4 12 WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINS. 



meter, but this measure has not been adopted, the old Fiench 

 foot, (=1*066 English feet) continuing to be used. 



A. German geographical mile=4 English geographical 

 miles, or about 4*633 Eng. statute miles = 7407*40 meters. 



French stere, (cubic measure) = 35*34384 cubic ft. U. S. 



French litre (liquid and dry measure,) = 61*07416 cubic 

 inches, or 1*05756 quarts wine measure. 



Value of different weights, in English avoirdupois pounds, 



of measures in English feet and inches, and of coins in 



American dollars, 



Amsterdam. — 1 centner (lOOlbs.) = 108*923 av. lbs. 



Batavia. — 1 picul = nearly 136 av. lbs. 



Bremen. — 1 centner = 116 av. lbs. ; 1 lb. = 1*1 av. lbs.; 

 1 foot = 1 If in ; 1 rix dollar, (silver) = $0*787 ; 72 grotes 

 = 1 rix dollar. 



Calcutta. — 1 rupee, (gold) =$6.75 ; 1 rupee (silver,)-= 

 $0.45,6 ; 1 candy = 20 maunds, = 500 lbs. av. 



Canton. — 1 picul = 133| av. lbs. ; 1 catty = 1£ av. lbs. ; 

 1 tael = 1£ oz. ; 1 tael = $1*48 ; 10 mace = 1 tael. 



Denmark. — 1 centner (100 lbs.) = 110£ av. lbs. ; 1 foot 

 •=12£ inches ; 1 rix dollar, (silver) $0*52 ; 6 marcs = 1 

 rix dollar ; 16 skillings = 1 marc. 



Florence and Leghorn. — 1 cantaro, (100 lbs.) = 74*86 

 av. lbs. ; 1 palmo = 9| inches. 



France. — 1 franc = $0*186 ; 10 decimes = 1 franc ; 10 

 centimes = 1 decime. 



Genoa. — 1 peso grosso (100 lbs.) = 76£ av. lbs ; 1 peso 

 sottile = 69*89 av. lbs ; 1 palmo = 9} in. 



Great Britain. — £l = 20 shillings sterling = $4*84 ; 1 

 guinea = 21 shillings sterling = $5*08}. 



Hamburg. — 1 foot =11*3 inches ; 1 mile = 4*68 miles ; 

 1 marc banco = $0*35 ; current marc == $0*28 ; 3 marca 

 = 1 rix dollar. 



Malta. — 1 foot, 10£ inches ; 1 cantaro, (100 lbs.) = 

 174*5 av. lbs. ; 1 pezza = $1. 



Manilla. — 1 arroba = 26 av. lbs. ; 1 picul = 143 av. lbs. ; 

 1 palmo = 10*38 in. ; 8 rials = $1 ; 34 maravedis = 1 

 ial. 



Naples. — 1 cantaro grosso = 196*5 av. lbs. ; 1 cantaro 

 iccolo =106 av. lbs. ; 1 palmo = lOf in. ; 1 ducat, (sil- 

 er) = $0*80 ; 10 carlini = 1 ducat ; 10 grani= 1 carlino. 



Portugal. — 100 lbs. = 101*19 av. lbs. ; 1 arroba = 22*26 



