Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-15


anoun' TO about one hundred and thousand dollars Th
increased duties silks which took on the 3o u Wi
enhance the aggregate amount Of the duty ON the Franklin,
cargo several thousand dollars Boston, Com. C;az
Cargo Of the ship Franklin Boston, from
an a chests OF Tea equal TO 1867 chests hyson skim 34a
onka Oe5 young byson. 500 socbon chests and SD
DER oJS4 mats Cassa 10 cases Ginger 1872 Silks and IS
packages OF inercbandize
government stores sold this mornig at sI1 90 els 70, I'D
proof, pure.-.N y Jour Com
FOREIGN MONIES, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
General I~ier Of The Foreign .,lonies, Weights ard
measures, ,cW Comparisons d7,d Explanations.
ny DR.. Kelley.
should be observed, t.at all the comparisons and
explanations o. foreign are here commit ed
according 10 the British imperial standard which
is about . per cent larger than the Winchester men
sure, OF, more nearly, 81 gallons bushels &c of the
new answer to 80 Of the old. Hence to reduce inn
Perlal measure to Winchester measure add the tbir
ty'hrstpart TO the number of gallons &c-and s,r
Inc reverse oeration. subtract the thirty second par
ne contrary calculation must of course be observed
with regard to prices But these several proportions
can DC only stated with perfect accuracy in regular
treatise on Neurology, and this Index is merely
lh'ehIed 10 give general illustrations all ,nnnte
fractions omitted.
Aloerts Dollar, money used in Li5au und Riga
worth about IS Sd sterling.
Aqnelre, measure in PORTUGAL ansyer;n,
TO three imp, ria Hons.
hrroba, IA Spanish weight answering to 25 / A lbs
avnirdupois.
barrel, or Iunna, q corn measure in Sweden an
s"erng TO 4 ! q imperial bushels. barrel is also
weight for flour in America, and weighs 1876 lbs
avoirdupois.
Bolsseau corn measure in Bordeaux, containing
imperial bushels.
Cent or Genuine, the tooth mart of = coin 7, - &c
various values, according to the unit
Charge, corn measure at Marseies Nice, &c.
answering To . imperial bushels.
n cnr -, ~
D 3 Imperial bushels.
C{opee, Russian money, lhe Tooth par, of the
rouble. - ~
Dollar, Spanish coin. and intrinsically worth As
Sid, but Is generally valued at lis. Cd The naner
dollar OF exchange III Spain is worth sod sterling
and at Lcghorn .i3d.
Ducat, gold coin in Holland. of extensive use in
me corn trade, rs worth about 9s. 4d Sterling
mere are various other ducats in dIlleren; Countries
IN gold, silver and paper.
Fanega, corn measure in Spain, containing about
! O'shei IL gallons imperial measure; there are
however different sized Fanegas; thus there are the
large, The regular, and the small Fanega which are
to each othGr as ! l, 10 and 0. nearly.
ferado' corn measure at Corumna, about Sd I'M
perlal gallons.
Florn, coin and money of account in various conn
tries In Holland it also called the Guder and is
worth about Gid stcrlng. II is divided in Holland
INTO " stVers OF Is ptennings each; but in other
countries INTO 90 Kteutaers Fls-- CIR. at
Danzlc, Florins and Groshem. The Ncthernnd
gullderls divided into 100 CENTS and is equal 10 the
form IN exchange.
Franc, silver coin and money account in France
and other places 1t is generally valued at l0d ster-
ing, which Is something above it's intrinsic value
GrOSchc, money OF account In various parts of
Germany, and OF different yaucs; % generally ma ke
the rxdollar.
Gr0tc, half of a Dutch silver and NJ HombIrr
half the sol ar shilling.
Guiider also called Gnldon a money of Holland
See form. The euilder is much used in the corn
trade ana is eckoncd worth 20 sycrs, or about sod
sterling.
Gullder Current, money of the Netherlands, Sc.
ven Vi which equal SIX guilders of exchange.
Halster corn measure IN the Netherlands, an.
swering to about gallons imperial measure.
hectohtre, the principal oorH measure Of Franco,
answering to 81 imperial bushels
klIo, corn measure IN Turkey. conlaing : ?
imperial gallons.
kiiogrammc, The principal weight in France, an
sweTIng To BIB. 3Oz. 4dr. avoirdupois.
Rtentzer or Creutzcr, a small coin and money of
account IN Germany and other northern nations. iu
Austria, it's at present worth about I'd sicriiDg
Last large measure ior corn IN Holland Ger
many, &s. vary from 10 10 ~ imperial quarters.
Live, an imaginary money of France, and several
other countries. IL is generally considered Of The
same value as the franc. Ia ally 1t is called The
blrn, and is mostly divided into 100 confines.
LOT, corn measure IN Liba and Riga, containing
about g bushels imperial measure
Mailer, a corn measure IN many parts Of Germany;
at Frankfort it answers TO -four imperial bushels.
Maravcdi, small money of account in Spain, tlrr-
ty four Of which make the real or rial.
Mctzc. corn measure in Fmme and Trieste, an
swerlng to "a imperial bushels nearly.
MIlrea. money ofaccount and exchange in Por-
tugal, worth about IS. I'd sterling.
Nina, corn Measure in Genoa, equal TO about
three bus. three gal imperial.
hludde, corn measure in Holland, answering for
merly to 81 English bushels in the new system Of
the Netherlands the mudde is rcckcied tho spme 90
the hoctolitrc.
PooIo, money Of Italy, worth about sd. stcfl,ag
f,.,1,,., 4
dollar.
PezSa, the dollar of exchange at Lcghorn; worth
about ds. sterling.
Quintal Metrquc, o French weight of 100 kilog-
Tammes. tO 22Oh Ia. tribunals. .