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COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS,

Compared with the most frequented ports according to the Dutch Standard Grains by which all weights are regulated.

Equal to in United States
or London
,
Amsterdam, Cadiz, Hamburg, Havre, Leghorn, Petersburg, Paris,
100 lbs. in










United States or
London
 
100
 
091 3/4
 
098 2/3
 
093 3/5
 
085 5/6
 
133 2/3
 
110 5/6
 
092 4/5
Amsterdam 108 2/3 100 107 1/6 102 093 1/2 145 1/2 120 3/4 100 4/5
Cadiz 101 1/2 093 1/3 100 095 087 1/6 135 3/4 112 1/2 094 1/7
Hamburg 106 2/3 098 105 100 091 2/3 142 1/2 118 1/2 098 3/4
Havre 116 2/3 107 114 2/3 109 1/6 100 155 2/3 129 1/6 108
Leghorn 074 4/5 068 3/4 073 2/3 070 064 1/5 100 083 069 1/3
Petersburg 090 084 4/5 088 2/3 084 1/3 077 1/4 120 1/4 100 083 1/2
Paris 107 3/4 099 106 1/4 101 092 1/2 144 119 3/4 100