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AND MEASURES,

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN WEIGHTS

WITH BRITISH EQUIVALENTS.

lbs.

.4333 Pound

.... Same ... Same

as
as

.13.3 Covid.

..1.10ENI

Weight for Gold,
Countries,

Commercial Weight.

Cloth Measure.
Lineal Measure.

Land Measure.
Silver, &c.

Grain Measure.

Liquid Measure.
Troy
Imper.
Imper.

Imper.

Imper. AUSTROgrains.

inches. Imperial acres,

bushels.

gallons. HUNGARY Mark

.1.23 EII, Vienna .. 30.66 Foot
... 12.45 inch Joch .1.42 Metzen=4. Viertels, 1.69 Ein

12.44
The French Met. Centner ...... 123.52

Trieste-
Mile ......4-71 miles

Muth

= 30 Metzen, 50.76 Fuder= System has been = 100 lbs. Wool'... 26.60

32 Eimers, 398.65
introduced.

Silk ...25.22
BAVARIA See German

Empire
BELGIUM Same in

France
BRAZIL

in
Portugal

100 Medidas61.10 B. AYRES

in Spain CANADA ... Same

as in Great Britain CHINA Tael -580 Catty

14.62 Foot ...... 13.12 inch = 16 Taels.

...........36 mile Picul

........133 33

=100 Catties. DENMARK... Mark .........3633 Pound.

12. 36 inch Tondeland...I.25 Barrel or Toende......3.83 Viertel. ..1.70 Centner

Mile 4.68 miles .110.25

Last=12 Toendes ...45.91 Oxhoft=.
= 100 lbs.

30 Viertels, 51.02
EGYPT Rottolo ......6654 Rottolo forforo. .93 PC............ 26.80

Killow

Almud
.....0.9120

......I.151
The French Metrical System is

also used.
FRANCE Gramme ...15.43 Kilogramme ...2.20 Metre .........39.37 Metre ... 39.37 inch Are.

..........22
=1000 Grammes.
Kilometre, .62 mile Hectare ......2.47 Hectolitre

Decalitre =
Quintal ......220.50
= 1000 Metres. = 100 Ares,

= 100 Litres 2.75 10 Litres, 2.20
= 100 Kilogrammes
Myriametre, 6.21

Hectolitre =
miles = 10 Kilomts.

100 Litres, 22.
GERMAN
Gramm

Kilogramm
EMPIRE
Meter or Stab..... Meter or Stab

Liter or Kanne

Litre or Kanne
Same as in France

Mile=7500 Metres
== 4.66 miles.

Same as in the Metrical System of France.
GREECE

Same as in France
HAMBURG ...
Same as in German Empire

Hektoliter

Hektare ......2.47 Hektoliter. HOLLAND Same as in France ...

[22. Same as in the Metrical System of France. Vat = 100 Kannen

..24.71 Foot

.025 Litre

....... .027 Litre

Weight for Gold, Countries Silver, &c.

Commercial Weight. Cloth Measure. Lineal Measure Land Measure. Grain Measure, Liquid Measure. Troy Imper. Торег |

Imper

Imper. grains.

Imper. lbs. inches Imperial acres.

bushels

gallons.
INDIA. Tola ...18 Seer, Governt. 2.06 Guz, Bombay...27. Mile Bengal, 1.13 Biggah, Bengal, Candy, Bombay......24.25
(Government) = 80 Tolas. Guz, Bengal ...36. mile

33=20 Cottahs. = 20 Maunds.
Maund, Governt. Covid, Madras.18.6

Cawney, Madras Grain is usually sold by 82.28= 40 Seers.

1.32

weight.
ITALY......... Gramma............ Chilogramma Metro...

Metro
Ara
Litro

Litro
Same as in the Metrical System of France.

Same as in the Metrical System of France.
JAPAN Momme ...58.24 Kin 1.1.33 Tsune sasi ... 12.25 Keng ..6 feet Cho
MALTA Libbra ......4887 Pound........

1.74 Canna

.82,20 Foot

.11.17 inch Salma Salma

7.93 Barile .........9.35
Same as 'in Spain

Same as in Spain
NORWAY Same as in Denmark

The same as in Denmark
PERSIA Miskal ......47.7 Batman ...... 13.4 Royal Guz........ 40 Parasang ...4 miles

Artaba..

...1.93 PERU

Same as

in Spain
POLAND See Russia

See Russia
PORTUGAL
Marc

...........01 Vara ............43,20 Foot...... 12.94 inch Geira ......... 1.43 Moyo=15 Fanegas, 22.39 Almude .....-3.64
The French Metrical System is the legal standard. League...3.84 miles

The French Metrical System is the legal standard.
PRUSSIA.. See German Empire

See German Empire
RUSSIA Pound..

.90 16 Vershocks =) Foot 12 inch Deciatina ...2.70 Chetwert ....3.77 10 Quarts=1
Pood - 36.00 Arshin=aft. 4in.

= 72 Quarters Vedro. = 40 lbs.

3 Arshins = 1

Sazhen=7ft. oin.

500 Sazhens = 1
SINGAPORE Buncal .........832 Pecul=100 Catties,

Verst = 3500ft.oin.

Covid or 1600 Taels, 133.33 .....18.

Gantang......1.04

(goods.
British weights and measures are used generally in the sale of European Goods.

British weights and measures generally used in the sale of European
SPAIN Gramo
Kilogramo. Metro

Metro

Area
Litro

Litro
Same as in the Metrical System of France,

Same as in France.
SWEDEN Marc
.........3252 Pound
..23-36 Foot. .11.68 inch Tunneland... 1.22 Tunna, dry= 36 Kappar Kanna.. ......

7 Centner ......112.51 Mile ......6.64 miles

4.03. SWITZ'LAND. Same as in France

[115.10
TURKEY Chequee ...4957 Oke ...............2.83 Long Pik 27.90 Berri ......1.03 mile

Fortin=4 Killows ...3.84 100 Almudes
Assimilated to the French Metric System.

Assimilated to the French Metric System.
U. STATES Same as in Great Britain

Sameas in Britain Same as the former English measures
The cwt is frequently reckoned las 100 lbs. under the name of Quintal.
Liquias are usually sold by weight, except at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, where the imperial measures are used for wines and spirits.

-kirjat