The merchants' handbookEdward Stanford, 1867 - 278 σελίδες |
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... unit of the currency of one country estimated in the currency of another country , both using the same metal as a standard . The relative value of gold or silver is liable to slight fluctua- tions : hence when two countries use , the ...
... unit of the currency of one country estimated in the currency of another country , both using the same metal as a standard . The relative value of gold or silver is liable to slight fluctua- tions : hence when two countries use , the ...
Σελίδα 8
... unit , * In the Isle of Man , up to the year 1840 , a copper currency existed , of which 14d . was equivalent to 1s . British , and £ 1 8s . 4d . to £ 1 sterling . In that year an Act of Tynwald was passed assimilating the Manx copper ...
... unit , * In the Isle of Man , up to the year 1840 , a copper currency existed , of which 14d . was equivalent to 1s . British , and £ 1 8s . 4d . to £ 1 sterling . In that year an Act of Tynwald was passed assimilating the Manx copper ...
Σελίδα 9
... units of account , namely , 1d . as the lowest unit , 10d . as the second unit , and 100d . as the third or highest unit , and would subdivide the lowest unit into 10 centimes , and also into halves and quarters as at present . The ...
... units of account , namely , 1d . as the lowest unit , 10d . as the second unit , and 100d . as the third or highest unit , and would subdivide the lowest unit into 10 centimes , and also into halves and quarters as at present . The ...
Σελίδα 11
... unit of weight , the gramme . A franc weighs 5 grammes . The silver currency of France is nine - tenths fine ; that is , it contains 900 parts by weight of pure silver and 100 parts of alloy . GOLD COINS . The gold coins of France are ...
... unit of weight , the gramme . A franc weighs 5 grammes . The silver currency of France is nine - tenths fine ; that is , it contains 900 parts by weight of pure silver and 100 parts of alloy . GOLD COINS . The gold coins of France are ...
Σελίδα 12
... unit of money of account . It con- tains 278 grains or 4 zolotnicks 21 dolis of fine silver ( see table of weights for Russia ) . GOLD COINS . The gold coins are the Imperial , equal to 10 rubles 30 copecks , and worth £ 1 12s . 7 d ...
... unit of money of account . It con- tains 278 grains or 4 zolotnicks 21 dolis of fine silver ( see table of weights for Russia ) . GOLD COINS . The gold coins are the Imperial , equal to 10 rubles 30 copecks , and worth £ 1 12s . 7 d ...
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12 Zoll alloy Anker Approximate English value British Imperial Bushels British Imperial Gallons Candareens CAPACITY FOR DRY CAPACITY FOR LIQUIDS Carats Centimes Centner Cents Chih circulation coinage Cologne Mark contains copper coins COURSE OF EXCHANGE Cubic Feet Cubic Fuss currency decimal denominations of money Dirhems Doubloon Drachm Eimer English Cubic English Inches English Square Yards English Yards equal Florin Franc Piece French gold and silver GOLD COINS grains Troy Grammes Hectolitres Imperial Pints Imperial Quarters Kannen Kilogrammes Klafter Kreuzers legal tender Lire Litres Lubec Maass Maunds MEASURES OF CAPACITY MEASURES OF LENGTH MEASURES OF SURFACE Mètre Metres Metric system Metric value Metzen Milreis money of account ounce Pfund Piastres Pounds pure silver Quarts reckoned Reis Riksdaler Rixdollar Rupee Ruthe Ruthen Scheffel Seer Shillings silver coins Spanish Dollar Square Ruthen standard sterling Systematic name Tael Thaler Tical Troy Grains Viertel Weights and Measures worth respectively
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Σελίδα 101 - Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the medical act (1858).
Σελίδα ii - Party by which appointed that an exequatur be issued to a successor, or (3) by withdrawal of the exequatur granted him by the Government of the High Contracting Party in whose territory he has been discharging his duties. ARTICLE XVI 1. The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratification thereof shall be exchanged at Manila. The Convention shall take effect in all its provisions immediately upon the exchange of ratifications and shall continue in force for the term of ten years. 2. If,...
Σελίδα 188 - Ibs avoirdupois. 1-151 imperial gallon. 0-9120 imperial bushel. 125 Ib. avoirdupois. 1 cwt. 511-380 pounds. 0-36 imperial quarter. 100 imperial quarters. 27 inches. 30 inches. 40 square paces. The killow is the chief measure for grain, the lower measures being definite weights rather than measures.
Σελίδα 6 - Thus where we should speak of a number of foreign bonds of different value, as "pieces of different denominations," the French term would probably be " coupures of," &c. Course of Exchange. The variable price (estimated in the currency of one country) which is given for a fixed sum in the currency of another. The same name is also applied to the slips issued by brokers and merchants containing a list of the rates of exchange ruling between the great commercial centres of the world. Cover. Securities...
Σελίδα 3 - The person who gives the order is called the drawer. The person thereby ordered to pay is called the drawee...
Σελίδα 93 - Commons was appointed to consider the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of Weights and Measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our internal trade, but to facilitate our trade and intercourse with foreign countries.
Σελίδα 7 - A term used in a relative sense to express the fineness of gold. It means the twenty-fourth part of any given weight of that metal, or of its alloy. If such a weight be pure gold, it is said to be 24 carats fine ; if threefourths only be gold, it is 18 carats fine.
Σελίδα 244 - Weights and measures are mostly British. In the trade with the interior of Africa, the Ardeb is the chief measure of capacity for dry goods. The Gondar Ardeb contains 10 Madegas, or 120 Uckieh, or 1,440 Dirhems, and is equal to about 7-7473 British imperial pints.
Σελίδα 93 - The Committee of Council on Education should require the metric system to be taught (as might easily be done by means of tables and diagrams) in all schools receiving grants of public...
Σελίδα 4 - PAR OF EXCHANGE is the value of the currency of one country estimated in the currency of another, by comparing the quantity of gold and silver in their respective coins.