 The abbreviations made use of in this weight are T. for ton, cwt. for hundred weight, qr. for quarter, Ib. for pound, oz. for ounce, and dr. for dram. T. cwt qr.  First Steps in Numbers ... - Page 103by Dana Pond Colburn - 1851 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Morrison (accountant.) - 1801 - 242 pages
...and fell their drugs by Avoirdupois. IV. Avoirdupois Weight. TABLES. 1 6 drams or drops = 1 ounce, 16 ounces = 1 pound, 28 pounds = 1 quarter, 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight, 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. The greater weigh. Ib. 28 _ 1 qr. I 12 =c= 4 = I CWt. 8240 = So = 20 = 1 ton. The Iftfer weight. drs.... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1816 - 288 pages
...sil ver, and liquors. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams - - - - make - - 1 Ounce. 16 Ounces ------.-- l Pound. 28 Pounds ---------1 Quarter. 4. Quarters-...--------1 Hundred weight. 20 Hundred weight ------ 1 Ton. NO ГЕ. By this weight arc weighed such commodities sa are coarse and subject to waste, and all metale,... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1828 - 318 pages
...carat is 3£ grains Troy.* 5 pearl carats 4 " " AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams - - make - 1 Ounce. 1C Ounces .... 1 Pound. ^^ 28 Pounds .... 1 Quarter....Hundred weight. 20 Hundred weight -. - . - 1 Ton. NOTE. By this weight are weighed such commodities as are coarse and subject to waste, and all metals... | |
 | Isaiah Steen - 1848 - 316 pages
...13208-11 = 1200 „ 8 2801-19= 147 „ 8 495090-30=16503 89643-20=4482 „ 3 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 1 6 drams = 1 ounce. 1 6 ounces = 1 pound. 28 pounds = 1 quarter of a cwt. 4 quarters, or 1 1 2 pounds . . . = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundreds = 1 ton. Also, 14 pounds... | |
 | Delos White Beadle - 1851 - 370 pages
...or 27 11-32 grains equal 1.7712 grammes] — 16 drams make 1 ounce [equal to 28.334 grammes] ; lt> ounces, 1 pound ; 28 pounds, 1 quarter ; 4 quarters, 1 hundred weight ; 20 hundred weight, or 2,240 pounds, 1 ton. In Philadelphia, and many other places 2,240 Ihs. are generally considered... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1852 - 228 pages
...are weighed by what is called Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams = 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 28 pounds = 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. The abbreviations made use of in this weight, are T. for ton, cwt. for hundred weight, qr. for quarter,... | |
 | Delos White Beadle - 1852 - 366 pages
...dram or 27 11-32 grains equal 1.7712 grammes] — 16 drams make 1 ounoe [equal to 28.334 grammes] ; 16 ounces, 1 pound ; 28 pounds, 1 quarter ; 4 quarters, 1 hundred weight ; 20 hundred weight, or 2,240 pounds, 1 ton. In Philadelphia, and' many other places 2,240 Ibs. are generally considered... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1855 - 396 pages
...Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams = 1 ounce. 16 ounces = 1 pound. 25 pounds r= 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. (5.) The abbreviations made use of in this weight are T. for ton, cwt. for hundred weight, qr. for... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1856 - 392 pages
...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. for ton, cwt. for hundred weight, qr. for... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1857 - 188 pages
...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., the hundredweight at 112 pounds, and the ton... | |
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