236 ORIENTAL COMMERCE. [Madras, 



MADftAS WEIGHT. 

 Country. Sptcbtqf Weight. Mdt. PU. Pot 



Bengal Factory Maund 2 7 35$ 



Ditto Bazar Maund 3 2 11 J 



Bombay Candy of 20 Maunds 22 3 8 



China Pecnl of 100 Catties 5 2 26 



Mocha Bahar of 15 Frazils 18 0 0 



Surat Candy of 20 Maunds 29 6 37 J 



Junlceeylon... Bahar of 8 Capins 19 3 12 



Bencoolen ...Bahar 22 3 8 



Calicut Maund of 1000 Pools ...... 1 1 24 



Cochin Candy of 20 Maunds 21 5 36 j 



Malacca Bahar of 3 Peculs 16 1 21 



Tellicherry... Candy of 20 Maunds 24 0 0 



Measures. — Grain and Dry Measure are the olluck, measure, marcal, 

 parah, and garce, thus divided : — 



1 Olluck equal to Cvh.hu 11.719 



8 Ol lurks .... ,, 1 Measure, or Puddy 93.752 



8 Measures... » 1 Marcal 750 



5 Marcala ... » 1 Parah of Chunara... 3,750 



400 Marcals ... * 1 Garce 300,000 



The marcal and lesser measures were ordered, when made of wood, 

 to be round, and rimmed with iron or brass, and the marcal to be 



inches deep, and IOtV inches diameter inside, and to hold 27 lbs. 

 2 oz. and 2 drs. avoirdupois, of fresh well-water : hence 43 marcals are 

 equal to 15 English bushels. The parah to measure 2 feet square, and 

 6£ feet deep. 



When grain is sold by weight, 9,256 J lbs. equal to 18 candies, 12^ maunds, 

 are a garce, which is nearly 17 \ English quarters. 



Liquid Measure. — The puddy, by which milk, ghee, oil, and some 

 other liquids are sold, is equal to the puddy in grain measure, containing 

 8 ollucks; but for wine, spirits, &c. the English measure is used. 



8 Ollucks are equal to 1 Measure, or Puddy 



8 Measures.... ■ 1 Marcal 



20 Marcals « 1 Candy, = 64 gallons. 



Land Measure. — Land is generally measured with a Gunter's chain of 

 100 links, or with a rod of 10 feet, and reduced to cawnies, grounds, and 

 square feet, agreeably to the following Table : — 



60 feet long, and 40 feet broad, make 1 ground, or roauney, equal to 2,400 

 square feet. 



24 grounds, or maunies, make 1 cawney, equal to 57,600 square feet. 



