FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Furnished by the Board's special foreign correspondent, Mr. George J. S. Broomhall, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society). UNITED KINGDOM. In the United Kingdom the quarter comprises among others the following conventional weights: Lbs. Wheat and Corn from the Atlantic and Gulf ports of America, from Argentina, 480 The term bushel, used colloquially, varies greatly according to locality, from 32 lbs. to 160 lbs. The Board of Agriculture reckons a bushel of wheat as equal to 60 lbs., of barley equal to 50 lbs., of oats equal to 39 lbs. A sack or coomb usually represents 4 bushels. A sack of flour contains 280 lbs. SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. A boll or bole is equal to 4 Winchester bushels. In Glasgow a boll represents 240 lbs. of wheat, 280 lbs corn and peas, 264 lbs. barley. A Wey is equal to 5 quarters, a Last to 10 quarters. Some of the principal weights and measures in use in the grain trade of other countries are: THE METRIC SYSTEM. WEIGHTS.-A kilogramme (or kilo) is equal to 2 lbs. 3 oz. 4.383 drams. A quintal (100 kilos) is equal to 220.4621 lbs, avoirdupois. A French tonne (10 quintals or 1000 kilos) is equal to 2204.621 lbs. avoirdupois. DRY MEASURE.-A hectoliter is equal to 2.837 Winchester bushels; 2.751 Imperial bushels. SURFACE MEASURE-A hectare is equal to 2.47255 English statute acres. LONG MEASURE.-A meter is equal to 1 yard, 3.37079 inches. A kilometer is equal to 1,093 yards, 1 foot, 10.79 inches. RUSSIA. A pood is equal to 36 lbs. avoirdupois. A schetvert is equal to 5.77 Imperial bushels or 5.95 Winchester bushels. A dessiatine is equal to 2.7 acres. A verste is equal to 0.663 of an English mile. FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES--CONTINUED. AUSTRO-HUNGARY. A joch is equal to 1.42521 acres. A double centner is equal to a quintal 220.4 lbs. DENMARK. A Tonde is equal to 3.8 Imperial bushels or 3.917 Winchester bushels. GREECE. An ocque is equal to 2.84 lbs. avoirdupois. A quintal is equal to 123.2 lbs. EGYPT. An oke is equal to 2.75136 lbs. avoirdupois. A picul is equal to 133% lbs. avoirdupois. CHINA. A catty is equal to 1.33 lbs. avoirdupois. JAPAN. A Scho is equal to 2.4507 acres. A kokow is equal to 5.1179 Winchester bushels or 4.9629 Imperial bushels. UNITED STATES TARIFF DUTIES. The tariff duties upon cereals and farm products and average ad valorem rate, duty computed on the imports during the year ended June 30, 1902. FOREIGN IMPORT DUTIES ON GRAIN AND FLOUR. Corrected up to April 2, 1903. Compiled by the Board's special foreign correspondent. Mr. George J. S. Broomhall, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. § A proportion payable in gold. + It is expected that this will be abolished at an early date. These duties are those actually in force at the present time, but the following new duties have been voted and will probably be put in force on January 1st, 1991, unless repealed before that date: WHEAT, 5.50 to 7.50 marks per quintal. MAIZ, 4.0 to 5.0 marks per quintal MALTING BARLEY, 4.1 to 7.0 marks per quintal. RYE, 5.0 to 7.0 marks per quintal. WHEATEN FLOUR,.... to 18.75 marks per quintil. FING BARLY, 3.9 to 7.0 marks per quintal. OATS, 5.0 to 7.0 marks per quintal. Duties payable in gold, but subject to rebates of 10% to 30%, according to gold premium. |