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85 fifty Copceks when received in- to the treafury, and that too by- weight, fourteen to the pound, which feldom holding, it comes from fourteen and a quarter to three quarters. Foreigners pay five per ce?it. For all goods bought and fold by weight, and four per cent, for thofe by tale or meafure ; they only pay fingle duties, either for their exporta- tions or importations, whichfo- ever mount higheft at the end of the trade time ; goods fent up by foreigners to Mofco, or any inland towns pay ...ten per cent. 86 A fummtiry Account cent, in Dollars, and fix per ce7it. Where they buy or fell in Rufs money : The Ruffians pay five per cent, where they fell or buy in the country, and five per ce?tt. At Archangel. Wine pays a particular cuftom of five Dol- lars an hogihead. In 1 710, the courfe of ex- Exchange. Change was three Ru- bles ten Copeeks to the pound fterling, whereas the intrinfick alue is only about four Rubles and a half; for the exportations exceeding the importations near two Y > of RUSSIA.
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