Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-18
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There are denominations frequently met with in
reports Of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily rerolected. The following table
will be found, we believe, correct
Aim, in Rotterdam, nearly gals. 40
Almude, in Portugal, contains SaiS. 4.37
Almude, in Madeira, ....................dO. ASS
Alquere, III Madeira, ...ovcr peek j.
Alquiere, i'll Portugal, ..... pcchS, i to nearly
Alquere, III Bahia. .blSh
Aiquiere, in Maranham, ...................dO do. II
Alquere, in Rio Janeiro and Pcrnambuco, do 1n1
Anna, OF Rice, in Ceylon, ............U lbs. go 2-5
Arroha, in Portugal, .....................H lbs. %
Arroba IN SPAN, ................d do
Arroba i'll Spain, Qarge) gals. 4.246
Arroba in Spain, (smalD ................dO. 1887
Arroba i'll Malaga, of Wine, ......about do. Al
ArSheen, III Russia ...................1l inches Is
Bahar, in Batavia, ..................pe cuIS 3a4!
Bale, OF cinnamon, In Ceylon, net, lbs. l045
Barili, i'll Naples, equals about gals. /
Cantar, the Lcvant, contains "A oies ..IbS. 11SS
Cantar, IN l4cghorn, OF Oil, ............ .DS. s.
Cantar, In Malta, Observation-Disclosures lbs. 1744
Cantar, in Naples, lbs, 106al9G2
Cantar, in Sicily. do. 175ol924
Caro-, in Naples is equal to about bush. so
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine, ............ga Is. 264
Catty, OF Tea, in China, lis about lbs. J.
Cayang, in Batavia, ...................H lbs. 1881
ChetWert, In Russia, ........... nearly bush.
Fanega, in Spain, ...................bu bush. $50
Hectolitre, in France, ................ do. 2.S1
Killogramme in France and Netherlands, lbs. 2.2f
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, .........b3Sh. S54
Last, i'll Bremen, OF Grain, ..........oyer DO. SGa
Last, i'll Cadz, of Salt ............... do. &c l-5
Last, in llantZic, of Grain, nearly do. 93
Last, IN Flushing, of GRAIN. ........... do. 925
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............do. 500
Last, in Lubec, of Grain, .......... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt ..............d0. 70
Last in Rotterdam, Of Grain, ..........dO So 36
Last IN Sweden, ...................GO Is
Last III Utrecht, OF tiraln,. over do. 50
Llspouha, III hamburg, ............l lbs. 10 D OF.
Llspound, in Holland, lbs. IS OF.
Mark, III Holland, Observation-Disclosures 8
Maud, in Calcutta ............. lbs. 75aS4
Nina, IN Genoa, Of Grain, ..............bl bush. 343
Moy, IN i4lsbOn,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. do "a
Moy, III Oporto,.. Observation-Disclosures. do. 30
Moyo, OF Portugal, contains over do. 90
CNc' III On! .''...'.. lbs zoo
Orna, IN Trieste, OF Wine, gals. 14J4
Ora OF Oil, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. do. II
Palmo, in Naples, ...... is little over inches 10
Pccul, in Batavia and Madras lbs. 1885,
Pecul, IN china and JAPAN. ............ do. 1881
ripe, III SPAN, OF W Inc, gals 160al64
Pood IN Russia, is equal to 36 lbs 2O2 nearly
Quintal IN Portugal, ............ ...US. S9.05
Quntal IN Smyrna, do. 1919 AS
Slntal IN SPAN, ....................d do. 96
QIntal, in Turkey, ................ 1867 lbs. Boz
Rottoli, in Portugal, ~ lbs. ~.
Rottoo, III I.cghorn, ...lbs.
Salma, III Sicily. from bush. 7. So to 977
Scheiic in Germany, varies from to nearly bush.
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, =. lbs 331
Shlp-pound, in Holland, .......... .36S lbs. OF.
stare, IN lfleste,. bush. e
Tale, IN China, Observation-Disclosures. II
Nara, IN Rio Jsneiro, ..............14 3D. nearly.
Nara, in Spain, 100 are equal to 800 yds.
Werst, IN fussia,. ...'......'..........fe feet JO5