[37] The following are the prices at which the bank of Amsterdam at present (September 1775) receives bullion and coin of different kinds:
| SILVER. | |
| Mexico dollars | } Guilders. B—22 per mark. |
| French crowns | |
| English silver coin | |
| Mexico dollars, new coin | 21 10 |
| Ducatoons | 3 0 |
| Rix-dollars | 2 8 |
Bar silver, containing 11-12ths fine silver, 21 per mark, and in this proportion down to 1-4th fine, on which 5 guilders are given.
Fine bars, 28 per mark.
| GOLD. | |
| Portugal coin | } B—310 per mark. |
| Guineas | |
| Louis d'ors, new | |
| Ditto old | 300 |
| New ducats | 4 19 8 per ducat. |
Bar or ingot gold is received in proportion to its fineness, compared with the above foreign gold coin. Upon fine bars the bank gives 340 per mark. In general, however, something more is given upon coin of a known fineness, than upon gold and silver bars, of which the fineness cannot be ascertained but by a process of melting and assaying.
[38] This paragraph was written in the year 1775.
[39] See the accounts at the end of this Book.
[40] Before the 13th of the present king, the following were the duties payable upon the importation of the different sorts of grain:
| Grain. | Duties. | Duties. | Duties. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beans to 28s. per qr. | 19s. 10d. after till 40s. | 16s. 8d. | then 12d. |
| Barley to 28s. | 19s. 10d. after till 32s. | 16s. | 12d. |
| Malt is prohibited by the annual malt-tax bill. | |||
| Oats to 16s. | 5s. 10d. after | 9½d. | |
| Pease to 40s. | 16s. 0d. after | 9¾d. | |
| Rye to 36s. | 19s. 10d. till 40s. | 16s. 8d. | then 12d. |
| Wheat to 44s. | 21s. 9d. till 53s. 4d. | 17s. | then 8s. |
| till L.4, and after that about 1s. 4d. | |||
| Buck-wheat to 32s. per qr. to pay 16s. | |||