Sentences arrangement. 1. We are surprised that you still demand payment by D/P. 2. We acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 3 under your reference JS6273, which arrived this morning, and wish to thank you for your kind cooperation in timely shipment of our order. 3. Most of our suppliers are drawing on us at 60 d/s, documents against acceptance, and we should be grateful if you could grant us the same terms. 4. After many years of satisfactory trading, we feel that we are entitled to easier terms of payment. 5. We are looking forward to your favorable reply.