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SPECIAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



COTTON WOOL: 



U. S. A. Bale average. . 477 Ibs 216 kilogs 



Egyptian 719 325 



East Indian 396 = 179 



Brazilian 220 99 



COTTON YARN: 



Thread . . . i l / 2 yards 1.21 metres 

 Lea, or Skein . = 120 = 109.72 

 Hank . . . . zzr 7 Leas = 768.01 



TIMBER AND WOOD: 



Cubic foot 0.028315 cubic metres 



Stack of wood =z 108 cub. ft rzr 3.058 



Cord of wood =125 3.539 



y =r 40 cubic feet rough := 1.1326 c. m 

 i Load. . 50 squared =i 1.4157 



= 50 planks 1.4157 

 OIL: 



Tun zz: 252 gallons == 1144.08 Litres. 

 WINE: 



Pipe of Portwine =r 115 gallons 522.10 Litres 

 > Sherry zz 108 zz 490.32 



Marsala =93 =. 422.22 

 Hogshead of Madeira 46 rr 208.84 > 



RAISINS : 



Barrel rr= 112 Ibs 50.73 kilogs. 



POTATOES : 



i Sack = 3 Bushels 1.09 hectolitre. 

 FRUIT : 



The Covent Garden Bushel-basket is 17 1 / a inches (0.437 metres) 

 in diameter at top; 10 inches (0.25 metres) at the bottom and 

 10 inches (0.25 metres) deep. 



The Half Bushel called Half Sieve, or commonly Sieve, is a basket 

 containing 21 Ibs (9.526 kgs) of apples or pears, or 24 Ibs (10.886 kgs) 

 of other fruit. 



