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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

$0.0095 $0.019

SIAMESE

MONEY

2 Solot 2 Atts

or 1 Att

4 Sálings

or 1 Pai

4 Bäta

or 1 Bät orTical or 1 Tämlü'ng

$0.60

$2.40

2 Pais

or 1 Seek

$0 038

20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng

$48.00

2 Seeks

or 1 Fu'ang

$0.076

50 Ch❜ängs

or 1 Hip

$2,400.00

2 Fu'ang

or 1 Sálü'ng

$0.150

100 Häps

or 1 Tära

-$240,000.00

WEIGHTS

The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.

The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard,

LONG MEASURE

1 Niw

12 Niws

make

1 K't'p

inch

9) incbes

2 K'ú'ps

make

1 Sawk

19 inches

4 Säwks

make

1 Wali

20 Wabs

make

1 Sën

400 Söng

inake

1 Yot

78 inches 130 feet

91 statute miles

Note.-Timber is bought by the Yok, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.

DRY MEASURE

1 pints 25 Tänans

1 Tinan...

make 1 Sat

20 Tänans make 1 Táng

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15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.) A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 33} 1lbs. avoirdupois.

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