Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-12-01
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There are denominations frequently met with i'll
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily recollectcd The following table
will be found, we believe, correct
Aim, in Rotterdam, nearly gals. 40
Almude, iii Portugal. ........ contains gals 4.37
Almudc, in Madeira, ....................d do. 1.6S
Alquerc, in Madeira, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. peek u
Alquiere, i'll Portugal, ..... pcckS, ! to nearly
Alquiere, III Hahia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. bush. l
AlquiCrc, i'll Maranham, ...................dO do. II
Alquiere, in Rio Janero and Pcrnambuco, do. lG1+
Anna, Of Rice, in Ceylon,. lbs 26O %
Arroha, IN Portugal, ....................t Tbs. ~
ArrOba, i'll Spain, .......................d do
Arroba, i'll Spain, (arge) gals. 4.2l6
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ..............dO do. 1857
Arroba, ill Malaga, of Wine, ..about do. Al
Arsheen, in Russia, ...................in inches %
Bahar, in Batavia, ..................P ecntS 3d42
Bale, of cinnamon, in Ceylon, net, lbs. 1913
Bariii, in Naples, ..equals about gals ii
Cantar, the Leyant, contains "A oies, lbs. 11S.S
Cantar, in Leghom, of Oil, LBS IS
Cantar, in Malta, Observation-Disclosures. lbs. 1744
Cantar, III Naples, .......... lbs. lO6dlJb4
Cantar, in Sicily. do. 175al924
CAIRO, in Naples. .....is equal to about b,Lsh 80
Caro- in Naples, of Wine,. gals. 264
Catty, OF Tea, III China. ...is about u.s. l.
Cayang, in Batavia, ...................U lbs. 1881
Chetwert, in Russia, nearly bush. 6
faneea, IN SPAN, ........... .6uSh l.o93
Hectolitrc, i'll France, ................ do. 2.S4
killogrammc, in France and Netherlands lbs. 2.21
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, bush. S54
Last, in Bremen, of GRAIN. .......ovcr do. S0a
Last, i'll CadiZ, of Salt, .............. do. 76 A.
Last, in DantZic, of Grain, nearly do. 90
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ........... do. 92A
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............dO. 500
Last, i'll Lubec, OF Grain. ......... do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ..............do. 20
Last, in Rotterdam, of GRAIN. do. So 36
Last, In SWcden,.. minimum. .do. 10
Last, in Utrecht, of Grain. ........over do. 50
Iispound, i'll Hamburg, ..............HS. 16 5 OF.
Iispound, in Holland, .............. lbs. IS OF.
Mark, in Holland, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8
Maud, in Calcutta, lbs. 75dS4
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, ......... hush. .43
Moy, IN Lisbon. ..................... do. "a
Moy, in Oporto, ......................d do. 30
Moyo, OF Portugal, contains do. %
Oke, in Smyrna, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Us. 2.S3
Oma, in Trieste, OF Wine, gals 14.94
Orna OF OIl, ............... do. II
IalmO, In Naples. .....1s little over inches 10
Pecu, in Batavia and Madras, ............US 1885,
Pecul, in China and Japan, ............. do 1873,
Pipe, in Spain, OF w Inc, gals. 16O0l64
Pood in Russia, is equal to &c lbs. 2 OF. nearly
tluntal, in Portugal, Lbs. S9.05
Quintal, in Smyrna. northumberland do. 129.4
Qnntal, in Spain, .....................d do sc
Qnntal, In turkey, ..........'..... l67 lbs. ) o.
Rottoli, i'll Portugal, .............:..1 ~ lbs 4 o.
Rottolo, i'll Lcghorn, ..US. 3
Salma, in Sicily. from hush. 1856 to BIT
Scheife, in Germany, varies from J to nearly bush
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark lbs. 331
Ship-pOund, in Holland, ........... 36S lbs OF.
stare, IN lrleste,. hush. ~
ale, IN Cflna, .............. .......Oz. 4
Nara, III mo Janeiro, ..l4 yd. nearly.
Vara, in Spain, 100 equal to 800 yds.
Werst, in Russia, ................:fe feet 305