Meaning of bushelage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A duty payable on goods by the bushel.
   UK, archaic, uncountable, usually
2. A quantity of bushels.
   uncountable, usually

Examples

“Vessels entered of the port of Portsmoutir pay the bushelage only .”

“Bushelage consisted of a bushel taken from each cargo of dry goods, chiefly coal, salt, malt, barley, and wheat; though half a bushel of "peasen" appears to have sufficed.”

“Bushelage dues on landing at the village of Flushing, payable to Lord Clifton”

“I think you will agree that the present wheat bushelage can not on the average year be greatly increased by just sowing more acres on the same old areas in the same old way or even in the same districts unless a great change is introduced .”

“But largely as a result of the unilluminating statements of the Board in exaggerating bushelage and ignoring quality, March corn fell from the high of August 10, $ 1.21½, on the Chicago Board of Trade, to .35⅞ on December 30.”

“But there would need to be, if the present supply is reduced, there would need to be some maximum bushelage.”

“The favorable results for the year were to a large degree related to the company's ability to replace lost income through added bushelage.”

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