FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, WITH The following table embraces only such weights and measures as are given from time to time in consular reports and in the course of commercial relations. More frequently called "kin." Among merchants in the treaty ports it equals 1.33% pound avoirdupois. METRIC WEIGHTS. Milligram (0.001 gram) equals 0.0154 grain. Centigram (0.01 gram) equals 0.1543 grain. Decigram (0.1 gram) equals 1.5432 grains. Gram equals 15.432 grains. Decagram (10 grams) equals 0.3527 ounce. Hectogram (100 grams) equals 3.5274 ounces. Kilogram (1,000 grams) equals 2.2046 pounds. Myriagram (10,000 grams) equals 22.046 pounds. Quintal (100.000 grams) equals 220.46 pounds. Millier or tonnea-ton (1,000,000 grams) equals 2,204.6 pounds. METRIC DRY MEASURES. Milliliter (0.001 liter) equals 0.061 cubic inch. Centiliter (0.01 liter) equals 0.6102 cubic inch. Deciliter (0.1 liter) equals 6.1022 cubic inches. Liter equals 0.908 quart. Decaliter (10 liters) equals 9.08 quarts. Hectoliter (100 liters) equals 2.838 bushels. Kiloliter (1,000 liters) equals 1.308 cubic yards. METRIC LIQUID MEASURES. Milliliter (0.001 liter) equals 0.0388 fluid ounce. Centiliter (0.01 liter) equals 0.338 fluid ounce. Deciliter (0.1 liter) equals 0.845 gill. Decaliter (10 liters) equals 2.6418 gallons. METRIC MEASURES OF LENGTH. Decameter (10 meters) equals 393.7 inches. Hectometer (100 meters) equals 328 feet 1 inch. Kilometer (1,000 meters) equals 0.62137 mile (3.280 feet 10 inches). Myriameter (10,000 meters) equals 6.2137 miles. METRIC SURFACE MEASURES. Centare (1 square meter) equals 1,550 square inches. Are (100 square meters) equals 119.6 square yards. Hectare (10,000 square meters) equals 2.471 acres. |