...In 1 shilling 2 C. TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Used in weighing hay, grain, meal, groceries, <Sfc. 16 drams make - 1 ounce. 16 ounces - - 1 pound. 25 pounds 1 net quarter of a hundred. 28 pounds - - 1 gross quarter of a hundred. 4 quarters - - 1 hundred weight....

...TABLE OP ATOIUDUPOIS WEIGHT. 10 Drams .... make 1 Ounce marked 01. 16 Ouncea .... " 1 Pound, .... " Ib. 25 Pounds .... " 1 Quarter, . . . 4 Quarters ... "1 Hundred-weight, 20 Hundred-weight " 1 Ton, qr. cwt. ton. NOTE. — By this weight are weighed almost every kind of goods, and all metals except...

...weights in the air. The following is the scale of the system of weights, viz : 20 4. 25. 16. 16. That is, 16 drams make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 hundred-weight, and 20 hundred-weight 1 ton. A pound avoirdupois contains 7000 grains, whilst a pound Troy contains...

...in the air. The following is the scale of the system of weights, viz : 20 4. 25. 16. 10. That is. 1C drams make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 hundred-weight, and 20 hundred-weight 1 ton. A pound avoirdupois contains 7000 grains, whilst a pound Troy contains...

...jewels, are weighed by what is called Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams =: 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 25 pounds =: 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight =: 1 ton. (6.) The abbreviations made use of in this weight are T....

...Apothec.rl.a- Weicht. 1И «¿«д!«-!^.». 20 grains— 1 8 «crupiés* 16 drama— 1 scruple. -1 dram. ounce. 16 ounces— 1 pound. 25 pounds— 1 quarter. 4 quarters— 1 cwt. SO cwt.— 1 ton. Í ATolrdnpols Weicht. (Short ton.) 16 ounces 25 pound 4 quart« — 1 pound....

...16 dr. = 1 oz. 16 oz. = 1 Ib. 25 Ibs. = 1 qr. 4 qrs. = 1 cwt. 20 cwt.= l T. FULL TABLE. 16 drams = 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight — 1 ton. NOTE. — Formerly the quarter was reckoned at 28 Ibs.,...

...jewels, are weighed by what is called Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams r= 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. (J.) The abbreviations made use of in this weight are T....

...bought and sold by the pound, are weighed by Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE OP AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams = 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. NOTE.—Every primary school ought to be supplied with the...

...jewels, are weighed by what is called Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE CF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. ,. 16 drams = 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. 4 quarters rr 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. (5.) The abbreviations made use of in this weight are...