13,220. The sum of £6, 1s. 41/4d. is entered against the shop: is that the sum you were to realize by the sale of that sugar?-Yes.
13,221. Or does it merely indicate the price and the expenses, leaving you to fix the selling price yourself?-No; I think that is what was expected to be realized, and all expenses and inlake have to come off that. I think that is the net sum that must be realized after expenses and inlake.
13,222. Was there no more than that realized from the sugar contained in that invoice?-I could not say. I have not tried that particularly.
13,223. You have shown me two invoices of meal, one August 12th, and the other August 23d, 1870, from Jonathan Mess; one for 10 bolls oatmeal at 19s., and the other for 15 bolls at 17s. 9d.: I suppose the difference in price between these two is to be accounted for by the variation in the market price at that time?- Yes.
13,224. Was that meal which you got in August the dearest purchase of the year?-I don't remember.
[Produces invoices, showing the following purchases in
1870:-
April 1, 25 bolls of oatmeal at 15s.
" 1, 1 " " " 15s.
" 22, 20 " " " 15s. 6d.
June 3, 40 " " " 16s. 3d.
" 14, 60 " " " 16s. 3d.
Aug. 12, 10 " " " 19s.
" 23, 15 " " " 17s. 9d.
Those are the prices at Aberdeen, exclusive of the cost for bags, which were charged separately.]
13,225. Was that the whole supply of meal for 1870?-Yes.
13,226. Had you a stock in hand at the beginning of the year?- None.
13,227. I think you said before that you had very few sales before April?-Yes; we do very little in meal before the fishing begins.