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Daily Constitutionalist [Agusta, Ga.], Feb. 6, 1861
The following list of prices for cannon, shot and shell, submitted by Messers. John L. Anderson & Co., of Richmond, Va., may be interesting. In the "price" column the figures mean so many cents per pound. Of course, the cost of each kind and size of gun may be ascertained by multiplying the weight in pounds by the price in cents. Thus, a nine inch Dahlgren gun weighing nine thousand pounds, at seven and a half cents per pound, will cost six hundred and forty five dollars:
IRON GUNS---Dahlgren's..............................9,000lbs.. ........9in........7 1/2 cent
--------------------Columbiads, w't about..........8,500...............8..........8 1/2 c.
--------------------"----------------------------"..........16,000.............10........6 1/2 c.
--------------------42 Pounders..........................8,ooo........... ...."...........6 c.
--------------------32 Pounders...{from..............3,800..............."...........6 c.
--------------------------------------...{to..................5,600
--------------------12 Pounders..........................3,500........... ...."...........5 c.
--------------------18 Pounders..........................4,750........... ...."...........6 c.
--------------------24 Pounders..........................5,500........... ...."...........6 c.
--------------------Flank defence howitzers.......1,480 [?]........."...........9 c.
Iron Howitzers...Seacoast.............................. .9,500..............10........6 1/2 c.
--------------------Seacoast................................8,800..... ..........8..........6 1/2 c.
--------------------Seige......................................2,600.. .............8..........6 1/2 c.
Brass Guns---Army pattern, 6 pdrs...............880.................."..........46 c.
-------------------Army pattern, 12 pdrs.............1,800.............."...........46 c.
-------------------Dahlgren " 12 "
-------------------(light).........................................43 0................."...........60 c.
-------------------(medium) " 12 " ......................760................." ..........50 c.
-------------------Dahlgren pattern " 24 "...........1,310............." ...........46 c.
-------------------Dahlgren pat. .................................................. ....................
-------------------12 lb'r mountain howitzer........220................"............75 c.
Shells, according to weight............................................ ....................5 to 6 c.
Shot, according to weight............................................ .....................3 1/2 to 4 c.
This may be found at http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/august...t_ja-jy_61.htm
The following list of prices for cannon, shot and shell, submitted by Messers. John L. Anderson & Co., of Richmond, Va., may be interesting. In the "price" column the figures mean so many cents per pound. Of course, the cost of each kind and size of gun may be ascertained by multiplying the weight in pounds by the price in cents. Thus, a nine inch Dahlgren gun weighing nine thousand pounds, at seven and a half cents per pound, will cost six hundred and forty five dollars:
IRON GUNS---Dahlgren's..............................9,000lbs.. ........9in........7 1/2 cent
--------------------Columbiads, w't about..........8,500...............8..........8 1/2 c.
--------------------"----------------------------"..........16,000.............10........6 1/2 c.
--------------------42 Pounders..........................8,ooo........... ...."...........6 c.
--------------------32 Pounders...{from..............3,800..............."...........6 c.
--------------------------------------...{to..................5,600
--------------------12 Pounders..........................3,500........... ...."...........5 c.
--------------------18 Pounders..........................4,750........... ...."...........6 c.
--------------------24 Pounders..........................5,500........... ...."...........6 c.
--------------------Flank defence howitzers.......1,480 [?]........."...........9 c.
Iron Howitzers...Seacoast.............................. .9,500..............10........6 1/2 c.
--------------------Seacoast................................8,800..... ..........8..........6 1/2 c.
--------------------Seige......................................2,600.. .............8..........6 1/2 c.
Brass Guns---Army pattern, 6 pdrs...............880.................."..........46 c.
-------------------Army pattern, 12 pdrs.............1,800.............."...........46 c.
-------------------Dahlgren " 12 "
-------------------(light).........................................43 0................."...........60 c.
-------------------(medium) " 12 " ......................760................." ..........50 c.
-------------------Dahlgren pattern " 24 "...........1,310............." ...........46 c.
-------------------Dahlgren pat. .................................................. ....................
-------------------12 lb'r mountain howitzer........220................"............75 c.
Shells, according to weight............................................ ....................5 to 6 c.
Shot, according to weight............................................ .....................3 1/2 to 4 c.
This may be found at http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/august...t_ja-jy_61.htm