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A small tonne of butter, 224 lbs. IIamburg., The passo is 7 palmi.

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barile (wine or brandy measure) of 60 Caraffi.. .9.60 im. galls.

A quatrel of train oil, of 2 tonnes or 64
stubgen, is 4 centners, or 448 Hamburg | The
lbs., or..
478.56 lbs. U. S.
A pipe of oil is. 820 lbs. Hamburg.

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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,

The salma.

36.42 im. galls.

The tomolo (corn measure) of 2 mezzette,

or 4 quarti. is. The 100 tomoli..

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The last of wheat or rye. The last of oats..

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1 centner, 8 lispunds, 112 lbs....119.67 lbs.

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Ell.

U. S.

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Kan litre..

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1,519 im bush. .19 im. quartes.

NETHERLANDS.

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Pond killogramme..

.500 lbs. 100 pounds.

.8 seers.

135 lbs.

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.6,84 im qurs.

Measures and weights.

3.28 feet. 2.84 bush. 26.42 galls. 2.11 pints.

.2.21 lbs.

.108.93 “

The modern system, introduced in 1820, is the same as France, but with the old Dutch nomenclature.

The ell or metre of 10 palms.

100 elles.

A pecul, equal to 100 catties, or 1600 tales. The vat or hectolitre of 100 kans or litres.

MALTA.

100 lbs. 1 cantaro.

Salma of grain.

Cantaro, equal to.

Rottoli, equal to..

The kan is divided into 10 maatjes or 100 vingerhords

.174.50 lbs. The mudde, zak, or hectolitre (dry meas

8.22 bush.

100 rottoli.

30 oz.

One cantaro equal to (mercantile usage)

175 lbs.

9.35 im. galls. ..4.50"

82 40 inches. 1 yard.

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64 rottoli..

1 cwt. 112 lbs.

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Amsterdam ell.

Brabant or Flemish ell.

wine stekan of 8 stoops..4.27 im. galls. "brandy

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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.

.196.50 lbs. 106.00 "

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52.24 bush. .264.00 galls.

oxhoft"
legger " 240

vat, 6 ahms, or 384 stoops.

Amsterdam corn last, 27 mudden, 36 sacks, or 108 schepels....82 62 im. bush. 33.32 im. galls

The canna, or ell, of 8 palmi..83.05 inches. The Rotterdam ahm.

The centner of 100 lbs....108.93 lbs. U. S., The oxhoft...... A last for freight is estimated at 4,000 lbs.

NICE, (SARDINIA.)

The ell.... .46.77 inches. charge (liquid measure), of 12 rubbi 20.75 im. galls.

The charge (corn measure), of 4 setiers 4.40 im. bush.

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tun (beer meas.)

.3 merise

100 qts., or 25.19 im. galls. The scheffel (corn measure) of 16 metzen, or

48 qts..

5 scheffels...

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.1.512 im. bush. 1 im. qr.

18.89 im. qrs.

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The quintal of 6 rubbi or 150 lbs.

66 last of timber.

103.14 lbs. U. S.

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On March 8, 1850, the U. S. consul re- 10 poods. ports the almude of Portugal at 74 galls.

U. S.

PRUSSIA.

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.77.77 yards. 7 feet.

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anker.

.2 stekars or 3 vedros.

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oxhoft.

6 ankers. .1 berkovitz.

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100 lbs. of 2 Cologne marks each. 103.11 lbs.

Quintal, 110 lbs. Sheffel of grain.. Eimar of wine..

Ell of cloth.

Foot.

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The ell of 25 Prussian inches..26.26 100 ells.. .72.94 yards. The ohm of 2 eimers, 4 ankers, or 120 qts. 30.23 im. galls., or 36.28 galls. U. S. The ohm of Dantzic......39.60" es

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The canna, 8 palmi, 96 inches, or 81.35 in. 66 tonna, 4 barile, or...

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100 lbs..

70.01 "

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Salma grossa of grain, Salma generale..

9.77 bush.

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Salma of wine.

.23.06 galls.

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31.24 im. galls.

"pipe 12

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VALENCIA.

.36.16 im. inches.

arroba (liquid meas.)...2.59 im. galls.

carga of wine. “oil...

33.38 inches. ..92.73 yards.

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mos.. 100 varas. 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" 951 im. galls. The preceding are the Castilian standards, which are the general or official standards of Spain, but the local variations are numerous, viz. :

The botta.

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arroba (weight).

4 arrobas.
3 quintals.

The ell.. 100 ells..

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SAXONY.

15 arrobas. 12

5.65 im. bush.

284 lbs. avoir. .1 quintal. .1 carga.

22.30 inches.

61.96 yards.

The eimer of 72 kannes...17.81 galls. U. S.

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ahm, 2 eimers..

35.62

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.4 cargas The aln or ell of 2 feet....23.38 im. inches.

oil carga is divided into 11 arrobas. "salma, 4 quartuas. 7.53 im. bush. 2 quartuas.

carga of corn.

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(6 arroba of 26 lbs., each 12 oz.

The quintal..

BILBOA.

100 ells.. The fathom.

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64.94 yards.

3 ells.

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21.37 lbs. avoir.

quarters..

100 kannes.

4 arrobas.

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Anker, 15 kannes,
Eimer, 30
Tunna, 48
Ahm, 60
Oxhufond 90"
Pipe 180
Fuder 360

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The tunna (corn measure), of 2 spann, 8|The lesser pik, termed endasse, used in the fjerdingar, 32 kappar or 56 kannes4.029 im. bush.; but, as 4 kappar are allowed to each tunna of wheat, oats, barley or rye, for good measure, the tunna of corn is 4 1-2 im. bushs.

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measurement of cottons and carpets, is 27.06 inches. The pik in trade is reckoned at..27 inches. The almude (liquid meas.)....14 im. galls. 100 almudes.. 115.10 " (C The almude of oil weighs.. .8 okes. oke of 4 chequers, or 400 drams, 2 lbs. 13 oz., 43 drams avoir. The fortin (corn measure), 4 killows,

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100 killows....

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3.84 im. bush. 12 im. qrs.

The cantar or quintal of 44 okes, or 100 rotoli...

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125 lbs. avoir. Constantinople

173 im. qrs.

2 killows of Smyrna equal to 3 of Constantinople.

The cantar...

One cantar

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127.29 lbs. avoir.

.14.94 galls. The batman of Persian silk

7 batmans.

.45 okes. .100 rotoli.

6 okes.

45 .610 drams.

2.22 feet. .2.10 “

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almude (liquid meas)...1.15 im. galls. killow of corn.

(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..

tchekis of Smyrna.

SERVIA.-A Province of European Turkey.

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The rottoli of 180 drams...1.27 lbs. avoir. .2.83 "

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.96 im. bush.

26 inches.

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pike.....

TURIN (SARDINIA.)

The rasso or ell.....

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barril (wine meas.) of 20 fiasci

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12.04 galls. U. S.
7.36 im. gails.

stajo (corn measure) 2 mine,

100 staja...

The sacca of 3 staja.
"moggio of 24 staja,

2 barrili. 10

2.676 im. pecks.

66 9-100 im. bushs.

24

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.

mile of 800 trabucchi.....2697 yards.

breuta of 6 rubbi...........14.41 im. galls.

( carso of oil is.

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corn sacco of 3 staja is. .3.17 im. bush. pound of 11⁄2 marks is...5693 troy grs. 4 rubby or 100 lbs. 81.33 lbs. avoir.

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