or Fol., Folio. F.O.B. Free on Board. Fo'd. Forward. fr. From. Frt. Freight. Gal. Gallon; Gallons. Gr. Grain, Grains. Guar. Guarantee. Hdk'f. Handkerchief. Hf. chts. Half Chests. Hhd. Hogshead. Hon. Honorable. Hund. Hundred. I.B. Invoice Book. i.e. Latin id est. That is. Incor. Incorporated. Ins. Insurance. inst. Instant, the present month. Int. Interest. In trans. Latin, In transito. In the passage. Inv. Invoice. Inv. Inventory. Jr. Junior. Kg. Keg. L or lb. Latin Libra, A pound in weight. L/C Letter of Credit. Led. Ledger. L.F. Ledger Folio. L.S. Left Side, or in Latin, Locus Sigilli, Place of the Seal. M. One thousand. Manuf. Manufacture; Manufacturer. Mdse. Merchandise. Mem. Memorandum. Messrs. French Messieurs, Gentlemen, Sirs. Mf'd. Manufactured. Mfst. Manifest. Mme. Madame, French. Mmes. Mesdames, plural. Mo. Month. Mol. Molasses. Mr. Master or Mister. Mrs. Mistress, usually pronounced "Missis." Mtg. Mortgage. N.A. North America. Nav. Navigation. N.B. Latin Nota bene. Note well, or Take Notice. No. or # Number. N.P. Notary Public. O.B. Order Book. O.K. All Correct. Oz. Ounce or ounces. P. Page; pint; pile; part. Payt. Payment. Pcs. Pieces. Pd. Paid. Per an, or p. a., Latin per annum. By the year. % Per cent. By the hundred. Pk. Peck. Pkg. Package. P.& L. Profit and Loss. P.O.D. Pay on Delivery. P.O.O. Post Office Order. Pp. Pages. Pr. or per. By. Prem. Premium. Prox. Latin Proximo menve. Next month. P.S. Post Script. Pub. Publisher; Public. Pwt. Pennyweight. Qr. Quire; Quarter, 28 lbs. Qt. Quart; Quantity. Rec'd. Received. Ret'd. Returned. R. R. Railroad. Ry. Railway. S.B. Sales Book. Sch. Schooner. Shipt. Shipment. S.O. Seller's Option, a stock phrase. Sig. Signature. S.S. Steamship. St. Saint; Street; Sight. St. Dft. Sight Draft. Stor. Storage. Str. Steamer. Sunds. Sundries. Supt. Superintendent. T.B. Time Book. Treas. Treasurer. Ult. Latin, Last Month. U.S.A. United States of America. United States Army. U.S.M. United States Mail. U.S.N. United States Navy. Ves. Vessel. Via. By way of. Latin. V.-Pres. Vice-President. Viz. Contraction from Latin videlicet. Namely, to wit. Vol. Volume. Vs. Latin versus. Against. W.B. Way Bill. Wt. Weight. X Extra. XX Doubly Extra. Y. or Yr. Year. Yd. Yard. CHAPTER XXVIII WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN BUSINESS