WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONET.
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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.
• P'ois
2 Fu'ang
• Sklü'nga 4 Bits
20 Tämlü'nga
60 Ch'äugs
MONEY.
make 1
Fu'ang
$0 076.
1
JJ
Sálü'ng
0.150.
JJ
1
Bat or Tical
0.600.
74
1
Tämlü'ng
2:400.
J
1
Chäng
48.000.
77
JJ
*
1
Hip
2,400.000.
*7
JJ
24,000-000.
14
100 Haps
1 Tärn
WEIGHTS.
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 256 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 MEABURE.
1 Niw 12 Niws
make
1 K't'p
#inch. 91
2 K'ú'ps 4 Säwks
1 Siwk
19
H
JJ
I Wah
78
}
JJ
JE
J
1 Sén 1 Yot
130 feet.
>
9 statute miles.
20 Wabs
400 Šëns
JJ
Note-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length, by 1 Sawk in width=36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
1 Tanan...
30 Tugang mako 1Tổng
DRY MEASURE.
25 finans
1 pinte.
15
100 Tags or
JJ
ננ
make 1 Sat 100 Tings or 30 Sat
1 Keanu (Cogan.)
Note. A Keean is 20 Piculs. A Picul is 133) lbs. avoirdupois.
TABLE OF EXCHANGE.
-
HALINGS
CENIS TO
Tom $100.
PER DOLLAN
BACH TICAL.
BALTHGR PAR DOLÇAR.
FOR $100.
CANTE TO EACH TICAL,
=
150 Tls. OT
66-66 T1.
6-6
165 Tls. or
£0.60 TL.
6.025
150-624
66.39
6-025
165 621
60-37
6.050
161-26
66-11
6-650
166:26
60.15
6:075
| 151-871
65-84
6-675
166.87
59.92
6.1
152-50
65+57
6-7
167:30
59.70
6.125
153-124
65.30
6-725
168.124
50 48
6:150
153-76
65-04
6.750
168 75
50-27
6-175
154 871
64-71
6-775
169-37
59-04
6.2
165.
64.51
6-8
170-
58 $2
6.225
166-624
64-26
6.825
170-621
58 €1
6:250
156.25
6+
6-850
171-26
58:39
6.275
156-87
63-74
6-875
171.871
58-18
6:3
157-50
63.50
6-9
172:30
57.97
6.325
158-12
63.24
6.925
173-12+
57.76
6-850
158-75
62.99
6:050
173.75
57:56
6.375
159-374
62.74
6.975
174-374
57.34
6.4
160-
62.50
175*
57.14
I
6.425
160-624
62 26
7-025
175-62)
56 94
6:450
161-25
€2.
7050
176-25
56-73
6-475
161-871
81-77
7:075
176.87
56:54
6.5
162-50
61:53
7.1
177:50
56-38
6.525
163-124
61.30
7-195
178-124
56:14
6-550
163.74
61-07
7·150
178.75
55.94
6.576
164.371
60-83
7.175
179-874
55-74
7.2
180+
65:06
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