Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-30
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily recollected The following table
will be found, believe, correct
Aim, in Rotterdam, NEARLY gals 40
Almude, in Portugal, ......... contains gals 437
Almudc IN Madeira. ...................dO do. 46S
Alquerc, in Madeira, ..............over peek j.
Alquere, i'll Portugal ,..... .peChS, l. to nearly
Alquere, in Bahia, ................ .bush.
Alquere, III Maranham, ...................dO.
Alqucrc, in Rio Jancro and Pernambuco, do. la1I
Anna, of Rice, in Ccylon, .............U u.s. 2G0 %
Arroha, In Portugal, .....................b lbs. -
Arroba, in Spain, ......................d do.
Arroba in Spain, Qarge) .............g gals. 4.246
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ...............d0. 1887
Arroba iii Malaga, of Wine, ..about do. Al
ArSheen, In Russia, ....................i Inches Is
Bahar in Batavia, ...................pe Cuts 3d4l
Bale, OF cinnamon, in Ceylon net, lbs. lO4s
Barlli, III Naples. equals about gals II
Cantar, the Levan, contains Al okes, ....US. 11SS
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, Lbs IS
Cantar, IN Malta, lbs. l744
Cantar, in Naples, Lbs. 1O6al964
Cantar, In Sicily, do. l75al92I
Caro-, in Naples is equal to about bush. 80
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine,. gals. 264
Catty, of Tea, in China, ..........is about lbs. Il
Cayang, IN Batavia, ....................i lbs. 1881
Chetwert, In Russia, NEARLY bush.
Fanega in Spain, ...................bl bush. |. 500
Hectotre, in France, ................ do. 2.S4
kiogramme, in France and Netherlands lbs 2.21
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, bush. ISL
Last, in Bremen, of GRAIN. ........over do. 500
Last, i'll Cadiz OF Salt, .............. do. rs As
Last, in Dantzic, of Grain, nearly do. 80
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ........... do. 92l
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............dO. 500
Last, in Lubec, of Grain. ......... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ..............do. 70
Last, in Rotterdam, OF Grain do IS. Sc
Last, in Sweden, ....................d0. IS
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain, .........over do. SO
Lispound, in Hamburg, ..............DS. 16 o.
Lspound, in Holland, ................ lbs. IS o.
Mark, in Holland, Observation-Disclosures. 8
Maud, in Calcutta, ....................BS 1884
Nina, in Genoa, Of Grain, bush. 3.43
Moy, IN Lisbon. .................... do. "a
Moy, in Oporto,. Observation-Disclosures. do. 80
Moyo, of Portugal, ....... contains do. %
Orna, in Trieste, of Wine, gals 14.94
Orna OF III, .................... do. II
Palmo, in Naples, ......is a little over inches 10
Pecul, in Batavia and Madras, ............Us. 1885,
Pecul, IN CHINA and Japan, ............. do. 1885,
ripe, IN SPAN, OF w Inc, gals. l60al64
Pood, in Russia. is equal to 36 lbs. OF. nearly
Quntal, in Portugal, ..HS. SO. 05
Quntal, III Smyrna, do. 1873. AS
Qnntal, In Spain, .................... do. sc
2untal, in Turkey, ................ 167 lbs 3 oz.
Rotto in Portugal, .............:. .12 lbs. a OF.
kottoo, In Leghorn, ............... lbs. 3
Salma, in Sicily. from bush. 1855 to g. II
Schefle in Germany, varies from to nearly bush.
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, .. lbs. 331
Shlp-pound, IN Holland, ....... 3GS lbs. A OF.
stare, IN lrieste3 .bttSh ~
Tale, in China, INSTRUMENTATION. IL
Vara, in Rio Janeiro, ...............14y 3D. nearly
Vara, in Spain, 100 equal to 800 yds.
Werst, In Russia, ..................... feet 3O5