 | William James Baldwin - Steam-heating - 1881 - 278 pages
...used, unless otherwise specified. It contains 7,000 Troy grainS ; the grain is always Troy. 16 drams = 1 ounce. oz. 16 ounces = 1 pound. Ib. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. qr. 4 quarters = 1 hundred. cwt. 20 cwt., 2,000 Ibs. = 1 ton. The gross ton (in which the quarter becomes 28 Ibs., the... | |
 | D. M. Garrett - Arithmetic - 1886 - 210 pages
...J : ! i : i : : «>,0 = 5"ga - ; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) . . equal 1 ounce, .... oz. 16 ounces .... " 1 pound, ... Ib....pounds .... " 1 quarter, ... qr. 4 quarters ... "1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton, T. The term Avoirdupois is derived from the French... | |
 | D. M. Garret - Arithmetic - 1886 - 202 pages
...tfa ^ II » "3 2 % o 8 « .£, ill WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) . . equal 1 ounce, .... oz. 16 ounces .... " 1 pound, ... Ib....pounds .... " 1 quarter, ... qr. 4 quarters ... "1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton, T. The term Avoirdupois is derived from the French... | |
 | William James Baldwin - Steam-heating - 1897 - 426 pages
...used, unless otherwise specified. It contains 7,000 Troy grains j the grain is always Troy. 16 drams = 1 ounce. oz. 16 ounces = 1 pound. Ib. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. qr. 4 quarters = 1 hundred. cwt. 20 cwt., 2,000 Ibs. = 1 ton. The gross ton (in which the quarter becomes 28 Ibs., the... | |
 | William James Baldwin - Heating - 1897 - 440 pages
...used, unless otherwise specified. It contains 7,000 Troy grains; the grain is always Troy. 16 drams = 1 ounce. oz. 16 ounces = 1 pound. Ib. 25 pounds = 1 quarter. qr. 4 quarters = 1 hundred. cwt. 20 cwt., 2,000 Ibs. = 1 ton. The gross ton (in which the quarter becomes 28 Ibs., the... | |
 | Nehemiah Hawkins - Steam engineering - 1902 - 354 pages
...This table is used for nearly all articles estimated by weight, except gold, silver and jewels. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. 25 pounds, 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters or 100 Ibs., 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 hundred-weight, 1 ton, T. LONG MEASURE, or LINEAR MEASURE. This... | |
 | Orville Marcellus Powers - Business mathematics - 1906 - 384 pages
...ordinary articles, such as groceries, farm produce and all metals except the precious metals. TABLE 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound Ib. 100 pounds " 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 cwt.,or20001bs. " 1 ton T. 112 Ibs. = 1 long hundred - weight.... | |
 | Nehemiah Hawkins - Industrial arts - 1909 - 714 pages
...are employed, a ton consisting of 20 hundredweight, 80 quarters of 28 Ibs. each or 2240 Ibe. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, . oz. 16 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. 28 pounds, 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters or 112 Ibs., 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 hundred- weight, 1 long... | |
 | George Soulé - Business mathematics - 1910 - 1042 pages
...articles : as groceries, cotton, iron, etc. 658. TABLE. 27-JJ- Grains = 1 Drain .... dr. 16 Drams = 1 Ounce - - oz. 16 Ounces = 1 Pound - - - - Ib. 25 Pounds = 1 Quarter - - - - qr. 4 Quarters, or 100 pounds = 1 Hundredweight - cwt. 20 Hundredweight, or 2000 pounds = 1 Ton T. 480 j?ounds = 1... | |
 | James Champlin Fernald - English language - 1910 - 502 pages
...all articles except drugs, Л old, silver, and precious stones). .m grabs = 1 dram (dr.). 16 drams = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). 25 pounds = 1 quarter. eigbt NOTE.— 1 Ib. Avoirdupois = 7000 grs. The ton and hundredweight above given (often called the... | |
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TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, cwt. 20 Hundred Weight 
