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81

my

Readers,

that

no

other

than

this

adulterating;

system

is

practised,

particularly

as

nothing-

is

cal-

culated

in

the

Scale,

about

to

be submitted,

for

the

expences

of

advertising,

placarding

1

,

and

dis-

tributing

printed

bills,

and

independently

of

the

fact,

that

the

lowest

quality

of

Wines

in

dock,

are

by

no

means

saleable

to

the

Public,

until

they

have

undergone

a

course

of

doctoring,

&c.

in

the

large

Wine

vats,

to

say

nothing

of

the

facilities

which

certain

Dealer's

possess

of

doing

so.

A

SCALE,

Showing

the

cost

price,

per

dozen,

of

Wines

in

dock,

from such

as

are

scarcely

drinkable,

to

those

of

the

finest

qualities,

if

cleared

home

and

bottled

in

fifteens,

(three

gallons,

according

to

the

old

measure,

to

be

deducted

from

each

pipe

of

138

gallons,

old

standard,

equal

to

115

gallons

new.

as

bottoms,)

the

value

of

each

cask

supposed

to

pay

the

expences

of

clearing

from

the

docks,

and

cartage,

sixpence

per

dozen

being

added

for

charge

of

corks,

and

fivepence

per

dozen

more,

for

expences

of

bottling,

laths,

saw-

dust,

&c.

Cost

prices

per