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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 Sali’ngs

4 Bäts

20 Tämli'ngs

50 Ch'ängs

100 Häps

MONEY.

make

1

Fu'ang

$0 076.

1

Sálü'ng

0.150.

Bät or Tical

0·600.

>>

1

"

Tämlü'ng

2.400.

"

1

Ch'äng

48.000.

**

1

Hip

2,400.000.

33

**

1 Tära

WEIGHTS.

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'ü'p

91

2 K'ú'ps

1 Säwk

19

"

**

4 Säwks

1 Wah

78

"

J

20 Wabs

1 Sen

130 feet.

*

400 Söns

1 Yot

97 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 1Tổng

DRY MEASURE.

1 pints. 25 Tänans make 1 Sat 15

100 Tángs or 80 Sat

1 Keean (Coyan.)

Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs. A Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.

TABLE OF EXCHANGE.

SALUNGS

CRNTS TO

SALUNGS

FOR $100.

FOR $100.

PRE DOLLAR.

EACH TICAL,

PRR DOLLAR.

CENTS TO

EACH TICAL,

150 Tls. or

66.66 P Tl.

6·6

165 Tls. or

60·60 V TI.

6.025

150-621

| 66-39

6-625

6·050

151.25

66.11

6.650

165-621 166-25

60.37

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

154:371

64.71

6.775

169-37}

59.04

6.2

155*

64.51

6.8

170.

58.82

6.225

155.621

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

171.871

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

159-37)

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

175-62}

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

163.124

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