1124 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



Liquid Measure. 



Dry Measure, 



Time Table. 





Memoranda connected with various Irregular Weights and Measures. 



A barrel of beer, 36 gallons. 



ale, 32 

 A butt of sherry, 108 gallons, or 52 dozen 



bottles. 



Hogshead of French wine, 43 to 46 gals. 

 Aum of hock, 30 gallons. 

 Pipe of madeira, 92 gallons. 



port, 115 or 57 J dozen 

 bottles. 



(Hogsheads one half, and quarter-casks- 

 one fourth part of that quantity.) 

 Pipe of Teneriffe, 100 gallons. 

 Lisbon, 117 ,, 

 Malaga, 105 ., 

 Tun of wine', 252 gallons. 

 Hogshead of claret, 46 gallons. 

 Puncheon of brandy, 100 to 115 gallons. 



Puncheon of rum, 90 to 100 gallons. 



whisky, .120 

 A dicker of hides, 10 skins. 

 A last of hides, 20 dickers. 

 A dicker of gloves, 10 dozen pairs. 

 A box of raisins, 56 Ibs. 

 Cask of rice, 7 to 8 cwts. . 

 Chest of congou tea, 80 to 100 Ibs. 

 Chest of hyson tea, 60 to 80 Ibs. 

 Drum of figs, 6 to 14 Ibs. 

 Pocket of hops, 1$ to 2 cwts. 

 A bag of hops, nearly 3 J cwts. 

 Firkin of butter, 56 Ibs. 

 Load of hay or straw, 86 trusses. 

 Truss of hay, old, 56 Ibs. 



,, new, 60 Ibs. 



straw, 36 Ibs. 



