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= 16 T

Weight for Gold,
Countries,

| Commercial Weight. Cloth Measure. Lineal Measure. Land Measure.
Silver, &c.

Grain Measure.

Liquid Measure.
Troy

Imper
Imper.

Imper.

Imper.
AUSTRO-

grains.

lbs. inches. Imperial acres.

bushels.

gallons. HUNGARY Mark ........4333 Pound ............1.23 EII, Vienna .. 30.66 Foot ...... 12.45 inch Joch

1.42 Metzen=4 Viertels, 1.69 Eimer ......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 as in France,
BRAZIL ...... Same as in Portugal ..

100Medidas61.10
B. AYRES ... Same as in Spain
CANADA ... Same as in Great Britain.
CHINA ...... Tael. .....
.....580 Catty ............13.3 Covid.............14.62 Foot ......13.12 inch

Li ...........36 mile
Picul .........133 33

= 100 Catties.
DENMARK... Mark .

..24.71 Foot ...... 12. 36 inch Tondeland...1.25 Barrel or Toende......3.83 Viertel... Pound ............1.10 E

. OLEIL Centner ......110.25

Mile ......4.68 miles

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

30 Viertels, 51.02 EGYPT ...... Rottolo ......6654 Rottolo forforo. .93 P C...............26.80 .....

Killow...............

...0.9120 Almud ......1.151
The French Metrical System is also used.
FRANCE ...... Gramme ...15.43 Kilogramme ...2.20 Metre .........39.37 Metre ...39.37 inch Are............ .025 Litre .....

.027 Litre ..........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
Meter or Stab..

Liter or Kanne ............ Litre or Kanne
Kilogramm

Meter or Stab ..... A
EMPIRE
Same as in France

Mile=7500 Metres
= 4.66 miles.

es Same as in the Metrical System of France.
Same as in France ..............
GREECE .....

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

Hektoliterio Same as in

Hektare ......2.47 Hektoliter....... HOLLAND ... France ...........

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

........ 1.70

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TABLE SHOWING THE USANCE, OR USUAL TERM, AT WHICH BILLS ARE DRAWN IN LONDON ON THE FOLLOWING

CITIES, AND THE DAYS OF GRACE ALLOWED.

Days of

Days of London on

l'sance.
Grace. London on

Usance,

1 Grace. Altona 1 month after date

Leghorn 3 months after date Amsterdam 1 month after date

Leipsic 14 days after accept. Antwerp 1 month after date

Lisbon 30 days after sight Augsburg 15 days after sight

Madrid 2 months after sight Barcelona 60 days after date 14

Malta 30 days after date Berlin 14 days after sight

Milan 3 months after date Bordeaux 30 days after date 10

Naples

| 3 months after date Bremen 1 month after date

Oporto 30 days after sight Cadiz 60 days after date

Palermo | 3 months after date Dantzic 14 days after accept. 10 Paris* 30 days after date Dresden 14 days after sight

Rio Janeiro 30 days after date Frankfort 14 days after sight

Rotterdam 1 month after date Geneva 30 days after date

Sydney 30 to go days af. sight Genoa 3 months after date

Venice | 3 months after date Gibraltar 2 months after sight 14 Vienna 14 days after accept. Hamburg 1 month after date 12

No days of grace are allowed on bills payable at sight.

inches.

Imper:

Weight for Gold,
Countries.

Commercial Weight. Cloth Measure.
Silver, &c.

Lineal Measure, Land Measure.

Grain Measure.

Liquid Measure.
Troy
Imper.

Imper.

Imper.
AUSTRO-

grains.
lbs.

Imperial
acres,

bushels.

gallons.
HUNGARY Mark ....

....4333| Pound ... .......1.23 Eli, Vienna .. 30.66 Foot ......12.45 inch Joch .........1.42 Metzen=4 Viertels, 1.69 Eimer ......12.44
The French Met. Centner ......123.52

Trieste
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 as in France
BRAZIL ...... Same as in Portugal

100 Medidas61.10
B. AYRES ... Same as in Spain ......
CANADA ... Same as in Great Britain ...
CHINA ......Tael .....580 Catty .............13.3 Covid....

....13.12 inch
= 16 Taels.

....36 mile Picul .........133.33

= 100 Catties. DENMARK... Mark .........3633 Pound ............1.10 Ell .........

71 Foot ...... 12. 36 inch Tondeland... 1.25 Barrel or Toende...... 3.83 Viertel.........1.70 Centner ......110.25

Mile ......4.68 miles

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

30 Viertels, 51.02
EGYPT ..... Rottolo ......6654 Rottolo forforo..93 P C........... .26.80 ............

Killow..................0.9120 Almud ......1.151
The French Metrical System is also used.
FRANCE...... Gramme ...15.43 Kilogramme ...2.20 Metre .........39.37 Metre ..-39.37 inch Are............ .025 Litre .......

.027 Litre ..........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

Hectolitrea
miles=10 Kilomts.

100 Litres, 22.
GERMAN
Gramm
.Meter or Stab....... Meter or Stab .......

............ Litre or Kanne Kilogramm ...... EMPIRE

Liter or Kanne

Ar ........
Same as in France ..

Mile= 7500 Metres

Same as in the Metrical System of France.

= 4.66 miles. Same as in France GREECE ..

Same as in German Empire HAMBURG ... HOLLAND ...

Hekcare .-...2.47 Hektoliter................Hektoliter Same as in France ...

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

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Weight for Gold,
Countries Silver, ac
Commercial Weight, Cloth Measure. Lineal Measure Land Measure. Grain Measure,

Liquid Measure.
Troy
Imper.
Imper

Imper

Imper.

• Imper. grains,

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) 8o 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 .................1.33 Tsune sasi ... 12.25 Keng .........6 feet Cho ............2.50 Koku
MALTA Libbra ......4887 Pound.............1.74 Canna ......... 82,20 Foot ......11.17 inch Salma ..........4.44 Salma

7.93 Barile .........9.35
Mexico, 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......
Same as in Spain ...
POLAND.....See Russia

See Russia ...
PORTUGAL Marc ......... 3541 Pound............1.01 Vara ............43,20 Foot......12.94 inch Geira .......... 1.43 Moyo=15 Fanegas, 22,39 Almude

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
RUSSIA ...... Pound.......

8 Pound
.90 16 Vershocks =) Foot ........ 12 inch Deciatina .. 2.70 Chetwert

...5.77 10 Quarts =
Pood ............36.00 Arshin=aft. 4in.

100 = 72 Quarters Vedro.
3 Arshins = 1

Sazhen=7ft. oin.

500 Sazhens = 1 SINGAPORE Buncal .........832 Pecul=100 Catties, Verst = 3500ft.oin. or 1600 Taels, 133.33 Covid .........18,

Gantang......1.04

(goods.
British weights and measures are used generally in the sale or European Goods. British weights and measures generally used in the sale of European
SPAIN ........ Gramo ........... Kilogramo............ Metro

Metro...................Area ............ Litro
Same as in the Metrical System of France,

Same as in France.
SWEDEN ... Marc .........3252 Pound ............94 Ell ..............23.36 Foot......11,68 inch Tunneland... 1.22 Tunna, dry=36 Kappar Kanna......... 7
Centner ......112.51
Mile .....,6.64 miles

4.03.
= 93.7 lbs.
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 frecuently reckoned las 100 lbs. under the name of Quintal,
Liquias are usually soid by weight, except at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, where the imperial measures are used for wines and spirits.