Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-11-10
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily recollccted. The following table
will be found, we believe, correct:
Aim, III Rotterdam, .............. nearly gals. 40
Almude, iii Portugal, contains gals. All
Almude, i'll Madeira, ....................dO ito. ass
Alquicre, in Madeira, ..............0vc peek u
Alqucrc, III Portugal, .pechS, j to nearly
Alquicrc, in Bahia, ....................b bush. |
Alquicre, in Maranham, ...................do II
Alqucre, in Rio JancirO and pernambuCo,. .GJ ldl
Anna, OF Rice, in Ccylon,. lbs. 300 20
Arroha, in Portugal, ......................D IBIS %
Arroba, III SPAN, ................ do
Arroba, in Spain, (arge) gals. 4.246
Arroba, in Spain, (smaiD ...............do. 1887
Arroba, il Malaga, of Wine, ......about do. Al
ArShecn, IN Russia, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ilciseS Is
Bahar, IN Batavia, .................. pecuLs 3o44
Bale, OF cinnamon, in Ccylon, net. lbs. lOI3
Barill, III Naples. ..equals about gals. ii
Cantar, the Levant, contains A okes, LBS. 1lSS
Canar, III Leghorn, OF Oil, ...............U lbs. IS
Cantar, in Malta, ....................tb lbs. l744
Cantar, in Naples. lbs. 1OGa196!
Cantar, in Sicily. ...............dO do. 175Gl92I
Caro-, in Naples, lis equal to about bush. 80
Caro-, in Naples, of Winc,. .......... gals. 2G4
Catty, OF Tea, in China. lis about lbs. l.
Cayang, III Batavia, ...................i lbs. 1851
ChctWert, IN Russia, .............. nearly bHSh.
Fancga, in Spain, ...................b bush. 1883
1ectollrc, in France, ............... do. 2.S4
Killogrammc in France and Netherlands, lbs. 2.21
Last in Amsterdam, of Grain, ..........blLsh. S54
Last in Bremen, of GRAIN. .........ovcr do. SOC
Last i'll CadiZ, of Salt, ............... do. &c As
Last, in Dantzc, of Grain, nearly do. SO
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ............ do. 924
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............dO. S96
Last in Lubec, OF GRAM. ......... over do. 81
Last in Portugal, of Salt, ..............dO. 70
Last in Rotterdam, of GRAIN. do. S5.1 1856
Last, in Sweden, ......................dO IS
Last, in Utrecht, of GRAIN. ........over do. 50
Llspound, IN Hamburg, ............. lbs. 16 OF.
Lspound, in Holland, ................ lis. IS o.
Mark, in Holland, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9
Maud, in Calcutta, ....................B lbs. 75oS4
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, .bltSE. 3.13
Moy, IN Lisbon. .................... do. ~
Moy, III OpOrto,.. ELECTROMAGNETIC, do. 30
Moyo, OF Portugal, ...... ..contans over do. %
Orna, in Trieste, of Wine, gals. 14.94
Ora OF On, ............ do. II
PamO, in Naples, is a little over inches 10
Pecul, in Batavia and Madras, lbs. 1881
Pecul, in China and Japan, ............. do. 1885,
PIPE, IN SPAN, OF Wine gals. 16Od164
Pood, in Russia is equal to Sc lbs. 2Oz nearly
Quinta, in Portugal, ..Ds S9.05
tluintal, IN Smyrna, ...............d do. 129. As
tgIlntal, IN Spain, .................. do. 96
Qninta, in Turkey, ................ 167 lbs. 3oz.
RottolI, III Portugal, ............: IL lbs. OF.
Rottolo, in Leghorn, ..Us.
Salma in Sicily. ........ from JlLsh IS to 9 N
Schefel, in Germany, varies from to nearly bltsh
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, E. lbs 331
Ship-pound, in Holland, ............ 36S lbs. OF.
Stare, IN Trieste. ................... bush q
Iaie, IN China, '........ .................Oz IL
Nara, IN Klo Janelro, ............14 nd. nearly.
Vara, in Spain ........1 100 are equal to 900 yds.
Werst, in Russia. ...................te feet 3O5