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The subjoined Tables show the comparative weights, 
strengths, and prices, of wire and hempen ropes. 
The first Table is Smith's, the second is Heimann and 
Kuper's, and the third is Newall and Co.'s. 
SMITH'S TABLE. 
Patent 
Equal to 
a Break- 
1 ^Veight 
Price 
Size of 
Hemp- 
Weight 
Price 
Size of 
^Veight 
Price per 
Wire 
Rope. 
ing 
Strain of 
per 
Fathom. 
per 
Fathom. 
Rope. 
per 
Fathom. 
per 
Fathom. 
Chain 
per 
Fathm. 
Fathom. 
Inches. 
Tns. Cwt. 
lbs. oz. 
at Qld. 
Inches. 
lbs. oz. 
at o^d. 
Inches. 
lbs. 
d. 
1 
1 
0 
0 12 
0 
5 
2 
1 1 
0 
51 
Ok 
6 
1 0 
1 
15 
1 
0 
0 
6i 
2A 
1 8 
0 
8 
5 
2 1 
2 10 
1 
6 
0 
9 
3 
2 4 
0 
11^ 
8 
0 0 
6 
5 
2 
0 
1 
1 
4 
0 15 
1 
8i 
IJ 
Q /? 
0 0 
2 
8 
0 
2 10 
1 
5 
6 0 
2 
7h 
Og 
16 
4 0 
2^ 
12 
0 
3 
8 
1 
lOa 
6 
9 0 
3 lU 
20 
4 9h 
2i 
12 
0 
4 
8 
2 
H 
7 
12 3 
5 
4 
27 
6 0 
2| 
14 
0 
5 
8 
2 11| 
'5 
13 3 
5 
H 
0^ 
33 
6 8 
3 
16 
0 
6 
12 
3 
n 
8 
14 3 
6 
25 
aI 3 
36 
7 6 
3i 
18 
0 
8 
0 
4 
4 
8A 
16 12 
7 
3| 
0| 
42 
8 9 
3^ 
20 
0 
9 
4 
5 
0 
9 
19 6 
8 
3| 
a2 9 
46 
9 7 
22 
0 
10 
8 
5 
9^ 
21 12 
9 
2i 
a1 5 
50 
10 5 
4 
24 
0 
12 
4 
6 
7h 
lU 
OK f\ 
10 Hi 
a3 1 
53 
1 A 1 A 1 
lU iUg 
4i 
27 
0 
14 
0 
7 
7 
m 
27 8 
11 
1 
56 
11 8 
4i 
30 
0 
16 
5 
8 
10 
11 
30 0 
13 
^ 
62 
12 11 
4| 
33 
0 
19 
8 
10 
6| 
12 
32 12 
14 
4 
70 
14 11 
5 
36 
0 
22 
5 
12 
1 
121 
35 10 
15 
71 
78 
16 3 
5| 
40 
0 
24 10 
13 
4 
13 
38 8 
16 
9| 
86 
17 11 
51 
44 
0 
27 
8 
14 lOa 
14 
41 10 
18 
3i 
96 
20 0 
5^ 
50 
0 
30 
9 
16 
6^ 
14^ 
44 12 
19 
7 
li 
108 
22 6 
6 
54 
0 
34 
0 
18 
5 
15 
47 8 
20 
9i 
115 
27 4 
731 
all three 
equal. 
256 13 
139 
1| 
184^ 
444 7 
193 lOk 
Diameter. 
1020 
221 10 
P.S. The above Table is calculated for Rigging Rope j the Hawser for Mining 
and Railway purposes is IO5. per cwt. more. 
