Thomas, S 1723-1784.
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The banker's sure guide or, monied man's assistant. In three parts, viz. I. Tables of Interest for any Sum, at the current Prices of 2, 2?, 3, 3?, 4, 4?, and 5 p. Cent. from 1 to 90 and 300 Days; and from 1 Month to a Year, at 2, 2?, 3, 3?, 4, 4 & 1-6th (or 10d. in the Pound) 4?, 4?, 4?, and 5 per Cent. II. Sundry Tables shewing the Value of Annuities certain, and Annuities on Lives, founded on the most rational Probabilities; how to find the Value of two or more Lives, joint Lives, Reversions, Presentations, &c. Also Tables for joint Lives, and the longer of two or three Lives. III. A large and accurate Table of Commission or Brokerage, from ? to 3 per Cent. rising progressively only ? per Cent. at a Time. - Also, of 4, 5, 6, & of 9 to 20 per Cent. which together may be readily applied to Exchanges to Ireland. To which is prefixed, by Way of Introduction, A New and comprehensive Treatise on Decimals: A concise new Method of equating the Stocks to one another, and how to calculate what Interest is made of the Money laid out in any of them; how to find the Value of Stock, &c. The fourth edition, enlarged and corrected. By S. Thomas, Author of the British Negociator, or Foreign Exchanges made easy.
Thomas, S 1723-1784.Date: 1778- E-books
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The ready calculator or, trader's certain guide, in computing the price, or amount of any quantity of goods and merchandizes. Containing, I. A correct large table of the Value of any Quantity of Goods, from I Pound, Yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various Prices, increasing progressively from a Farthing to a Pound. II. -Simple Interest at 5 per Cent. for Days, Months, &c. III. -Commission or Brokerage. IV. -How to buy and sell by the Hund. Weight to Advantage. V. Rules to find the Changes of the Moon, &c. VI. -The Dominical Letters to the Year 1800. Vii. Value of Foreign Coins in Sterling Money. Viii. A Perpetual Diary, shewing the Day of the Week that begins any Month for ever. IX. -Value of the principal European Coins in American Currency. X. -Value of Gold and Silver in England. XI. -The Agreement which Weights and Measures have with each other, all over Europe. XII. -The Weights and Measures used in England. XIII. -English Money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XIV. Of Annuities on Lives. XV. Catalogue of useful memorandums in Business. The second edition, corrected. By S. Thomas, merchant. Author o f The British negociator, or, Foreign-Exchanges Made Easy.
Thomas, S 1723-1784.Date: 1771- E-books
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The banker's sure guide or, monied man's assistant. In three parts, viz. I. Tables of Interest for any Sum, at the current Prices of 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, and 5 per cent. from 1 to 90 and 300 days; and from 1 Month to a Year, at 4 1/4, 4 1/2, 4 3/4, and 5 per Cent. II. Sundry Tables, shewing the Value of Annuities certain, and Annuities on Lives, founded on the most rational Probabilities; how to find the Value of two or more Lives, joint Lives, Reversions, Advowsons, Presentations, &c. in the most approved Methods now in use. III. A large and accurate Table of Commission or Brokerage, from 1/2 to 2? per Cent. rising progressively only 1/2 per Cent. at a Time. - Also, of 8, 9, 10, and 11 per Cent. which together may be readily applied to Exchanges to Ireland. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a new and comprehensive treatise on decimals: A concise new Method of equating the Stocks to one another, and how to calculate what Interest is made of the Money laid out in any of them; how to find the Value of Stock, &c. The third edition, enlarged and corrected. By S. Thomas, Author of the British Negociator, or Foreign Exchanges made easy.
Thomas, S 1723-1784.Date: 1772- E-books
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The British negociator: or, Foreign exchanges made perfectly easy : Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange from, and the several coins equated of, Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Lechorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, & Ireland. Together with tables and rules for exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: and the exchanges of the principal foreign nations with one another. Also, arbitrations of exchanges, in a new and concise method applicable to business. Likewise, the weights and measures of foreign nations. To which is annexed, several mercantile tables, equally useful to foreign traders and factors, and to inland merchants and dealers. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general is prefixed, by way of introduction. The second edition, corrected and enlarged. By S. Thomas, merchant.
Thomas, S 1723-1784.Date: 1765- E-books
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The banker's sure guide or, monied man's assistant. In three parts, ... To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a new and comprehensive treatise on decimals: ... The third edition, enlarged and corrected. By S. Thomas, ..
Thomas, S 1723-1784.Date: 1772