United States Table Book

9 28 Pounds make - 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters - - - 1 Hundred weight, cwt. 20 Hundred weight 1 Ton, T. FEDERAL WEIGHT. 25 Pounds make - 1 Quarter, qr. 50 ---------- - - 2 Quarters, qrs. 75 ---------- - - -3 Quarters, qrs. 100 ------- — - - 1 Hundred, C. ' NOTE.—By these weights are weighed such commodities as are coarse and subject to waste; and all metals, except gold and silver. One pound Avoirdupois is equal to 14os. llpwt. and 15| grs. Troy. APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, 3 3 Scruples - - - 1 Dram, 3 8 Drams - - - 1 Ounce, § 12 Ounces - - - 1 Pound, lb NOTE.—Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their medicines; but they buy and sell their Drugs by Avoirdupois weight. 2

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