 | Almanacs, English - 1889 - 916 pages
...WEIGHT. 27JJ Grains = 1 Dram = 27Í,J gr. 10 Drams = 1 Ounce = 437 J _ 16 Ounces = 1 Pound (lb.) =7000 28 Pounds = 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters = 1 Hundredweight (cwt.) 20 Cwt. = 1 'l'on This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions, and in the common dealings of... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 484 pages
...27|| Grains = 1 Dram = 27|| Grains. 16 Drams = 1 Ounce = 437| — 16 Ounces = 1 Pound (Ib.) = 7000 — 28 Pounds = 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters = 1 Hundred-weight (cwt) 20 Cwt = 1 Ton. This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions, and in the common dealings of life.... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Arithmetic - 1835 - 246 pages
...Hundred-weight, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Drachm. 16 drachms, dr. make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces - - 1 pound, Ib. 28 pounds - - 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters - - 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 hundred-weight - 1 tun, T. APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. This weight is used by apothecaries in compounding... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1839 - 268 pages
...ounces, and drams. TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, ----- Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundredweight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T. Note 1. In this kind of weight, the words gross and net are used.... | |
 | Modern domestic cookery - 1851 - 754 pages
...27JJ Grains = 1 Dram = 27JJ grains 16 Drams = 1 Ounce = 437i „ 16 Ounces = 1 Pound (Ib.) = 7000 „ 28 Pounds = 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters = 1 Hundredweight (cwt.) 20 Cwt. = 1 Ton. This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions, and in the common dealings of life.... | |
 | 1852 - 240 pages
...DIVISION I.—AvOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 27H Grains := 1 Dram — 27£j gr. 16 Ounces = 1 Pound (Ih.) =7000 28 Pounds — 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters =. 1 Hundredweight (cwt.) 20 Cwt. = 1 Ton 16 Drams = 1 Ounce — 437$ — This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Mental arithmetic - 1854 - 156 pages
...TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams .... make 1 Ounce, . . . marked oz. Iti Ounces .... " 1 Pound " Ib. 28 Pounds .... "1 Quarter, ... " qr. 4 Quarters ... "1 Hundred-weight, " cwt. 20 Hundred-weight " 1 Ton, " ton. NOTE. — By this weight are weighed almost every kind of goods, and... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1855 - 160 pages
...OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drama .... make 1 Ounce, . . . marked oz. 16 Ounces .... " 1 Pound, .... " Ib. 28 Pounds .... " 1 Quarter, ... " qr. 4 Quarters ... "1 Hundred-weight, " cwt. 20 Hundred-weight " 1 Ton, " ton. NOTB. — By this weight are weighed almost every kind of goods, and... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1855 - 180 pages
...commodities except gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) = 1 Ounce 02. 16 Ounces = 1 Pound Ib. 28 Pounds = 1 Quarter . . . . qr. 4 Quarters = 1 Hundred-weight cwt. 20 Hundred-weight . . . = 1 Ton T. 26. How many oz. are there in 16 dr. ? How many in 80 dr. ? 27. How... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Cookery - 1857 - 730 pages
...Weight. 27^| Grains = 1 Dram = 27^ grains. 16 Drams ' 1 Ounce " 437| 16 Ounces ' 1 Pound (Ib.) " 7000 " 28 Pounds ' 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters ' 1 Hundred-weight (cwt.) 20 Cwt. ' 1 Ton. This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions, and in the common dealings of life.... | |
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1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, " cwt. 20 Cwt. = 2240 Ib. " 1 Ton, 
