The above are the measures for Wines and Spirits. For Beer there are the Tonne of 48 Stubchen, the Kleine-Tonne of 40 Stubchen, and the Schmal-Tonne of 32 Stubchen. The Tonne of Vinegar is 30 Stubchen. The Tonne of Oil is 32 Stubchen. = 32.9769 18.9010 Of Wheat, Rye, or Peas, the Scheffel contains 2 Fass; but of Barley or Oats it contains 3 Fass. 100 Fass British Imperial Quarters, or 54.9615 Hectolitres. The Tonne of Salt = 4-5337 British Imperial Bushels, or 164 794 Litres. The Tonne of Lime is 6 Himten or 3 Fass, and is equal to 4.53624 British Imperial Bushels, or 164.8845 Litres. This (New Metric) weight is employed in the trade of gold and silver bullion, but special weights called bank weights, and gold and silver money weights are employed for weighing silver n the Hamburg Bank, and for weighing gold and silver money. There are also Apothecaries' weights used in mixing medicines. *Or, 626551 of a Troy lb. The Hamburg Cologne Mark is equal to 62655 of the English Ib. Troy. The Apothecaries' Unze is equal to 6 Quints (3) of the Hamburg (New Metric) Unze, or to 96 &c. of the English Ounce Avoirdupois. For weighing Precious Stones the Loth or Unze (see Silver Money Weights) is divided into 71 Karats of 4 Grains each. Corn, Pulse, and Seeds are sold, wholesale, by weight, not measure, viz. :— Wheat-Flour for exportation per Barrel of 177 lbs. net, ditto English, per Sack of 280 lbs. (including the Sack). Surveyors and Engineers divide the Fuss into 10 Zoll. 100 Bremen Ellen are equal to 63-2888 English Yards, and 100 English Yards are equal to 158.006 Bremen Ellen. The Bremen Brabant Elle is 1 Bremen Ellen, and is equal to •759463 English Yard, or 66444 Mètre. The principal Measures for Wines and Spirits are the Viertel, the Anker, and the Oxhoft. The Weights are the same as those of Hamburg (see Hamburg). The Lubec Geographical Mile of 15 to an Equatorial Degree, is equal to 4.6807 English Miles. The Scheffel is as much land as a Scheffel of Grain will sow, and is therefore an area which varies with different Grains, and with different qualities of the same Grain. From 60 to 70 Scheffeln are reckoned to the Square Ruthe, and 24 Scheffeln to the Tonne, and 4 Tonne to the Last. 1569-7446 English The Scheffel of 60 Square Ruthen MEASURES OF CUBIC CAPACITY. The Faden = 74.912 Cubic Feet English. For the measurement of Firewood there are the Stadtfaden and the Forstfaden. The Stadtfaden 6 Fuss 7 Zoll high, 6 Fuss 7} Zoll broad. 10 Forstfaden are reckoned equal to 11 Stadtfaden. = The Fass for Brandy (in the wholesale trade) = 1 Oxhoft. The Fass or Ohm for Beer (in the wholesale trade) is 80 Kannen, each of 2 Quartier or Kross, and is equal to 32.79793 * The Quartier is also called a Bouteille in Wine measurement. |