 | James Morrison (accountant.) - 1801 - 242 pages
...medicines, but buy 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... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...54 Grains 1 Pennyweight .20 Penny-weights . 1 Ounce 12 Ounces 1 Pound AVOIRDUPOIS VFIOHT. 16 Drams 1 Ounce 16 Ounces 1 Pound 28 Pounds 1 Quarter 4 Quarters .... 1 Cvvt. orU2lb. 20 Cwt I Ton APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 Grains 1 .Scruple 3 Scnij les 1 Dram 8 Drams 1... | |
 | J. R. Hopwood - Ready-reckoners - 1818 - 128 pages
...1000 . 2000 7 e 3000 , . 3000 10 0 Above....... ..... 3000 ...15 0 Avoirdupois Weight. 16 drachms make 1 ounce. 16 ounces 1 pound. 28 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters .... ICwt. or 1 121b 20 Cwt. 1 ton Bread, Biitter.Cheese, Flesh, Grocery Wares, & all Goods that have... | |
 | William Milburn - Asia - 1825 - 646 pages
...of wheat, gathered in the middle of the ear. AVOIKDUPOIS WEIGHTS. 3 scruples make 1 dram 16 drams « 1 ounce 16 ounces • 1 pound 28 pounds „ 1 quarter 4 quarters „ 1 Cwt. 20 Cwt . 1 ton. Comparison between Troy and Avoirdupois. 175 troy Ibs. ...make 144 avoir. Ibs.... | |
 | Samuel Blackburn - Knowledge and information - 1825 - 96 pages
...jewels, gold, silver, and most liquids which are sold by weight. Avoirdupois Weight. , -, 16 drams make 1 ounce 16 ounces ; 1 pound 28 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters, or 1 1 2 Ibs 1 hundred weight 20 hundred weight 1 ton By this weight are weighed all coarse and heavy... | |
 | Samuel Wilderspin - Education - 1829 - 346 pages
..... 7 70 .. 3 10 150 ..7 1C 80 .. 4 0 160 .. 8 0 90 .. 4 10 170 .. 8 10 Avoirdupoise Weight. 16 drams 1 ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 28 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters 1 hund. wt. 20 hund. wt. 1 ton Practice Table. Apothecaries Weight. •20 grains 1 scruple 3 scruples... | |
 | Thomas Conkling (W.) - Arithmetic - 1831 - 302 pages
...denominations of Avoirdupois Weight are, ton, hundred weight, quarter, pound, ounce, and dram. 16 drams make 1 ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 28 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters, or 112 Ibs. 1 hundred weigh! 20 hundred weight 1 ton. dr. stands for drams; oz. for ounces; Ib. for... | |
 | Samuel Wilderspin - Education - 1832 - 348 pages
...7 0 TO .. 3 10 ISO .. 7 1C BO .. 4 0 160 .. 8 0 90 .. 4 10 170 .. 8 10 Avoirdupoise Weight, 6 drams 1 ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 28 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters 1 hund. wt. 20 hund. wt. 1 ton Practice Tattle. Apothecaries Weight. 20 grains 1 scruple 3 scruples dram... | |
 | Thomas Duché Mitchell - Chemistry - 1832 - 582 pages
...being thus heavier than the Troy pouDfl by 1240 grains. WEIGHTS. 539 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drachms = I ounce = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 28 pounds — 1 quarter = 4 quarters = 1 cwt. or 1121bs. = 20 cwts. = 1 ton 437 -5 Troy grains. 7000 196000 784000 Founds. 1 Ounces. 16 1 The... | |
 | Sir Charles William Pasley - Foreign exchange rates - 1834 - 220 pages
...which, as stated in elementary books, are as follows. (191) First. Of Avoirdupois Weight. 16 Drams 1 Ounce. 16 Ounces 1 Pound. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter. 4 Quarters, or 112 Pounds 1 Hundred weight 20 Hundred weight, or 2240 Pounds 1 Ton. This weight is used for the... | |
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By this weight all goods are sold except those named under troy weight. 27^ grains 1 drachm, 16 drachms 1 ounce. 16 ounces 1 pound. 28 pounds 1 quarter. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight. 20 hundredweight. 
