Muskets, 1 for a piece.
Powder, the barrel or rundlet of 7 lbs. goes for a piece.
Brass basons, 10 for a piece. We carry thither the largest.
Pewter basons of 4, 3, 2 and 1 lb. The No. 4 goes 4 to the piece, and those of 1 lb. 8 to a piece.
Blue perpetuanas have become but of late in great demand, they are measured as blue bafts, 6 yards making the piece.
Dutch cutlaces are the most valued because they have 2 edges, 2 such go for a piece.
Coral, the biggest and largest is much more acceptable here than small coral, which the Blacks value so little that they will hardly look on it, usually 1½ oz. is computed a piece.
Memorandum. A whole piece of blue bafts contains commonly 18½ yards, however some are shorter and others exceed.
Pentadoes. Commonly contain 9 or 9½ to the piece.
Tapseils. The piece usually holds 15 yards.