The silver standard prevailed in Austria-Hungary up to 1892. The law of August 2 of that year (see Consular Reports, No. 147, p. 623) established the gold standard. 1898. 1899. Bolivia.. C. Amer. ica. Jan. 1. Apr. 1. July 1. Oct. 1. Jan. 1. Apr. 1. July 1. Oct. 1. Jan. 1. Apr. 1. Silver boliviano . $0. 47, 4 $0. 46, 8 $0. 44, 3 $0. 41, 2 $0. 42, 4 $0. 40, 9 $0. 41, 8 $0. 43, 6 $0. 43, 9 $0. 43, 4 .41, 2 .41, 4 .40, 9 China... .67, 8 .69, 7 Hankau tael .67,3 68,8 ,8 .71,7 .71, 8, .72, 2 .71.4 Ningpo tael .66 .73,7 .72, 8 66,4 68, 9 65, 7 .64 Niuchwang tael. .71,9 .71 Shanghai tael .70 65.9 69, 1 Swatow tael.. .70, 8 64.8 69,9 .64 1 Takao tael 63, 3 61, 1 .62, 4 .77,2 .65, 2 .76, 2 .65,5 .72, 2 .64,9 .67 Tientsin tael 74, 3 .71,4 .70.7 .64, 6 .66, 4 .47, 4 46, 8 .68 Ecuador 42, 4 do... .43,6 43,9 .47,4 43.4 22,5 43.9 . 22, 2 43, 4 21, 1 Japan 2 19, 6 Silver yen Mexico Silver dollar Persia .45, 4.47,4 . 08, 6 Peru.. .07, 8 Silver sol .47,4 08, 1, 46,8 08 .44,3 Russia2.. Silver ruble .43, 6 The commercial value of the rupee to be determined by consular certificate. FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The following table embraces only such weights and measures as are given from time to time in Consular Reports and in Commercial Relations: Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents—Continued. Austria-Hungary ..do Liquid. ...do Joch.. Ken Japan 1.5745 bushels. 2.575 bushels. 1.599 bushels. 1.54728 bushels. Strike fanega, 70 lbs.; full fanega, 118 lbs. 7.776 bushels. 3.888 bushels. 1.599 bushels. 2.838 bushels. 2 metric tons (4,480 lbs.). 112.29 bushels. 11 bushels. 4,760 pounds. 4,633 acres. 2,115 feet. 7,100 grains (troy). 1.0127 pounds. 1.043 pounds. 1.014 pounds. 1.0161 pounds. 1.01465 pounds. 1.0143 pounds. 1.011 pounds. 1.0143 pounds. 1.0161 pounds. 1.0567 quarts. 1.1 pounds. 1.0791 pounds. Square, 50 cubic feet; unhewn, 40 cubic feet; inch planks, 600 superficial feet. 12 acres. 0.507 pound. 824 pounds. 39.37 inches. 4.68 miles. 4.61 miles. 1.1493 miles. 0.63 acre. 2.7225 pounds. 2.84 pounds. 3.0817 pounds. 2.85418 pounds. 2.5 pints. 214 inches. 135.64 pounds. 1334 pounds. 135.1 pounds. 139.45 pounds. 140 pounds. 0.9478 foot. 0.91407 foot. 27.9 inches. 36.112 pounds. 1.102 pounds. 8.252 bushels. 36 bushels. 101.42 pounds. .. 130.06 pounds. Quintal. Do.. Do. Do. Do. Do Rottle. Do Sagen.. Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents—Continued. Salm. Malta. Se Japan. Seer India Shaku Japan. Sho.. .do Standard (St. Petersburg) Stone Suerte Sun. Tael Tan. To.. Ton.. British Japan Cochin China Japan.. do Space measure. do Japan. China.. Sweden.. Argentine Republic Central America. Curaçao Do. Isle of Jersey. Verst. Russia... Vlocka Russian Poland. Russia.. Decigram (gram) equals 1.5432 grains. Decagram (10 grams) equals 0.3527 ounce. Hectogram (100 grams) equals 3.5274 ounces. Kilogram (1,000 grams) equals 2.2046 pounds. Myriagram (10,000 grams) equals 22.046 pounds. Quintal (100,000 grams) equals 220.46 pounds. Millier or tonnea-ton (1,000,000 grams) equals 2,204.6 pounds. Metric dry measures: |