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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MUNEI,

The value of the dollar during 1888 ranged from 2s. 114d. to 3s. 1 d. sterling. Mexican dollars weighed at 7.1.7. mean coins which contain 7 mace, 1 candareen, and 7 li of silver (see weights given above). Clean coins of this weight command a premium, lighter ones are taken at a discount.

1 Kwam-me = 1,000 Momme

1 Hiyaku-me

1 Momme

1 Fun

= 100 Momme

10 Fun

10 Rin

JAPANESE.

WEIGHTS.

8.2817077001 lbs. avoir. — 0.8281707700 lbs. avoir.

0.0082817077 lbs. avoir.

0.0008281708 lbs. avoir.

0.0000828171 lbs. avoir.

0.0000082817 lbs. avoir.

0.0000008282 lbs. avoir.

132.5073232011 lbs. avoir.

3756.5217

grammes.

375.65217

grammes.

3.7565217

grammes.

0.37565217

grammes.

1 Rin

1 Mo

1 Shi

1 Kin

1 Hiyak-kin

cent.

=

10 Mo

10 Shi

100 Kin

160 Momme

=

=

Apothecaries Weight.—1 Riyo

1 Jo

= 10 Shaku 1 Shaku - 10 Sun 1 Sun == 10 Bu

1 Ri 1 Cho

= 36 Cho

= 60 Ken

1 Ken

6 Shaku

0.037565217 grammes. 0.0037565217 grammes. 0.00037565217 grammes.

60104.3472

1.3250732320 lbs. avoir. — G01.043472

4 Momme = 0.0402583013 lbs. troy. DRY MEASure.

about 4 yards 5 inches English. about 1 foot 2 inches English. about 1 inches.

LAND MEASURE.

2.44 English miles.

119.305 English yards. 5.9653 English feet. MONEY.

grammes. grammes.

The Japanese yen and sen are identical in value with the Mexican dollar and

The silver yen is the standard coin.

SIAMESE.

MONEY.

4 P'eis

make 1 Fu'ang

$0 076.

2 Fu'ang

2)

1 Sálü'ng

0.150.

4 Sálings 4 Bäts

1

Bät or Tical

0.600.

})

1

رو

Tämlü'ng

2.400.

20 Tämlü'ngs

50 Ch'ängs

1

Ch'äng

48.000.

>>

1

Hấp

100 Häps

1 Tära

2,400.000. 24,000,000.

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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

1 inch.

make

1 K'ú'p

93 inch.

2 K'ú'ps

1 Säwk

"

19 inch,

4 Säwks

1 Wah

78 inch.

JJ

20 Wahs

J

400 Sëns

1 Sën 1 Yot

= 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 inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.

1 Tänan....

=

20 Tänans make 1 Túng

Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs.

DRY MEASURE.

make 1 Sat

1 Keean (Coyan.)

1 pints. 25 Tänans 15 pints. 100 Tángs or 80 Sat

A Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.

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