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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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