66 (6 66 .. (( A small tonne of butter, 224 lbs. IIamburg., The passo is 7 palmi. 5. (( 34 palmi.. 64 rottoli.. The barile of wine. ،، caffiso of oil. MALACCA. canna of 8 palmi. marc. MALTA. Cantaro grosso. 100 rottoli. 100 lbs. 1 cantaro. 30 oz. 175 lbs. 9.35 im. galls. ..4.50" CC 82 40 inches. • 1 yard. 1 cwt. 112 lbs. .22.70 im. inches 46 MAURITIUS, (OR, ISLE OF FRANCE.) • The quintal of 100 lbs. French poids de (C (( NAPLES. 20 maunds. .8 bis. .8 seers. .196.50 lbs. Carro of grain.. · Carro of wine.. .264.00 galls. The canna, or ell, of 8 palmi..83.05 inches. barile (wine or brandy measure) of 60 Caraffi.. .9.60 im. galls. carro is 2 botte or 24 barile pipe is 14 barile. salma (oil measure of 16 staja, or 256 quarti) weighs 3241⁄2 lbs. . .34.91 im. galls. At Gallipoli, The oil salma of 10 staja, or 320 piquatte 34.11 im. galls. At Bari, 36.42 im. galls. The tomolo (corn measure) of 2 mezzette, 1,519 im bush. .19 im. quartes. .6,84 im qurs. • or 4 quarti. is. The 100 tomoli.. ،، Pecul, equal to. 135 lbs. The ell or metre of 10 palms. A pecul, equal to 100 catties, or 1600 tales. The vat or hectolitre of 100 kans or litres. The kan is divided into 10 maatjes or 100 vingerhords .174.50 lbs. The mudde, zak, or hectolitre (dry meas 8.22 bush. ure) of 10 schepels, or 100 kops or litros, 100 mudden. Ell. .500 lbs. 100 pounds. Mudde of Zak. carro of 36 tomoli.. Pond killogramme.. NETHERLANDS. Measures and weights. The modern system, introduced in 1820, is the same as France, but with the old Dutch nomenclature. The pond or killogramme, 3.28 feet. 2.84 bush. 26.42 galls. 2.11 pints. .2.21 lbs. .108.93 “ The old measures and weights, still re- (6 Brabant or Flemish ell. wine stekan of 8 stoops..4.27 im. galls. "brandy (C ،، ،، ،، 66 (1 (C (l ،، ..4.13 (C beer (C ..4.32 « Amsterdam ahm of 4 ankers, 8 wine stekans, 64 stoops, 128 mingels, 256 pintes, 512 mutjes.......34.16 im. galls. The velt contains 3 stoops. (: oxhoft" ،، vat, 6 ahms, or 384 stoops. Amsterdam corn last, 27 mudden, 36 sacks, or 108 schepels....82 62 im. bush. The Rotterdam ahm. 33.32 im. galls The centner of 100 lbs....108.93 lbs. U. S., The oxhoft...... 66 NICE, (SARDINIA.) 103.14 lbs. U. S. · vara, 5 palmos. • "covado 3 palmos-is 24 Portuguese, or 26.67 im. inches. The braca.. 12 canadas, or 48 quartillos 10 palmos "Lisbon almude (liquid meas.) of 2 pots, 101.19 lbs. PRUSSIA. 54 arrobas. 8.62 inches. • 1 palmos. 43.11 inches. 3.64 im. galls., or 4.37 galls. U.S. 18 almudes. The barile.. 26 66 (( Oporto almude is 5.61 im. galls. or 6.73 galls. U. S. 100 lbs. of 2 Cologne marks each. 103.11 lbs. Quintal, 110 lbs. Sheffel of grain.. Eimar of wine.. .113.42 " Foot. 66 The ell of 25 Prussian inches..26.26 .52 .3 merise tun (beer meas.) 100 qts., or 25.19 im. galls. The scheffel (corn measure) of 16 metzen, or 48 qts.. .1.512 im. bush. 5 scheffels... 1 im. qr. 100 66 60 The ship last. 18.89 im. qrs. 66 1 last. ▸ • 4000 Prussian lbs. 80 cubic feet. 66 last of timber. Rubbio of grain.. 100 Roman lbs. equal to.. 66 The (6 ...8.36 bush. .15.41 galls. 74.77 lbs. 11.72 inches. • 00 Mercantile canna of 8 palmi. .78.35 in. tavola censuale, 1000 square metres 11.96 square yards. rubbio.. 18.484 tavoli. wine barile, 32 boccali, 128 fogliette, 12.84 im. galls., or 15.41 U. S. galls. 16 barile... .1 botte The soma of oil, 80 boccali, 36.14 im. galls. oil barile of 28 12.65 “ (4 66 66 (6 ROME. • (( 66 66 The Russian foot. .. 66 anker. .77.77 yards. 7 feet. .2 stekars or 3 vedros. 6 ankers. .1 berkovitz. (6 On March 8, 1850, the U. S. consul re- 10 poods. ports the almude of Portugal at 74 galls. U. S. RUSSIA. rubbio of corn, 4 quarts, 22 scorzi, or 88 quartucci.8.10 im.bu. or 8.34 U. S. bu 100 lbs. of 32 loths each.... Cantaro grosso.. 192.53 lbs. U. S. .175.03 " 66 (C 70.01 " 9.77 bush. 66 (( 66 • • Salma grossa of grain, 7.84 (6 66 64 66 ،، caffiso of oil, in Messina.2.58 " Or by weight.. 