Foreign., U. Státes. Avoirdupois pounds. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS (Sandwich Islands, Polynesia, N. Pacific Ocean): Same as in the United States. India and Malaysia, or East Indies. ANNAM. Kesho (Tonquin): 100 catties1 pecul, Hue, Sai-gon, &c. (Cochin China): 16 leäng=1 can; 10 c.1 yen; 5 y. 1 binh; 2 b.=1 ta; 5 t. 1 quan, BURMAH (Farther India), Prome, Patanago, Ava, &c.: 100 tical or kiat: 8 abucco 3 catties1 vis or visay, CEYLON ISLAND (Indian Ocean): 500 pond=1 =132. 688.76 4 agito 3.39286 bahar or candy, 500. HINDOSTAN. Bombay: 72 tanks: 30 pice 1 maund, 28. 28. Also, 80 tipprees 40 seers= 1 maund, 20 maunds=1 candy: 1 candy 5 cwt. Calcutta, Bengal (factory weight): 5 siccas or ru- 1 maund; 3 m. = 2 cwt., -= 224.— 4 chattacs 1 pouah; 5 seers=1 pussaree. 100 troy lbs., nom 82.133 11 factory maunds 10 bazaar maunds. Madras (Carnatic, Coromandel coast): 10 pagodas or varahuns 1 polam; 8 p. 1 seer; 5 s. 1 vis or visay; 8 v. maon; 20 m. 1 candy or baruay, Goa: 32 scers 1 maund; 20 m. 1 bahar, 20 maunds 1 bahur or candy; 20 b. = 1 72.32 30. garce. Foreign. U. States. Avoirdupois Tranquebar, and Coromandel coast generally; 30 chittacks = 1 vis; 63 v. 1 maund; 20 m. = 1 candy, MALAYA (Malay Peninsula, Strait of Malacca): Same as at Singapore Island; also, 1 kip for tin 40 Av. Ibs., and 20 buncals1 catty for gold and silver ----- 2 lbs., troy. PENANG ISLAND, or Prince OF WALES ISLAND (Areca Island, Strait of Malacca): Same as at Singapore. SIAM (Farther India): 2 tical catty; 100 c. 20 piculs 1 cajar. 1 pecul, pounds. 500. 1 tael; 20 t. 1 135.2536 SINGAPORE ISLAND (off S. extremity of Malay Peninsula): 16 tael 1 catty; 100 c.=1 pecul; 3 p. 1 bahar, BANCA ISLAND (Malay Archipelago): Same as at Batavia, JAVA ISLAND. BORNEO ISLAND. Same as at Batavia, Java. JAVA ISLAND. Batavia, &c.: 16 tael 1 catty; 100 c. 1 pecul; 3 p. 1 bahur 200 goelak, 43 peculs (300 goclaks) 1 great bahar. MOLUCCAS or SPICE ISLANDS. Amboyna, the Banda Islands, Batshian, Booro, Ceram, Gilolo, Oby, Waigeoo: Official, as at Batavia. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Luzon, Mindano, Palawan, Mindoro, Panay, Marindique, Negros, Bohol, ·Zuba, Samar, Masbata, Leyte, &c.): 100 catties 1 pecul 37 Castilian libra, 1 caban of rice (usual), 1 caban of cocoa, SOOLOO ISLANDS (Sooloo, Basseelan, Tawee-Tawee, Pilas, Pala, Tapul Isles, &c.): 10 mace= 1 SUMATRA ISLAND. 16 mace 1 tael; 25 t. 4 catties 5 goelaks. 1 tael 1334 lbs., Av. -405. 406.888 139.4957 133. 83.5 1331.- -=423.5 291. Foreign. ITALY. The metric system of weights, either 10,000 grani = 1000 denari = 100 grossi = 10 1000 libbre 100 rubbi 10 quintali or cen- Special and local: Carrara: 1 cubic palmo of marble884.74 cubic JAPAN (N. Pacific Ocean). — Niphon I., Kioo- 10 sen 1 monme= 1000 moo = 100 rin = 10 sen 160 monme = 1 kan, 8 350 monme (2 kan)=1 catty; 100 c. = 1 U. States. Avoirdupois pounds. -2204.6214 90.82 = 0.612206 = 133.92 NOTE.