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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.
MONEY.
4 P'eis 2 Fu'ang
make
1 Fu'ang
-
$0 076.
1
Sálü'ng
0.150.
J
4 Sálings 4 Bäts
1
Bät or Tical
0.600,
33
1
**
Tämlü'ng
2.400.
"
20 Tämlü'ngs
1
Ch'äng
48.000.
"
33
50 Ch❜ängs
1
Hp
2,400.000.
"
100 Häps
22
1 Tära
WEIGHTS.
24,000.000.
22
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 Süwk
4 Säwks
1 Wah
JJ
20 Wabs
JJ
400 Sëns
1 Sën 1 Yot
J
وو
14 inch.
18
"
93
19 ""
78
130 feet.
9 statute miles.
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.
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 133 lbs. avoirdupois.
TABLE OF EXCHANGE.
SALUNGS
CENTS TO
SALUNGS
FOR $100.
FOR $100.
PER DOLLAR.
BACH TICAL.
PER DOLLAR,
CENTS TO
BACH TICAL,
6'
150 Tls. or
66.66 TI.
6.6
=
165 Tls. or
60·60 Tl.
6.025
150-621
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
166.871
59.92*
6.1
152.50
65.57
6.7
167-50
59.70
6.125
153.121/
65.30
6.725
168.121
59.48
6.150
153.75
65.04
6.750
168.75
59.27
6-175
154-371
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
170.621
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
158.12
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
174.37}
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
161.871
61.77
7.075
176.87
56.54
6.5
162.50
61.53
7.1
177.50
56.33
6.525
163.12}
61.30
7.125
178-121
56.14
6.550
163-74
61.07
7-150
178.75
55.94
6.575
164.371
60.83
7.175
179.37
55.74
7.2
180-
55.55