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The calculation may stand thus, viz.
L. | s. | d. | |
To 4 lib. tallow, at 7d. per lib | 0 | 2 | 4 |
To„14 pints ley, at 2½ farthings per pint | 0 | 0 | 8¾ |
To„ 2 lib. salt | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Duty on 7½ lib. soap, at 2¼d. per lib.—10 per cent. off | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Fire, about | 0 | 0 | 2 |
L. | 0 | 4 | 7¾ |
7½ lib. soap, at 9d. per lib | 0 | 5 | 7½ |
L. | 0 | 0 | 11¾ |
The neat profit here may be called one shilling.
Upon a calculation of working even with these coarse and improper materials, judiciously managed, there is an evident gain of above 10s. 6d. per cwt. or L. 10: 10s. per ton.