Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-11-03
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets. but their English value
not always readily recollectcd. The following table
will be found, we believe, correct
Aim, in Rotterdam. ............ nearly gals 40
Almude, IN Portugal, contains gals. All
Almude, IN Madeira, ....................dO do. 4.6S
Alqmerc,,ln Madeira, ................o over peck
Alquicrc, in Portugal, ....... peckS, to nearly
Alqulcre, IN Bahia, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. bush. i
Alqulerc, III Maranham, ...................d do. l.
Alquierc, in Rio Janciro and Pernambuco. do lol4
Anna, OF Rice, i'll Ceyon, ..............U lbs 260 2-5
Arroha, IN Portugal, .....................ib lbs %
Arroba, IN Spain, ......................dO
Arroba, i'll Spain, Qarge) gals. 4.2l6
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ...............dO. 1887
Arroba, Ill Malaga, OF Wine, ...about do. Al
hrsheen, III Russia, ...................in inches %
Bahar, in Batavia, Observation-Disclosures ecuiS 3a44
Bale, OF cinnamon, in CcylOn net, lbs. 1O4}
Barlli, in Naples, equals about gals
Canar, the Levant, contains "A okes, ....US. 11SS
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, lbs. So
Cantar, IN Malta, ................... lbs. 1744
Cantar, in Naples, .......:..........US 106o1964
Cantar, IN Sicily. .................dO do. 175G1924
Caro-, in Naples, ......is equal to about bttSh 80
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine, ............ gals. 264
Catty, OF Tea, in China. .........is about u.s. /
Cayang, III BATAVIA, lbs. 1851
ChctWert III Kussla, ...... nearly bush. d
Fancga, in Spain, ..................blt bush. .599
Hectoltrc Ill France, ................ do. 2.S4
Killogrammc in France and Netherlands lbs. 221
Last, IN Amsterdam OF Grain, .......... bush. S54
Last, III Bremen, OF GRAIN. .........over do S0S
Last, i'll CadiZ, of Salt, do. 76 AS
Last, in Dantzc, of Grain, .......neary do. 90
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ............ do. 92B
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............d0. S96
Last, i'll Lubec, OF Grain, .......... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, OF Salt, ..............do. 20
Last, III Rotterdam, OF Grain, do S5.1 1876
Last, IN SWcden,. .....................dO 70
Last, IN Utrecht, Of GRAIN. ........over do. 50
Lispound, in Hamburg, ..............U lbs 16 o.
Lispomd, in Holland, Observation-Disclosures. lbs. IS o.
Mark, in Holland, Observation-Disclosures. 8
Maud, in Calcutta, lbs. 75aS4
Nina, III Genoa, OF Grain, bush. 3.43
Moy, IN Lisbon. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. do. q
Moy, IN OpOrto,. Observation-Disclosures. do. 30
Moyo, OF Portugal, ....... contains over do. %
Orna, IN Trieste, of Wine. gals. 14.94
Orlla ol Oh, '........... do. II
PalmO III Naples, .......is little over inches 10
Pecu in Batavia and Madras, ............U lbs. 1881
Pecul IN China and Japan, .............. do. 1881
ripe, IN SPAN, oil w Inc, ........ gals 16Odl64
Pood in Russia, lis equal to SO ibs 2oz. nearly.
Qnntal, in Portugal, ....LbS. S9.05
0nntal, III Smyrna, ...................dO 129. AZ
4untal, IN Spain, do. SO
QiIhtil, IN turkey, ................ l67 lbs. 3Oz.
Rottol, IN Portugal, .............' III lbs. %.
Rottolo, IN Lcghorn, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lbs.
Salma, in Sicily. from hush. Z. S5 to 977
Scheiie III Germany, varies from to nearly bush.
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, lbs. 331
Ship-pound, in Holland, ............ 1868 lbs. OF.
stare, III fiestc,. .bttSh ~
Tale, in China, ......................Oz Ia
Nara, in Rio Janeiro, ..............1 yd. nearly.
Nara, in Spain, .......1 100 are equal to 800 yds.
Werst, in Russia, .....................fe feet 305