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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONEY

JAPANESE.

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WEIGHTS.

1,000 Momme

8.2817077001 lbs. avoir. —

3756.5217

grammes.

100 Momme

10 Fun

10 Rin

10 Mo

10 Shi

100 Kin

0.8281707700 lbs. avoir. ==

375.65217

grammes.

0.0082817077 lbs. avoir.

3.7565217

grammes.

0.0008281708 lbs. avoir.

0.37565217 grammes.

0.0000828171 lbs. avoir.

0.037565217 grammes.

0.0000082817 lbs. avoir.

0.0037565217 grammes.

0.0000008282 lbs. avoir.

0.00037565217 grammes.

132.5073232011 lbs. avoir. 60104.3472

160 Momme =

1.3250732320 lbs. avoir. = 601.043-172

grammies. grammes.

Apothecaries Weight.-1 Riyo = 4 Momme = 0.0402583013 lbs. troy.

1 Jo

1 Shaku = 10 Sun 1 Sun

about 4 yards 5 inches English. about 1 foot 2

inches.

DRY MEASURE.

= 10 Shaku

10 Bu

= about 1

1 Ri

R6 Cho

1 Cho = CO Ken

1 Ken

6 Shaku

LAND MEASURE.

inches English.

= 2.44 English miles. = 119.305 English yards.

5.9653 English feet.

MONEY.

The Japanese yen and sen are identical in value with the Mexican dollar and cent. The silver yen is the standard coin.

4 P'eis

2 Fu'ang

4 Sili’ngs 4 Bäts

20 Tämlü'nga

50 Ch'ängs

SIAMESE.

MONEY.

make 1

Fu'ang

$0.076.

1

Sálü'ng

0.150.

JJ

Bät or Tical

0.600.

..

1

29

Tämlü'ng

2.400.

1

Ch'äng

48.000.

99

1

Hip

2,100.000, 2·1,000.000.

100 Häps

1 Tira

WEIGHTS.

The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weights 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

43 inch.

make

1 K'ü'p

9 inch.

2 K'ú'ps

1 Süwk

"J

19 inch.

4 Säwks

1 Wah

78 inch.

J

20 Wals

1 Sën

29

400 Sëns

1 Yot

"

130 feet.

93 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 láng

Note-A Keean is 20 Piculs.

DRY MEASURE.

make 1 Sat

I pints. 25 Tänans 15 pints. 100 Tángs or 80 Sat A Picul is 133 lbs, avoirdupois.

1 Kcean (Coyan.)