Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-09-22
FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

There are denominations frequently met with in
reports of foreign markets, but their English value
not always readily recoected The following table
will be found, we believe, correct
Aim, in Rotterdam, nearly gals. 40
Almude, III Portugal, contains gals. ABB
Aimude, IN Madeira, ...................G Ito. 4.6S
Alquierc, i'll Madeira, over neck J.
Alqulcrc, i'll Portugal. .PechS, to nearly
Alquiere, in Bahia, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. bush.
Alquicre, in Nlaranham, ...................d0. Il
Alquicre, i'll Rio Janciro and Pernambuco. do la1t
Anna, OF Rice, IN Ceylon, ..... lbs. 260 20
Arroha, in Portugal, .....................US. 30
Arroba, IN Spain, ......................d do
Arroba, i'll Spain, Qarge) gals. 4.246
Arroba, in Spain, (smalD ................d0. 1887
Arroba, i'll Malaga, of Wine, about do. Al
Arsheen III RUSSIA, ....................n inches %
bahar, IN BATAVIA, ................. .pecuLS 3d4I
Bale, OF cinnamon, in Ceylon, net, lbs 104s
Barlii, IN Naples equals about gals. III
Cantar, the Levant, contains IA okes lbs. 11SS
Cantar, in Leghorn, of Oil, ..............U lbs. So
Cantar, in Malta, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lbs 1744
Cahtar, In Naples. ................. lbs. lO6dl961
Cahtar, III Slcily,.. do 175dl924
CARO-, IN Naples. lis equal to about bitSh so
Caro-, in Naples, of Wine, ........... gals. 264
Catty, of Tea, in China, ..........is about u.s. L.
Cayang, In Batavia, ...................U lbs. 1881
Chctwert, in Russia. nearly bush.
anega IN SPAN, bush. /. 500
Hectoitre, i'll France, ................ do. 2.S4
klllogramme, in France and Netherlands lbs. 221
Last, in Amsterdam, of Grain, ......... .b,lsh S54
Last, in Bremen, OF Grain, ..........over do. S09
Last, i'll CadiZ, of Salt, .............. do. 76 As
Last in Dantzic, of Grain, nearly do. 90
Last, in Flushing, of Grain, ............ do. 925
Last, in Hamburg, of Grain, ............dO. S96
Last, in Lubec, of Grain, .......... over do. 81
Last, in Portugal, of Salt, ..............do. 70
Last, in Rotterdam of GRAM. ..........doS S. 1876
Last, IN Sweden,.. ....................dO. rs
Last, in Utrecht, Of Grain,. ........over do. SO
Lspound, in Hamburg, ..............U lbs. 16 5 OF.
Lispound in Holland, ............... lbs. IS OF.
Mark, in Holland, Observation-Disclosures Q
Maud, in Calcutta, ....................U lbs. 1884
Nina, in Genoa, of Grain, .buSh 3.43
Moy, IN Lisbon, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. do. "a
Nloy, III Oporto, Observation-Disclosures. do. 80
Nioyo, OF Portugal, ....... contains over do. %
Orna, in Trieste, OF Wine, gals. 14.94
Ora OF Oil, Observation-Disclosures. do. II
PalmO, IN Naples. a little over inches 10
Pecul, IN Batavia and Madras, .......... lbs 1885,
Iecul, IN Chlna and JAPAN. ............. do 1885,
ripe, III SPAN, OF WINE. gals. l6Odl64
Pood, in Russia, is equal to 36 lbs. OF. nearly
Qulntal iii Portugal, ..................U lbs S9.05
elulntal, in Smyrna, ...................dO 129. 4S
tlilntal, in SPAIN Observation-Disclosures do. SO
0Hhtal, III ufkey, ................ lbi lbs. 3Oz.
R0ttoli, In Portugal, .............' ..12US. OF.
Rottolo, in Leghon, ..Bs. 3
Salma in Sicily,. from bush. 7S5 to 977
Schehel, in Germany varies from to nearly bush.
Ship-pound, in Hamburg and Denmark, lbs. 331
Ship-pound, in Holland, ............ 36SBs OF.
Stare, in Trieste. bush 23
Tale, in China, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL
Vara, in Rio Janeiro, .............1Iy nd. nearly.
Nara, in Spain, 100 are equal to 800 yds.
Werst, In Russia. .....................J feet sos