NOTE!

Demo

Account #
First Name
Last Name
Age
Total
Discount
Diff
A43 Peter Parker 28 9.99 20.3% +3
A255 John Hood 33 19.99 25.1% -7
A33 Clark Kent 18 2.89 44.2% -15
A1 Bruce Almighty 45 153.19 44% +19
A102 Bruce Evans 56 $153.19 23% +9
A256 John Clark 44 ($19.89) 25.1% (5)
A23 Elvis Presley 24 ($9.99) 50% (22)
A10 Frank Carter 40 -12.99 20% (6)

Javascript

$(function() {
  // call the tablesorter plugin
  $("table").tablesorter({ theme : 'blue' });
});

HTML

<!-- the data-sortlist won't apply because it is supported by jQuery v1.4+; and this demo is using jQuery v1.2.6 -->
<table class="tablesorter" data-sortlist="[[0,0]]">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Account #</th>
      <th>First Name</th>
      <th>Last Name</th>
      <th>Age</th>
      <th>Total</th>
      <th>Discount</th>
      <th>Diff</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>A43</td>
      <td>Peter</td>
      <td>Parker</td>
      <td>28</td>
      <td>9.99</td>
      <td>20.3%</td>
      <td>+3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A255</td>
      <td>John</td>
      <td>Hood</td>
      <td>33</td>
      <td>19.99</td>
      <td>25.1%</td>
      <td>-7</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A33</td>
      <td>Clark</td>
      <td>Kent</td>
      <td>18</td>
      <td>2.89</td>
      <td>44.2%</td>
      <td>-15</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A1</td>
      <td>Bruce</td>
      <td>Almighty</td>
      <td>45</td>
      <td>153.19</td>
      <td>44%</td>
      <td>+19</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A102</td>
      <td>Bruce</td>
      <td>Evans</td>
      <td>56</td>
      <td>$153.19</td>
      <td>23%</td>
      <td>+9</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A256</td>
      <td>John</td>
      <td>Clark</td>
      <td>44</td>
      <td>($19.89)</td>
      <td>25.1%</td>
      <td>(5)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A23</td>
      <td>Elvis</td>
      <td>Presley</td>
      <td>24</td>
      <td>($9.99)</td>
      <td>50%</td>
      <td>(22)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>A10</td>
      <td>Frank</td>
      <td>Carter</td>
      <td>40</td>
      <td>-12.99</td>
      <td>20%</td>
      <td>(6)</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
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