Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-11-17
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily rccolected The following table
will be found, we believe, correct:
Aim, IN Rotterdam. NEARLY gals. Az
Almude, in Portugal, ........ contains gals. 4.37
Almude, III Madeira, ....................dO do. 4.6S
Alquiere, in Madeira, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. peck ] ]
Alquierc, i'll Portugal, .peCbS, to nearly
Alqulere IN Bahia. ................... .6lSh
Alquiere, in Maranham,. ..................dO do. II
Alquiere, in Rio Janeiro and Penambuco, do. ld14
Anna, OF Rice, in Ceylon, lbs. 26O %
Aroha, in Portugal, lbs. 30
Arroba, IN SPAN, .:.'.. .'........'.'..... .do.
Arroba, III Spain, (large) ...........g gals. 4.246
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ................dO. 1887
Arroba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, about do. Al
Arsheen, IN Russia, ................... inches Is
Bahar, in Batavia, NORTHUMBERLAND cuiS 3a4I
Bale, OF cinnamon, in Ceylon, net, lbs 1O4s
Barlli, in Naples, equals about gals. II
Cantar the Levant, contains "A okes, ..DS. 11S.S
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, ...............US SO
Cantar, in Malta, .....................lb lbs 1744
Cantar, in Naples, ..................US lbs. 106a1964
Cantar, In Slclly,.. ............... do 175dl924
Caro-, in Naples. equal to about bush. 80
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine, gals. 264
Catty, OF Tea, in China, lis about lbs. l.
Cayang, III Batavia, lbs. 1881
Chetwert, in Russia. nearly bltsh
Fanega, IN SPAN, .................. bush. l.. 599
tectolltre, IN rance, ................ do. 2.S4
kiogramme, in France and Netherlands, lbs. 2.21
Last, in Amsterdam, of GRAIN ........ ..blLSh. Ssh
Last, in Bremen, of Grain, .........over do. 500
Last, Ill CadlZ oil salt, .............. do. 10 40
Last, in Dantzic, of Grain, nearly do. SO
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ............ do. 924
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ..........dO. S9.6
Last, in Lubec, of Grain,. ........ over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ..............dO. 70
Last, in Rotterdam, of GRAIN. ........do.S So 1856
Last, in Sweden. ....................dO. IS
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain, ........over do. 50
Lispound, in Hamburg, ..............Ds. 16 o.
Lspound, in Holland, ................ lbs. IS o.
Mark, in Holland, Observation-Disclosures. 8
Maud In Calcutta. ..................U lbs 75dS4
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, ............ .blsh g. 43
Moy, in Lisbon, Observation-Disclosures. do. "a
Moy, in Oporto,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. do. 30
Moyo, OF Portugal, ....... contains over do. %
Oke, in Smyrna, .......................IJs 2.S3
Orna, i'll Trieste, of Wine, gals. 1894
Orna OF Vi, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. do. II
Palmo, in Naples, a little over inches 10
Pecul, in Batavia and Madras, ...........Hs. 1885,
Pecul, in China and Japan, .............. do. 1885,
Pipe, in SPAN, OF Wine, gals. 160a164
Pood, in Russia. lis equal to &c lbs. 2Oz nearly
Qulntal, IN Portugal, ..ibS. S9.05
2uintal, III Smyrna, ...................d0 129. AS
(lnintal, IN Spain, .....................dO do. Sc
Qnintal, in Turkey, .............. 1877 lbs. 3oz.
Rottoli, in Portugal, .............'...1 lbs. OF.
holJolo, III oeloa, lbs. "a
Rottolo, in Leghon, .....................Bs. 3
Salma, in Sicy,.. from btLsh I. S5 to 977
Schefel, in Germany varies from to nearly bush.
Shp-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, lbs. 331
Shp-pound, IN Holland, .............36 1868 lbs. OF.
Stafo IN rieste,. bush. 23
lale, IN Chlha, ......... ................. IL
Nara, III KIo Janeiro, ..............14 3D. nearly.
Vara, in Spain, 100 are equal to 800 yds
Wsrst, IN Russia, .................... feet 3O5