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creased rate of freight must be charged equal to
| two and a half voyages[1] . . . | £7 | 10 |
| London Charges the same in both cases . . . . . . . . | 3 | 0 |
| Additional Premium for Insurance | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | |
| Leaving for the Cultivator, per ton | 30 | 0 |
| £41 | 10 | |
What may be the exact cost of the cultivation of hemp in Russia and Poland it is very difficult to conjecture; but it is known to be generally produced on the estates of, perhaps, the most expensive aristocracy in the world. It passes under the control of Managers and Agents, until it reaches the first dealers in contracts; it then comes to others upon a more extended scale, and finally arrives at the ports of shipment, with all its accumulated charges of commissions, profits,
- ↑ This rate of homeward peace freight is higher than need be calculated, because the ships employed to Russia make very little or scarcely any outward freight while new settlements require constant supplies, and receive a regular augmentation of inhabitants. The outward freights and passage money contribute greatly to reduce the rate homewards, and £5 per ton for hemp and flax, properly screwed and stowed, will be sufficient. In such calculations, however, every thing ought to be allowed liberally for deductions.
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