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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 Sálings
4 Bäts
20 Tämlü'ngs
50 Ch'ängs
100 Häps
MONEY.
make 1
Fu'ang
1
Sâlü'ng
33
1
Bät or Tical
1
Tämlü'ng
1
Ch'äng
وو
1
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Hip
1 Tära
WEIGHTS.
35
བ བ བ ར བ བ
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$0.076.
0.150. 0.600.
2.400.
48.000. 2,400.000. 24,000.000.
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
inch.
make
1 K'ú'p
2 K'ú'ps
1 Säwk
= 92
19
4 Säwks
وو
رو
JJ
1 Wah
78
39
35
20 Wahs
رو
130 feet.
400 Sens
J
93 statute miles.
JJ
"
1 Sën 1 Yot
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length, by 1 Säwk in width=36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
1 Tänan..
20 Tänans make 1 Táng
ور
DRY MEASURE.
1 pints. 25 Tänans
15
make 1 Sat 100 Tángs or 80 Sat
1 Keean (Coyan.)
Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs. A Picul is 1334 lbs. avoirdupois.
TABLE OF EXCHANGE.
SALUNGS
CENTS TO
SALUNGS
FOR $100.
FOR $100.
PER DOLLAR.
BACH TICAL,
PER DOLLAR.
CENTS TO
EACH TIQAL,
6.
150 Tls. or
66.66 P T1.
6'6
165 Tls. or
60·60 p Tl.
6·025
150.621
66.39
6.625
165.621
60.37
6·050
151.25
66.11
6.650
166.25
60.15
6:075
151.87/
65.84
6.675
166.87
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
it
6:150
159.75
65.04
6.750
168.75
59.27
6.175
137
64.71
6.775
169.37
59.04
6.2
15
64.51
6.8
170-
58-82
6.225
15. 621
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
171.871
58-18
6.3
157.50
63.50
6.9
172.50
57.97
6.325
158.12
63.24
6.925
173.12
57.76
6:350
158-75
62.99
6.950
173.75
57.55
6.375
159.371
62.74
6.975
174.371
57.34
6.4
160.
62.50
7-
175-
57.14
6.425
160.621
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
7.1
177.50
56.33
6.525
163.121
61.30
7.125
178.12
56.14
6'550
163.74
61.07
7.150
178-75
55.94
6.575
164-371
60.83
7·175
179,371
55.74
7.2
180-
55.55