Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-12-08
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There are denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily recollected. The following table
will be found, believe correct:
Aim, in Rotterdam, ..nearly gals. 40
Amude, in Portugal, contains gals 4.37
Amude, in Madeira. ...................d O. 46S
Aquiere, in Madeira, ..............ovcrp peek u
Aquicre, III Portugal, ..... .pechS, / to nearly
Aquiere, in Bahia, ......................6 bush. l
Aquiere, III Maranham, ...................d do. IT.
Aquicre, in Rio Janero and Pernambuco,. do. lal4
Anna, of Rice, in Ccylon,. ......... lbs 260 20
Arroha, III Portugal, ......................t bS ~
Arroba, In SPAN, .................. do
Arroba, in Spain, Qarge) minimizing gals. 4.246
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD do. 1887
Arroba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, about do. Al
Arsheen, in Russia, ...................in inches Is
Bahar, in Batavia, ................. .pechtS 3d4l
Bale, of cinnamon, in Ceylon, net, lbs. 104a
Bar, in Naples. equals about gals IL
Cantar, the Levan, contains Al oLes, ..bs. 1lS.S
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, lbs IS
Cantar, in Malta, ..................... lbs. lI44
Cantar, in Naples, Tbs. lO6dl964
Cantar, in Sicily. ................d0 do. l73dl924
Caro-, in Naples ........is equal to about BUSH 80
Caro-; in Naples, of Wine,. gals. 264
Catty, of Tea, in China, lis about u.s. Ia
Cayang, in Batavia, ...................Lb lbs. 35Sl
Chetwert, in Russia, NEARLY bush.
Fanega, IN SPAN, ................. bush. l5J9
Hectolitre, i'll France, ................ do. 2.S4
killogramme, in France and Netherlands LBS. 2.2l
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, ........ bush, S54
Last, in Bremen, OF Grain,. lover do. sos
Last, i'll Cadz, of Salt, ...............d do. rs As
Last, in l)antZic, of Grain, nearly do. 93
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ........... do. 924
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............dO. S96
Last in Iubec, of CRAM. ......... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ..............dO. 70
Last, i'll Rotterdam, OF Grain,. ...... do. S5.l36
Last, IN SWeden,. ..................... dO. 10
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain, .........over do. 50
Lispound, in Hamburg, ..............B lbs. 16 OF.
Lispound, in Holland, .............. lbs. IS OF.
Mark, in Holland, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9
Maud, in Calcutta, ....................U lbs. 75dS4
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, ........... bush. 3.43
Moy, in l.isbon,. ..................... do. "a
Moy, III bpOrto,. ...........-..... DO. 81
Moyo, Of Portugal, ....... contains over do. %
Oke, i'll Smyrna, .;.ibS. 2.S3
Orna, in Trieste, of Wine. gals 14.94
Orna OF On, ............ do. II
Palmo, in Naples. lis a little inches 10
Pecul, in Batavia and Madras, lbs. 1884,
Pecul, in China and Japan, ............. do. 1884,
Pipe, in SPAIN of Wine,. gals. 160a164
Pood, in Russia. lis equal to Sc lbs. o.. nearly
Quintal, In Portugal, ..................b lbs. S9.05
Quintal, in Smyrna, do. 129.4 AS
(2uintal, IN Spain, .....................d do. 80
lSlnntal, III turkey, lbI u.s. 5 o..
Rottoli in Portugal, .............:. ~ lbs. 40z.
Rottolo, in Genoa, ....................D LBS. "a
Rottolo, in Leghorn, ......................U LBS. 3
Salma, in Sicily, ..... from bush. 7.S5 to SIT
Scheffel in Germany, varies from to nearly bush.
Shp-pound in Hamburg and Denmark, lbs. 33l
Shp-pound, in Holland, ......... 1868 lbs. 4 OF.
Stare, in Trieste. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. bush. 2S
Tale, in China, ....................Oz. 4
Vara, in Rio Janeiro, ..............14y d. nearly.
Vara in Spain, 100 equal to 800 yds.
Worst, In Russia, ..................J feet 3O5