Sumatra. \ 



ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



Fort Clearance, on certificate that the pilotage, &c. have been paid, 

 was granted by the Secretary, on payment of a fee of 2 dollars on vessels 

 exceeding 50 tons ; no charge was made on vessels under that tonnage. 



The aforegoing charges included all that were due at this port: what 

 the charges are at present, cannot yet be known. 



Provisions and Refreshments.— Provisions and vegetables of all 

 kinds are very dear. Poultry scarce and dear. The mangosteen and other 

 tropical fruits are met with here, but not in abundance. The water is very 

 indifferent, and considered unwholesome. 



Coins. — Accounts are kept in dollars, sometimes called reals, reckoned 

 at 5s. sterling. 



9 sa tallies equal to.. 1 sooccoo. 



t sooeeoos • I dollar or real. 



Weights. — The gold and silver weights are as follow : 



oz. dwts. grs. 



30 coondees ...equal to...l keping = 0 2 5.166 



8 kepings I ring] t =0 17 17.333 



1J ringit , ...1 tael .., = 1 0 14 



The Chinese weigh gold by the catty, which equals about J lb. 7 oz. 

 H drs. 



The Chinese commercial weights are these : 



10 hoots equal to 1 sec. 



10 sees 1 Ice; 



10 lees a 1 cheh, 



10 cbebs „ 1 tael = 57 S\ grs. troy. 



16 taela * I catty = 1£ lb. avoird. 



100 catties 1 pecul = 133$ lbs. 



The following weights are occasionally used : 



4 koopangs, or sooeeoos, equal to 1 mas = 39.87 grs. troy. 



4 mas I pauh. 



2§ pauhs . 1 ringit. 



1£ ringit 1 taej. 



16 taels * 1 cntty = 1 lb. 7 oz. 5 ilrs. avoird. 



Measures are the following : 



Dry Measure 



4 chupahs equal to 1 koolah = Sifejpufo in. 



800 koolabs 1 coyan. 



The koolah is occasionally used as a weight, 17 being equal to the 

 pecul. The coodee or corge is 20 baskets, except of tobacco, which is 40. 



Long Measure. 



2 tempohs equal to 1 jaakal = 9 En. in. 



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