Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-28
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets. but their English value
not always readily recollected. The following table
will be found we believe, correct
Aim, in Rotterdam. ............n nearly gals. 40
Amude, in Portugal, .......... contains gals. 437
Almude, in Madeira. ..................do do. 4.6S
AlquIere, in Madeira, lover peek j.
Aquiere, i'll Portugal, .peckS, Il to nearly
Alqulere, IN Bahla,. .6lLSh.
Alqulere IN Maranlam,. ............ 10 1t
Alquierc III Rio ,Janeiro and Pcrnambuco, do ld1
Anna, OF Rice, in CeylOn, ....... lbs. $50 20
Arroha, In Portugal, ..................... IDS ~
Arroba, in Spain, .....................d do 2
Arroba, in Spain, Qarge) gals. 4.246
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ............. do. 1887
Arroba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, about do. Al
Arsheen, in Russia, ...................i1 inches %
Bahar, In Batavia, ................... pecWS 3a4!
Bale, of cinnamon, in Ceylon net, lbs. 1913
Barlll, IN Naples equals about gas. ii
Cantar, the Levant, contains Al oles lbs. llSS
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, ..............U lbs. So
Cantar, in Malta, .................... lbs. lI44
Cantar IN NAPLES. los. luodlJo4
Cantar, in Sicily. do l75di924
Caro-, in Naples. ....is equal to about bush. 30
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine. gals. 264
Catty, of Tea, in China, lis about lbs. 1
Cayang, in Batavia, ....................b lbs 1881
Chetwert, IN Russia, ..............n NEARLY buSh
Fanega, IN SPAN, .................... 6ttSh l.399
Hectolitre, in France, ................ do. 2.S4
killogramme in France and Netherlands, lbs. 2.2l
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, ....... bush. S5I
Last, in Bremen, of Grain. ........over do. SOS
Last, i'll CadiZ, of Salt, do 70 As
Last, in Dantzic, OF Grain, nearly do. 50
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ............ do. 924
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ...........do. 1915
Last, il Lubec, of Grain. ......... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ..............do. 20
Last, in Rotterdam, of GRAM. do. S. 36
Last, IN Sweden,.. lido. IS
Last, In Utrecht, of Grain, ........over do. So
Lispound, in Hamburg, ............ lbs. 16 OF.
llSpOund. Holland. n
hiark, IN liol'ahd, ...'...'.. ...0z
Maud, IN Calcutta. .......-........U lbs. 75dS1
Nina, in Genoa of Grain, ............b, bush. 3.43
Moy, IN Llsbon,. ..................... do. "a
Moy, III OpOrtO,. Observation-Disclosures. do. 80
Moyo, OF Portugal, contains over do. %
IKE, IN Smyrna, lbs. 2.S3
Orna, in Trieste, Of Wine, gals 14.94
ofna Oh oll,... MINIMUM. 40. II
Palmo, in Naples, .....is a little over inches 10
Pecul, in Batavia and Madras, .........lbS 1885,
Pecul iii China and Japan, .............. do 1881
Pipe, in Spain, of Wine, gals. 160a164
Food, In Russia. is equal to SO lbs. OF. nearly
Quintal in Portugal ...................Ds $500
Qlintal IN Smyrna, do. l29. AS
2ulntal in Spain, ...................d do. SO
Qriintal, in Turkey, ............... l67 lbs. 3oz.
Rottoli, in Portugal, .............. lbs. 4 OF.
Rottolo, i'll Lcghorn, ......................U lbs
Sama, in Sicily. from bush. 7S5 to 9.77
Scheife, in Germany, varies from To nearly bnsh
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, lbs. 331
Ship-pound, in Holland, ..........3 1868 lbs. 4 OF.
Stare, in Trieste, .....................biL bush. 20
Tale, in China, .....................0z Il
Vara, in Rio Janeiro, .............14 yd. nearly.
Vara, in Spain, .........10 100 equal to 800 yds.
Werst, in Russia. .....................fc feet 305