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*See footnote to Austria-Hungary under Table A.

+ The Egyptian pound became fixed in value at $4.94,3 in 1887.

+ The Netherlands florin fluctuated up to the year 1880, when it became fixed at 40.2 cents.

§ See footnote, table of fixed currencies.

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Bolivia

Central Amer

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Silver boliviano. $0.42,7 $0.43,6 $0.43,8 $0.45,1 $0.46,8 $0.45,1 $0.43,6
Silver peso.....
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$5.42,8

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The British dollar" has the same legal value as the Mexican dollar in Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, and Labuan.

+ See footnote, table of fixed currencies.

The sovereign is the standard coin of Inc'ia, but the rupee is the money of account. See also table of fixed currencies.

FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The following table embraces only such weights and measures as are given from time to time in CONSULAR REPORTS and in Commercial Relations:

Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents.

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*More frequently called "kin." Among merchants in the treaty ports it equals 1.33% pounds avoirdupois.

Coyan......

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Cuadra...

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Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents—Continued.

Denominations.

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Cubic meter..

Cwt. (hundredweight).

Dessiatine....

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Egyptian weights and measures..... (See Consular Reports No. 144.)

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Half ounce.

1.5745 bushels.

2.575 bushels.

1.599 bushels.

1.54728 bushels.

Morocco.

Strike fanega, 70 pounds;

fullfanega, 118 pounds.

Uruguay (double)....

7.776 bushels.

Uruguay (single)..
Venezuela.

3.888 bushels.

1.599 bushels.

Spain...........

16 gallons.

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Feddan

Frail (raisins)...

Frasco

Do

Frasila...

Fuder

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Garnice

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Hectare.

Hectoliter:

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Liquid

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Joch...

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Japan

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Uruguay..

1.0143 pounds.

Venezuela........

1.0161 pounds.

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Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents—Continued.

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*Although the metric weights are used officially in Spain, the Castile quintal is employed in com. merce in the Peninsula and colonies, save in Catalonia; the Catalan quintal equals 91.71 pounds,

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