SIAMESE MONEY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
MONEY
4 Sálings
or 1 Bätor Tical
$0.60
4 Bäts
or 1 Tämlü'ng = 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng
$2.40 $48.00
50 Ch❜ängs
100 Häps
or 1 Hap
$2,400.00
or 1 Tära
-$240,000.00
WEIGHTS
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same
A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.
terms.
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
៖ 13 inch
12 Niws
make
1 K'ú❜p
9 inches
2 K'ú'ps
make
1 Säwk
19 inches
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah
78 inches
20 Wahs
make
1 Sën
= 130 feet
400 Sëns
make
1 Yot
93 statute miles
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, 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 Tänan.......
20 Tänans make 1 Tảng
=
14 pints 15 pints
25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan).
A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.
The metric system is widely used in commerce. A law promulgated in 1924 provides that the metric system shall be the standardised and legalised system of weights and measures in Siam, but this law is optional for the time being.
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