives. Also another for Annual Fonds. And, lastly, An Interest Table for India, South-Sea, York-Buildings, &c. L. 100 Bonds being done at Sight, at 3, 3 ?, and 4 per Cent. The whole being carefully calculated and examined from the press, by the author of Interest at one view, calculated to a farthing, &c.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: M.DCC.XXXIII. [1733]- Books
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A table of the present English wine measures, as erroneously computed by mathematicians, &c. and of the ancient and true English wine measures, received from the Jews, Tyrians, and other Phenicians.
Fair, George.Date: 1797]- Books
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A table of the antient sterling monies and weights of the Anglians, Mercians, Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Danes, and Anglo-Normans, which were in use throughout all England for many Ages before, and for some Time after, the Norman Conquest, computed from the true Weight of their Antient Penny, or Danish Sceata, received from the Jews, Tyrians, and other Phenicians.
Fair, George.Date: 1797]- Books
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The British negotiator: or, foreign exchanges made perfectly easy. Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange, with the Equations of the several Coins of Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Leghorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Ireland, &c. &c. with those of England. Tables and rules for Exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: And the Exchanges of the Principal Foreign Nations with each other. Arbitrations of exchanges, in a new and concise Method applicable to Business. The weights and measures of foreign nations. Several mercantile tables, equally useful to Foreign Traders and Factors, and to Inland Merchants and Dealers; among which is inserted an entirely new Table for the Flax Trade. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general, is prefixed by Way of Introduction. The fifth edition, corrected and much enlarged. By S. Thomas, merchant.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: M,DCC,XCI. [1791]- Books
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The British calculator, or, trader's sure guide: adapted to the use of all persons who buy or sell any sort of commodities either in Wholesale or Retail. Shewing at One View, by exact tables ready cast up, the amount or value of any number or quantity of goods or merchandise, from one farthing to Twenty Shillings, either ... Ounce, pound, Yard, Ell, Hundred, Half Hundred, or Quanter, &c. &c. To which are added, several useful tables, calculated with the greatest accuracy.
Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- Books
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A modern universal table, the most copious and authentick that ever was published, of the present state of the real and imaginary monies of the world: divided into four parts, viz. Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Which are Sub-Divided into Sixty Parts or Lines, containing the Names of the most Capital Places, the Species whereof are specified, each Sub-Division in one Line, ascending from the Beginning to the End, teaching how the Monies are reckoned by the respective Nations; and Figures standing under the Denomination of each Foreign Piece, is the English intrinsick Value thereof, according to the best Assays made at the Mint of the Tower of London. Explanation. By Real Money, is understood an effective Specie, representing in itself, the Value denominated thereby, as, A Guinea, &c. (other Pieces, as A Pound Sterling, &c. - This Mark is prefixed to the Imaginary Money, which is generally made use of in keeping Accompts, signifying a fictitious Piece which is not in being, or which cannot be represented but by several - This Mark of Alligation and Dependance is the Sign of Equality, signifying is, make, or equal to. - This Mark is set under each Line, to lead the Eye to the intrinsick Value in Sterling of each Foreign Piece standing over it, and all Fractions therein contained are Parts of a Penny. The whole contrived and accurately calculated, by John Paraire, who disowns all such tables, which are not signed by himself as counterfeits, And is willing to clear any Doubt that may arise about the Monies of any Place, and to resolve any Questions either in Exchange or Arbitrations. Humbly Dedicated to the merchants of England.
Paraire, John.Date: 1756- Books
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The trader's pocket companion: Containing, correct tables, ready calculated, of universal use to merchants, shopkeepers, mechanicks, and to all other persons in any kind of business. A table calculated, to shew at one view, the value of any quantity of goods, wares, or merchandise, at any price, adapted to all capacities: and its particular, general, and extensive use, shewn by many, and various examples. A table of universal use, demonstrated, by the solution of various questions in multiplication, division, reduction, merchandising, measuring superficies and solids, gauging, surveying, &c. Twenty-five geometrical problems, with their assigned figures, applied to measuring, gauging, surveying, &c. A table calculated, to discover at one view, the different discompts upon any of the branches of the customs, upon imported goods, from one farthing upwards. A table for the more easy reckoning salaries or wages, by discovering, at one view, what any yearly salary, wages, or estate, amounts to, by the mouth, week, or day: and contrary, what any daily salary amounts to by the week, month, or year. A table for casting up interest any rate, for any number of days. The rates and fares of coachmen, carmen, and watermen, with their rules and restrictions. By John Hewitt, accomptant, author of the tables of simple interest, corn dealer's assisiant, &c.
Hewitt, John.Date: 1760- Books
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The stock-Broker's vade-mecum, and ready assistant to all persons concerned in the funds, in calculating the amount of any sum, capital stock, from one penny to one hundred pounds, at any rate, from fifty to one hundred per cent. To which, among other useful tables, Is Subjoined, a table, shewing the sum, in capital stock, to be transferred, for the redemption or purchase of the land-tax. By E. B.
Blewer, E.Date: [1799]- Books
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Commercial tables . Exhibiting a View of the Weights, Measures, Coins, and Monies of France, compared and equalized with those of Great Britain. Containing Tables of French and English Weights, - of English and French ditto, - of French and English Cloth Measure, - of English and French ditto, - of ditto . . . ditto . . Dry Measure, - of ditto . . . ditto . . Liquid Measure, - of Coins, - of Money. Exchanges; comprehending Eighty-One different Rates, being all the Variations which occur in the practice of Exchange, from 27 to 32 inclusive, from 1 Livre to 30 Thousand; And a General Table from 40 Thousand to 1 Million. A Ready Reckoner in French Money. A General Table of Duties payable on Goods and Merchandize Imported from France. Forms of Bills of Exchange-French and English. To which is added, an ample Extract from the Commercial Treaty concluded with France the 26th of September 1786, in the French and English Languages. By a British merchant, formerly resident in France.
British Merchant.Date: 1790- Books
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The birmingham ready calculator; shewing in twenty tables, the sums necessary, from one shilling to fifty pounds, to produce real profits, from 2 1/2 to 50 per cent. on prime cost; after allowing discounts from 2 1/2 to 50 percent. on the selling prices. By C. Bernecker.
Bernecker, C.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Piguenit's tables of money, weights, measures, &c.
Piguenit, C. D.Date: [1790?]- Books
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A modern universal table, the most copious and authentick that was ever published, of the present state of the real and imaginary monies of the world: divided into four parts, viz. Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; ...
Paraire, John.Date: 1771]- Books
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The British negociator: or, foreign exchanges made perfectly easy. Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange from, and the several Coins equated of, Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Leghorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, & Ireland. together with Tables and Rules for Exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: And the Exchanges of the Principal Foreign Nations with one another. Also, Arbitrations of Exchanges, in a new and concise Method applicable to Business. Likewise, the weights and measures of foreign nations. To which is annexed, several mercantite tables, equally useful to Foreign Traders and Factors, and to Inland Merchants and Dealers; among which is inserted an entire new Table for the Flax Trade. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general is prefixed, by Way of Introduction. The third edition, corrected and enlarged. By S. Thomas, Merchant.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]