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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.

4 Sáli’ngs

1

Bät or Tical

0.600.

13

»

4 Bäte

1

Tämlü'ng

2:400.

"

20 Tämlü'ngs

1

需要

Ch'äng

48.000.

21

50 Ch'ängs

100 Häps

1

Hip

2,400.000,

"

"

1

24,000.000.

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 Niwe

make

1 K'ü'p

2 K'ú'ps

1 Säwk

+ inch. 91 191

"

4 Säwks

1 Wah

78

33

20 Wabs

"

130 feet.

"

"

"

"}

+

9f statute miles.

400 Söns

1 Sën 1 Yot

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 Tänan.....

20 Tänans make 1 Táng

DRY MEASURE.

1 pints. 25 Tänans make 1 Sat 100 Tángs or 80 Sat

15

"

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.

CENTS TO EACH TICAL.

PER DOLLAR.

BACH TICAL.

PER DOLLAR.

6.

150 Tls. or

66.66 TI,

6.6

165 Tls. or

60·60 Tls,

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

151.871

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

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

170-624

58 61

6.250

156.25

61

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

178-75

57.55

6.375

159-371

62.74

6.975

174-37

57.34

6.4

160⚫

62.50

7.

175.

57.14

6-425

160-624

62.26

7-025

175.62

56.94

6.450

161.25

62*

7.050

176.25

56.79

| 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

178.12

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

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