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COFFEE. 



TABLE XXI. 



Weights in Use in Coffee-Peoducing Oounteies, with theie 

 Equivalents in United States Cueeenoy. 



Metric denominations and values. 



Brazil. 



Metric Bystem obligatory from January 1, 1873, 



Tonelada (ton for shipping) = 2,240 



pounds avoirdupois. 

 Arroba — 32.38 pounds. 

 Quintal - 130.06 pounds. 



Mexico. 

 Quintal = 101.61 pounds. 



Philippines — Manilla. 

 Picul = 140 pounds. 



ZOLLVERBIN. 



Centner = 110.24 pounds. 



Pktjssia. 

 Centner = 113.44 pounds. 



Bbemen. 

 Centner = 137.5 pounds. 



Vienna. 

 Centner = 123.5 pounds. 



Netherlands. 

 Old Pond = 1.0893 pound. 



Colonies. 



French metric system adopted in 1816. 



1 Picul = 100 catties = 10 gautang 



(coffee) = 135.6312 pounds avdp. 



New Grenada, or United States 

 OF Colombia. 



French weights. 



Cbtlon. 



English weights used. 

 Candy = 545 pounds avoirdupois. 



England. 

 16 ounces = 1 pound, lb. 

 28 pounds := 1 quarter, qr. 

 4 quarters = 1 hundredweight, cwt. 

 20 hundredweight = 1 ton. 



United States. 



Same as England in cnstora-houBe operations. 

 Common usage calls 100 pounds a hundredweight, 

 S6 pounds a quarter. 



Cental = 100 pounds. 