24 lbs. avoir. In Palermo, oil is sold by the cantaro grosso. Quintal, or 4 arrobas. .101.44 lbs. Arroba of wine.. 48 quartillos. 100 fanegas. 193 im. qrs. The cahiz, 12 fanegas, • "L .183 im. bush. burgos foot of 12 pulgados or 16 dedos... 11.128 inches. The vara or Castile ell, 3 feet or 4 pal33.38 inches. mos.. 100 varas. ..92.73 yards. The cantara, or quarter arroba (wine meas.) of 8 azumbres, 32 quartillos. 3.54 im. gls. 16 wine arrobas, 1 moyo....56.64 “ The lesser arroba (oil meas.) of 4 quartillos, or 100 quarterones. .2.77 im. galls. The botta. 30 wine arrobas, or 38 oil ar'bs. pipe..27" "341" The botta. 951 im. galls. (6 (6 (6 (6 SPAIN, The preceding are the Castilian standards, which are the general or official standards of Spain, but the local variations are numerous, viz. : ALICANT. 100 varas. 83.22 im yards. The tonelado, 2 pipes, 80 arrobas, 100 can2541 im. galls. .62 im. bush. tars. (( arroba of 24 great Ibs. 27.39 lbs. avoir. (6 .4 arrobas. 10 66 (6 carga. carga, 16 cortanes, 12 arrobas BILBOA. The pipe.. ،، oil carga is divided into 11 arrobas. 7.53 im. bush. "salma, 4 quartuas. (6 carga of corn. 2 quartuas. (6 arroba of 26 lbs., each 12 oz. The quintal.. 62.25 inches. • The fanega (corn meas.)......1.65 im. bush. 6 21.37 lbs. avoir. 274 im. galls. .4 cargas The aln or ell of 2 feet....23.38 im. inches. 64.94 yards. 100 ells.. (C (( kann (liquid measure) 2 stoops, or 8 quarters.. 100 kannes. Anker, 15 kannes, Eimer, 30 Tunna, 48 Ahm, 60 Oxhufond 90" 2.76 pints, U. S. 69.0720 galls. U. S. or....10.3608 ...20.7216 ....33.1545 41.4432 ،، "C (4 66 (C 66 SWEDEN. SURAT. 20 Surat maunds or 10 Bengal factory 128 lbs. .102 " 66 ..62.1648 ..124.3296 3 ells. The tunna (corn measure), of 2 spann, 8|The lesser pik, termed endasse, used in the fjerdingar, 32 kappar or 56 kannes- measurement of cottons and carpets, is 4.029 im. bush.; but, as 4 kappar are al27.06 inches. lowed to each tunna of wheat, oats, bar- The pik in trade is reckoned at..27 inches. ley or rye, for good measure, the tunna The almude (liquid meas.)....14 im. galls. of corn is 4 1-2 im. bushs. 100 almudes.. 115.10 " (C The commercial weight is termed victualie .8 okes. weight. oke of 4 chequers, or 400 drams, 2 lbs. 13 oz., 43 drams avoir. The fortin (corn measure), 4 killows, 3.84 im. bush. 12 im. qrs. The almude of oil weighs.. 66 100 lbs. victualie.. The lispund.. 66 sten... << centner.. 100 killows.... The cantar or quintal of 44 okes, or 100 waag.. .165 66 "" skeppund of 20 lispunds is 400 lbs. vict. wt., or 375.04 lbs. avoir. The iron or metal is of the victualie wt. "skeppund for metal....300 lbs. avoir. The Gefle weight exceeds Stockholm wt. 5 per cent. .93.76 lbs. avoir. .20 lbs. vict. weight. 32 " 120" P • The braccio of 20 soldi. 100 braccia, The passetto.. (6 << TRIESTE. TUSCANY. (Grand Duchy of Florence and Leghorn.) The quintal of 100 Tuscan lbs. 74.86 lbs. avoir. The cantaro, 100 rotoli of 30 oz. each, 175 lbs. avoir. 16 cantars. .36 bush., or 1 chaldron. The pisata, 330 rottoli.....5771⁄2 lbs. avoir. 12.80 rottoli.. .1 ton British. 22.979 inches. 63.83 yards. 2 braccia. 5 (C canna. Tuscan mile.. 28.33 barril (wine meas.) of 20 fiasci oil barril.. soma. cogna.. • stajo (corn measure) 2 mine, 100 staja... The preceding weights. În Smyrna. 100 killows.... 173 im. qrs. 2 killows of Smyrna equal to 3 of Con- .123.60 lbs. 66 (6 .14.94 galls. The batman of Persian silk "6 2.22 feet. .2.10 “ cantar of cotton yarn. taffee of busa silk.. 12.04 galls. U. S. 7.36 im. gails. 2 barrili. • (6 10 2.676 im. pecks. 66 9-100 im. bushs. 2 im. qrs., or 16.50 bush. U. S. TURKEY. The pik or ell is of two kinds: the quarter pik, called halebi or archim, used in the measurement of silks and woolens, is 27.90 inches. |
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