eighth
to three-sixteenths more, and will not be as brilliant as the spread
stone. This would be the comparative cost of the two stones of the same
size and material if the thick stone were sold for five per cent, less:
One
brilliant, one carat, at $100 per carat.. $100. 00 for the stone. One
brilliant, one and one-eighth carat, at $95 per
carat....................... 106.88 for the stone.
In
other words, the dealer pays six dollars and eighty-eight cents more
for a poorer stone of the same size as the higher price goods, because
it weighs more.
On
the other hand, there are stones of all kinds worth much more than any
prices quoted here. Gems of rare and exceptional qualities cannot be
rated.
