Orders and their fulfilment

Placing a first order

18th July 19..

Dear Sirs,
    Thank you for your letter of 12th July sending us patterns of cotton prints. We find both quality and prices satisfactory and are pleased to give you an order for the following items on the understanding that they will be supplied from current stock at the prices named:
Quantity Pattern No. Prices (net  CIF Lagos)
300 yards 72 22p per yard
450 yards 82 38p per yard
300 yards 84 44p per yard

    We expect to find a good market for these cottons and hope to place further and larger orders with you in the near future.
    Our usual terms of payment are cash against documents and we hope they will be acceptable to you. Meanwhile should you wish to make inquiries concerning our financial standing, you may refer to our bank.
    The National Bank of Nigeria, Lagos.
    Please send us your confirmation of sales in duplicate.

   Yours faithfully                       
Crombongo Textiles Co., Ltd.         
Manager                         

Acknowledgement of the first order

3rd August 19..

Dear Sirs,
    We are pleased to receive your order of 18th July for cotton prints and welcome you as one of our customers.
    For goods ordered we require payment to be made by a confirmed and irrevocable letter of credit payable at sight upon presentation of shipping documents. Please let us know immediately whether you agree to our terms. As soon as we receive your reply in the affirmative, we shall confirm supply of the prints at the prices stated in your letter and arrange for despatch by the first available steamer upon receipt of your L/C.
    When the goods reach you, we feel confident you will be completely satisfied with them - at the prices offered they represent exceptional value.
    As you may not be aware of the wide range of goods we deal in, we are enclosing a copy of our catalogue and hope that our handling of this first order of yours will lead to further business between us and mark the beginning of a happy working relationship.

   Yours faithfully                       
China National Import & Export Corp.    
Manager