Brazil at the Dawn of the Eighteenth Century

Chapter X: The Cost of One Roll of Tobacco of Eight Arrobas, Sent from Bahia to the Customs House in Lisbon, with Duties Paid, Ready to Ship

137 chapter x y The Cost of One Roll of Tobacco of Eight Arrobas, Sent from Bahia to the Customs House in Lisbon, with Duties Paid, Ready to Ship The roll of tobacco 8$000 The leather encasing it and packaging 1$300 Transport to the port of Cachoeira $550 Storage in the warehouse in Cachoeira $040 Transport to Bahia $080 Unloading fees at the warehouse of the city $020 Storage in the warehouse $040 Transport to the scales $010 Fees for weighing and taking it out, ten réis per roll $010 Fess on weight, three réis per arroba $024 Taxes and transport, other costs in Lisbon 2$050 Sum total, 12,124 réis 12$124 Normally each year, 25,000 rolls of tobacco are sent. At 12$124, this equals 303 contos, 100,000 réis. 303,100$000 Normally each year, 2,500 rolls leave from Alagoas in Pernambuco, at 16,620 réis, since it is of a higher quality, equals 41 contos, 550,000 réis. 41,550$000 All this tobacco totals 344 contos, 650,000 réis. 344,650$000 In cruzados, it is 861,625 cruzados. ...