4a8 MEMOIR ON THE 



the Europeans. The pic correfponds to 

 our hundred weight j the caty to our pound; 

 and the iael to our ounce. 



The iaei of weight, as well as the tae! of 

 money, is divided into maz^ condor an4 

 cache* The pic is valued at one hundred 

 and three French pounds, of eight ounces 

 each J and a hundred pics are equal to 650 

 iaels^ 4 mas^ 6 condorins t-Vt Chinefe weight. 

 All grofs goods, fucli as tea, toutenag, &c. 

 are weighed in balances with fcales like ours, 

 which are called iicn-ping. For fmaller ar- 

 ticles, a Heel-yardj named ten-gorge^ is em- 

 ployed ; and for thofe which are fUU lefs, 

 another fort, called ty-ieng* 



Measures. 



THE Portuguefe, aud, in imitation of 

 them, the other nations of Europe, givq 



the 



