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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONEY.
The Hongkong bronze coinage is always more or less at a discount, which has sometimes been as high as 30 per cent. in the case of cents, and 50 per cent. in the case of cash. Servants avail themselves of this discount to make a profit whenever they are entrusted with silver for purchasing anything that can be paid for in copper.
SIAMESE.
4 P'eis 2 Fu'ang
4 Sáli’ngs 4 Bäts
20 Tämlü'ngs
50 Ch'ängs
MONEY.
make 1
Fu'ang
$0 076.
1
>>
Sálü'ng
0-150.
55
1
Bät or Tical
0.600.
>>
1 Tämlü'ng
2.400.
1
Chäng
48.000.
"
2,400.000.
24,000,000.
35
100 Häps
1 Hấp
1 Tära
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.
MEASURES.
LONG MEASURE.
1 Niw 12 Niws
make
1 K'ú'p
=
2 K'ú'ps
1 Sawk
23
55
13 inch. 930 191
JJ
4 Säwks
1 Wah
78
25
22
20 Wahs
1 Sën
130 feet.
99
400 Sëns
وو
وو
وو
9 statute miles.
1 Yot
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length, by 1 Säwk in width=36,864 Siamese iuches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
1 Tänan...
20 Tänans make 1 Táng
"
DRY MEASURE.
I pints. 25 Tänans
15
دو
make 1 Sat 100 Tángs or 80 Sat
1 Keean (Coyan.)
Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs. A Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.
TABLE OF EXCHANGE.
SALUNGS
CENTS TO
SALUNGS
FOR $100.
FOR $100,
PER DOLLAR.
EACH TICAL.
PER DOLLAR.
CENTS TO EACH TICAL.
6.
150 Tls. or
66.66 Tl.
6.6
165 Tls. or
60·60 TI.
6.025
150.62
66.39
6.625
165.62
60.37
6.050
151.25
66.11
6.650
166.25
60.15
6:075
151.87
65.84
6.675
166.873
59-92
6.1
152.50
65'57
6.7
167.50
59.70
6.125
153-12
65.30
6.725
168.12
59.48
6.150
153.75
65.04
6.750
168.75
59.27
6.175
154 37
64.71
6-775
169-37
59.04
6.2
155*
64.51
6.8
170.
58.82
6.225
155-62
64.26
6.825
170.62
58 61
6.250
156.25
64
6.850
171.25
58.39
6.275
156.87/
63.74
6.875
171.87
58.18
6-3
157.50
63.50
6.9
172-50
57.97
6-325
158.121
63.24
6.925
173.12
57.76
6.350
158.75
62.99
6.950
173.75
57.55
6.375
159-37
62.74
6.975
174-371
57.34
6.4
160*
62.50
7.
175-
57.14
6.425
160-62
62.26
7.025
175.621
56 94
6.450
161.25
62.
7:050
176.25
56.73
6.475
161.87
61.77
7.075
176.87
56.54
6.5
162.50
61.53
71
177·50
56:33
6.525
163.12
61.30
7.125
178-12
56.14
6.550
163-74
61.07
7.150
178.75
55.94
6.575
164.37
60.83
7.175
179.37
55-74
7.2
180.
55.55
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