Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-14
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There are denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets. but their English value
not always readily recolleced. The following table
will be found, we believe, correct:
Aim, in Rotterdam. .............n nearly gals. 4O
Almude, i'll Portugal, .......... contains gals 437
Almude, in Madeira, ....................d0 . 46S
Alquiere, in Madeira, .over Pec6 u
Alquiere, in Portugal, pechS, Ii to nearly
Alquiere, in Bahia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..bnSh
AlQuiere, in Maranham, ..................dO do. II
Alquiere, in Rio Janeiro and Pernambuco, do. l0l4
Anna of Rice, in Ceylon, ........ lbs 2bO 20
ArrOha, in Portugal, ................... ..tbS 81
Arroba, in Spain, ........................ do
Arroba, i'll Spain, (large) gals. 4246
Arroba, in Spain (smalD do. 1887
ArrOba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, about do. Al
Arsheen, in Russia, .................. inches Is
Bahar, III Batavia, ................. .pecuS sag
Bale, of cinnamon in Ceylon, net,.. Tbs. lO45
Barili in Naples. equals about gals. ii
Cantar, the Levant contains "A okes, LBS. llSS
Cantar in Leghorn, of Oil, .............. lbs. IS
Cantar, in Malta, ....'..........'.... .6S !ad4
Cantar, in Naples. ................ib tbs l06dl963
Cantar, in Sicily. 40. liodl9Z4
Caro-, in Naples. ....is equal to about bush. 50
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine, gals. 264
Catty, of Tea, in China. lis about lbs. J.
Cayang, in Batavia, .................... Tbs 1881
Chetwert, in Russia. nearly bush
Fanega, in Spain, ................... 6tLsh l.399
Hectolitre, in France, ............... DO. Z.o4
Killogramme, in France and Netherlands, lbs 2.21
Last in Bremen, of Grain, over do. SOs
Last i'll CadiZ, of Salt, ............. do. rs 4-5
Last in Dantzic, of Grain, nearly do. 81
Last in Flushing, of Grain, ........... do. 924
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ......... do. S9.6
Last, in I.ubec, of Grain, over do. 81
| Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ............do. 70
Last, in Rotterdam, of Grain, do. S5.136
! Last, in Sweden, .................... lido. 10
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain, ........over So
Lispound, in Hamburg, .............. lbs. 16 OF.
Lispound, in Holland, ............. lbs. Is or.
| Mark, in Holland, ....................oz
| Maud, in Calcutta. ..................U lbs. 75dS4
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, bush. 3.43
| Moy, in Lisbon, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. do. "a
| MOY, IN DportO,. ................... 40. 81
| Moyo, of Portugal, $3.50. contains over do. %
| Oke, in Smyrna. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lbs. 2.S3
Oma in Trieste, of Wine, ........... gals. 14.94
! Orna OF Oil, Observation-Disclosures. do. IL
Palmo in Naples. little over inches III
| Pecul in Batavia and Madras, Lbs. 1881
Pecul, i'll China and Japan, ............. do 1888
Pipe, i'll Spain, OF Wine, gals. l6Oal64
Pood in Russia, lis equal to 36 lbs. 2oz. nearly
Quntal, in Portugal, ...................h s S9.O5
2untal in Smyrna, ..................d do. l29 .4s
| Quntal in Spain, Observation-Disclosures. do. Sc
Quntal in Turkey, ............... l67 lbs. 3 OF
ROttOli, in Portugal, ..........' ~ lbs OF
Rottolo in Leghorn, lbs.
Salma in Scily,.. from hush. 1855 to 9.77
Schef1el, in Germany, varies from to nearly bush
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, -. lbs 33l
Ship-pound, in Holland, .......... 1868 lbs. a OF
Stare, in Trieste, bush. y
| Tale, in China, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| Vara, in Rio Janeiro, .............14 yd. nearly
Vara, in Spain, 100 equal to 800 yds
| Werst, in Russia, feet 3Oi