Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-04
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, we believe, correct
Aim, i'll Rotterdam. nearly gals. 40
Almude, in Portugal, contains gals. Al
Almude, in Madeira, ........... .....dO. 40o
Alquiere, in Madeira, over peek Z
Alquiere III Portugal, ....... pechS, Il to nearly
Alqulere, in Bahia, ................ 6USh l
Alquiere, in Maranham, .................d do. Il
Alquiere, i'll Rio Janeiro and Pernambuco, do ld14
Anna of Rice, in Ceylon, Lbs. 260 2-5
Arroha, in Portugal .............. ...bs. 81
Arroba, III Spain, minimum. 40 z
Arroba, i'll Spain, (arge) ..gdtS. 4216
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ..d0. 3.35I
Arroba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, $500. about do. Al
Arsheen, in Russia, ................... Inches IS
Bahar, in Batavia, .................. .pecuS sag
Bale, of cinnamon, in Ceylon, net, lbs lO15
Barili, in Naples, equals about gals.
Cantar, the Ievant, contains IA okes lbs. llSS
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, .............. lbs. IS
Cantar, in Malta, .................... .t6S ll44
Cantar, in Naples, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lbs. 1U6dl964
CAIRO, in Naples, lis equal to about bush 50
CAIRO, in Naples, of Wine,. ............ gals. 264
Catty, of Tea, in China. lis about lbs. l.
Cayang, in Batavia, .................. lbs 1881
Chetwert, in Russia, .-....... nearly bush
Fanega, IN SPAN, ....-........ 'OuSh l.oJJ
Hectolitre, in France, ................ do. 2.S4
Kiograume, in France and Netherlands, lbs. 2.21
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, .... bush. S54
Last, i'll Cadiz of Salt, ................ do 10 40
Last, in Dantzic of Grain, nearly do 50
Last, in Flushing, Of Grain, ........... do. 92l
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ado. S9.6
Last, in I.ubec, of Grain. ....... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, Of Salt, ..dO. 20
Last, in Rotterdam of GRAIN. do. S5.1 SO
Last, in Sweden. .................. ado. 70
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain. lover do. 50
Lispound, in Hamburg, ..............Us. Is o.
Lispound, in Holland, ................U lbs. IS OF.
Mark in Holland, .....................oz. 9
Maud, in Calcutta, ....................U Lbs. 75dS4
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, .............b bush. 3.43
Noy, IN l1lsbon,. ................... do. -
Noy, Ill OPofto,. ...'....'. ........... DO. 81
Moyo, OF Portugal, contains over do. %
Oke, in Smyrna. lbs. 2.S3
Orna in Trieste, of Wine, gals. "a
orna oil Oh, .......'. ............... do. II
Palmo in Naples, .........is little inches 10
Pecul in Batavia and Madras, lbs. 1885,
Pecul, in China and Japan, ............. do. 1885,
Pipe, in Spain, OF Wine, gals. 16Oal64
Food, in Russia, is equal to 36 lbs. 2Oz. nearly.
Quintal, in Portugal, ..Us. sos
Quintal, in Smyrna, ........... do. 129. AS
tlulntal, IN SPAN, ................... 40. 10
Quintal, in Turkey, ................ 167 lbs. 30z.
Rottoli, in Portugal, ............". IL lbs. 40z.
Rottolo, in Leghorn, ................... ..tbS. 3
Salma, in Sicily. ...... from bttSh 7S5 to 9.77
Schefel, in Germany, varies from to nearly bush.
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, LBS. 331
Ship-pound, in Holland, ......... .3GS lbs. OF.
Staro in Trieste. ......... bush 23
Tale, in China, ...................oz IL
Nara, III Rio Janeiro, yd nearly.
Vara, in Spain, 100 are equal to 800 yds.
Werst in Russia, ................. feet 3O5