Gold Coins of the World, with Weight and Value

Rates of Silver Money and Foreign Currency

WEIGHTS.

Apothecaries'

Avoidupois

Diamond.

Troy

Bar Iron, Flat, per foot.

Round and Square, per foot.

36

37

40

Simple

66

Tables - Compound Interest, for Savings Banks, etc.
6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 per cent

and Compound, showing length of time in which

a sum will double itself

SUNDRY TABLES.

PAGE

29

29

32

30

31

32

30

31

32

20

18

5-15

19

Areas of Circles

Dimensions of Cylindrical Columns of Cast Iron to Sustain a

Pressure with Safety .

Miscellaneous.

Number of Cubic Feet in a Ton of Various Bodies

35

41

32

30

WORTH KNOWING.

Census of United States.

47

Equation of Payments

16, 17

Freights Quantity of Goods which Compose a Ton.

Gauging (illustrated)

22

42, 43

How the States will Count in the Electoral College

Marks or Points used in Writing or Printing

INTEREST TABLES,

At 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 per cent.

NOTE. Banks and mercantile houses in this country compute interest on the principle that there are only 360 days in 2 year. These tables are made up on that basis.

Explanation of Tables.

The interest on any sum of money for any length of time may be obtained by doubling or adding to any certain sum, or length of time, in the tables, viz. : —

Wanted the interest on $109 for 21 days at 7 %.

Interest on $100 for 21 days

41c.

Wanted interest on $225 for 25 days at 6 %.

Interest at almost any rate can be obtained from the following tables. For instance :

10 and 5% will give

15

TABLES OF INTEREST AT SIX PER CENT.

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