Special Consular Reports

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.
The Netherlands florin fluctuated up to the year 1880, when it became fixed at 40.2 cents.
The Egyptian pound became fixed in value at $4.94,3 in 1887.

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.
2 See footnote, table of fixed currencies.

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.
16 gallons.
1.03 acres.
50 pounds.
2.5096 quarts.
2.5 quarts.
264.17 gallons.
0.88 gallon.
15.432 grains.
2.471 acres.

2.838 bushels.
26.417 gallons.
1.422 acres.
6 feet.
2.2046 pounds.
0.621376 mile.
216 cubic feet.
4.9629 bushels.
3.5 bushels.
85.134 bushels.
82.52 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.
1.727 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

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
Uruguay

Japan

Cochin China

Japan..

do

Space measure.
Denmark

do

Japan.

China..

Sweden..
...do

Argentine Republic
Castile.

Central America.
Chile and Peru
Cuba..

Curaçao
Mexico
Paraguay.
Venezuela

Do.

Isle of Jersey.

Verst.

Russia...

Vlocka

Russian Poland.

Russia..

Decigram (gram) equals 1.5432 grains.
Gram equals 15.432 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:

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Special Consular Reports, Nide 16,Numero 2