Exercise 219—Ordering Goods
If an order includes a number of separate items, it is usually written on a separate sheet of paper. Firms often supply blanks for this purpose. If the order is short, it forms part of the letter. In any case, each item is placed on a separate line, so that the items may be checked as the order is filled. In the following, notice the arrangement and the punctuation:
Hamilton, Montana, Feb. 16, 1914.
At your earliest convenience please ship me the following via the Northern Express Co. from St. Paul:
| 6 doz. A 68 assorted sizes Men's Black Caps | @ | 1.50 | 9.00 |
| 5 doz. D 71 Men's Cotton Handkerchiefs | @ | .60 | 3.00 |
| 5 doz. X 30 Men's Linen Handkerchiefs | @ | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| ——— | |||
| $22.00 | |||
Enclosed find a draft on New York for twenty-two dollars.
Yours truly,
S. D. Jensen
Write the letters outlined below:
1. Order fifty copies of the Business Arithmetic that you are using. How shall you pay for them?
2. Clip from a newspaper an advertisement of groceries. Imagine that you are a housekeeper, and spend ten dollars to the best advantage, ordering several articles.