The Crittendon Commercial Arithmetic and Business Manual: Designed for the Use of Merchants, Business Men, Academies, and Commercial Colleges |
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acceptance agent amount annuity attorney average avoirdupois balance Bank bbls bearer bill of exchange Bill of Lading bonds bushel capital cash charges coin commission compound interest contract cost coupon bonds cubic inches currency debt decimal defalcation denomination difference discount dividend draft drawer equal EXAMPLES feet firm Firm's franc Frankfort Freight gallons given number gold grains Henry HENRY L hereby holder Hundred Dollars indorsement Insurance investment invoice July liable Mdse MESSRS milreis months Multiply notice number of days paid par value parties partner partnership payable payment person Philadelphia postpaid pound pound sterling premium present worth Price by mail principal profit promise to pay promissory note purchased quotient rate per cent Rec'd receipt respectfully rix-dollar RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply seal selling price share sold specific gravity square United Value received weight yard York
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