-In commercial transactions the pecul is usually reckoned at 133 lbs., the same as in China; but it is equal to 133.92 lbs. by the weights and analyses of the modern Japanese coins. LIBERIA (W. Africa): Same as in the United States. MADEIRA ISLANDS (Atlantic Ocean, off W. MALTA ISLAND (Mediterranean Sea, S. of MEXICO. - 8 ochavas 1 quinochavas 1 onza; 16 o.—1 libra; 25 1. 1 arroba; 4 a. — 1 quintal, MOROCCO (Barbary, N. Africa): 10 onza = 1 107.9184 -=101.4232 mark; 2 m. - 1 rotl; 100 r. = 1 cantaro -=118.65664 NOTE. The commercial rotl of Morocco, both in theory and practice, is equal to the weight of 20 old standard duros (silver dollars) of Spain; the miner's rotl is equal to 100 meticals (1 old Venetian libbra, peso grosso), or 1.054945 avoirdupois pound; and the market rotl 160 meticals. Foreign. MOZAMBIQUE (E. Africa): Same as in Portugal. NUBIA (E. Africa): Same as at Alexandria, Egypt. (bazaar), 7 rotl= 1 maund copra (customs), 7 rotl Also, 1163 miscals 1 rotl copra (bazaar), and 6 rotl copra 1 maund copra, bazaar. 2 maunds tabree (of Tabreez) -1 maund shah 1600 miscals 1 reh of Teheran = 16 bazaar rotl of Tabreez 6 okes of Turkey, U. States. Avoirdupois pounds. 1.054945 6.85714 6.3297 7.91209 7.3846 16.88023 NOTE.- The maund tabree is used chiefly for weighing coarse metals, coffee, sugar, drugs, &c., and the maund copra for weighing rice and provisions. The maund shah is used chiefly in Sheeraz, Bushire, and Gombroon, although the last-mentioned port now belongs to the Muscat dominion. PORTUGAL. 576 grao 24 escropulo tava 1 onça; 16 o. — 2 marco = 1 arratel, ROME and Civita Vecchia: 24 grao centinajo or cantaro, SENEGAMBIA (W. Africa).- Bathurst, Sierre Leone: Official, as in Great Britain. St. Louis: Official, as in France. SOCOTRA ISLAND (Indian Ocean, off E. coast of Africa): Same as at Muscat, Arabia. SPAIN. Standard of Castile: 128 ochavas onzas 2 marcos 1 libra, 16 1.0145143 Foreign. 25 libras = 1 arroba; 4 a. 1 quintal; 20 q. Special and local, but not official : U. States. Avoirdupois pounds. 2029.028 VALENCIA. Alicante, &c.: 12 onze 1 libra me ASTURIAS. Santander, &c.: 25 libras 1 arro ba = 1 arroba of Castile, ARAGON. — Saragossa, &c.: 36 libras BISCAY. Bilboa, &c.: 25 libras 1 Castilian arroba, 16 1 arroba, 1 arroba 146 libras 1 quintal macho (for iron). CATALONIA. roba Castilian arroba, 14 quintal — 1 carga of raisins, ANDALUSIA. — Malaga: 7 arrobas (Castilian) = =38.04429 27.3919 26.9481** 22.1925 =177.54 NOTE.The employment of the metric system of weights is sanctioned by law in Spain. SWEDEN. - New standard: 100 korn 1 ort; 100 SWITZERLAND.- New system: 32 lothe, or 8 gros, = 1 unze; 16 u. = 1 pfund or livre TRIPOLI (Barbary, N. Africa.) — 16 karob 1 16 oncia 1 rotl; 100 r. 1 cantaro, 400 drachma = 1 oka, = TUNIS (Barbary, N. Africa).- Same as in Tripoli. 1 kara, killot, or taim; 16 92.8583 110.2311 109.7143 2.742857 miscal or 2.813187 1.75836 100 dirhems = 1 cheki; 4 c. — 1 oka, 2 r. 1 oka; 50 o. 1 kantar or cantaro 140.65934 |