Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-10-20
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily rccolectcd. The following table
will be found, we believe, correct
Aim, i'll Rotterdam, nearly gals. 40
Almude, in Portugal, contains gals. 4.37
Aimudc, IN Madeira. ........... 40. 4.bS
Alquiere, in Madeira, ...............oycrp peck j.
Alquiere, i'll Portugal, .peckS, to nearly
Aiqulerc in Bahia, ......... bush.
Alquiere, in Maranham,. ...d0. II
Alquiere in Rio ,Janeiro and Pemambuco,. do. 10li
Anna, OF Rice, in Ceylon, ........ lbs. 26O 20
Arroha, in Portugal, ...bs. -
Arroba, IN SPAN, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES do 2
Arroba, i'll Spain, (large) ..............g gals 42l6
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD do 1887
Arroba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, about do. Al
Arshecn, In Russia, ................. Inches Is
Bahar, IN Batavia, ................. .peClHS 3d44
Bale, of cinnamon, i'll Ceylon, net, lbs. 1O4s
Bariii, IN Naples, ..equals about gals. ii
Cantar, the Levant, contains Al okes, ..JS 11S.S
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, Ibis. IS
Cantar, IN Malta, .....................H lbs. 1744
Cantar, III Naples, ............... lbs. lO6dl964
tantar, III Sicily. ...............dO do. 173dl92l
Caro- in Naples. .....is equal to about bush. 80
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine, ............. gals. 264
Catty, Of Tea in China, .........is about lbs. l.
Cayang, IN Batavia, ....................b lbs. 1881
Chetwert, in Russia, ............n NEARLY hush. &
Fanega, III SPAN, ................. bush. l5J9
llcctohtrc, III France. ............... do. 2.S4
Klogramne, in France and Netherlands, lbs. 2.2l
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, ..buSit. S54
Last, i'll Bremen, of Grain. .........ovcr do SOC
Last, III CadiZ, OF Salt, do. Is 40
Last, in Dantzic, of Grain, .......ncary do.r 90
Last, in Flushing of Grain. ........... do. 924
Last, i'll Hamburg, of Grain, ............dO. S96
Last, in Lubec, of Grain, .......... over do. 81
Last, i'll Portugal, of Salt, ..............dO. 20
Last, III Rotterdam, of GRAM. ....... do. So SO
Last, III Swedcn,. .....................dO Is
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain, .........over do. 50
l-isPound, in Hamburg, ............. HS lG ) OF.
llspound, IN Holland, .............. lbs. Is Oz.
MAUD, IN Calcutta, lbs. 75dS1
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, bush. 3.43
Noy, III Lisbon, ................... do. "a
Moy, III OportO, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. do. 30
Moyo, OF Portugal, ....... contains over do %
IKE, IN SIny ma, lbs. 2.S3
Orna, in Trieste, of Wine. g0Is. 14.94
pfiia OF vi, .......... ............... DO II
Palmo, in Naples, lis a little over inches 10
Pecul, in Batavia and Madras, ............US. 1881
Pecul, in China and JAPAN .............. do. 1885,
Pipe, in Spain, Of Wine, ........ gals. 160d164
Pood, III Russia is equal to 80 lbs. 2Oz nearly
Quintal, in Portugal, lbs. S9.05
Qllhtal, IN Spain, .................... do. III
RIntal, IN Turkey, ............... l67 lbs. OF.
Rottoli, IN Portugal, ~ lbs. OF.
Rottolo, in Genoa, .....................U lbs. "a
Rottolo, i'll Leghorn, ......................U lbs 3
Salma, in Sicily,.. from bush. IS to 9.77
Schefel, in Germany, varies from to nearly bush
Shp-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark lbs. 33I
Shp-pound, in Holland, ............. 1868 lbs 4 or
Stare, in Trieste, bush. q
Tale, in China, .....................Oz Ia
Vara in Rio Janeiro, ...............14 nd. nearly
Vara in Spain, .......... 100 are equal to 800 yds
Werst, IN Russia. feet 3O5