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[[back cover]] [[Thick border around all information]] [[bold]] Useful Information. MULTIPLICATION TABLE. [[/bold]] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 [[Thin double line]] [[three columns]] [[first column]] [[bold]] Table Showing Value of Foreign Money in Dollars, Cents and Mills. [[/bold]] As Established by an act of Congress, March 3, 1873. The Pound Sterling of England, Ireland and Scotland, = $4.86.65, 12d.=1s.; 20s = *£1. The Value of 1d. is 2cts.; of 1s. is .24 1/3. The Franc of France, Belgium, and Switzerland, .19 .3cts. [[Note: dot before "19" is at the same height as the middle of "1"]] The Reichsmark (Royal Mark) of the German Empire, .23 .8cts. [[Note: dot before "23" is at the same height as the top of "2"] The Crown of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, .26 .8cts. The Lera of Italy, and the Pesata of Spain, .19.3cts. The Florin of Austria, .41 3. The Florin of Holland, .40 2. The Piaster of Turkey, .04 4. The Dollar of Mexico, .90 9. The Rouble of Russia, .66 9. The Milreis of Brazil, .54 5. The Peso of Cuba, .92 5. The Dollar of Canada 1.00 0. *Note - £, Stands for Pound Sterling; s, for Shillings; d, for Pence. [[bold line]] [[bold]] Avoirdupois Weight. [[/bold]] 16 drams (dr.) make 1 oz. 16 oz. " 1 lb. 100 lbs. " 1 cwt. 20 hundredwt's " 1 ton. [[bold line]] [[bold]] Troy Weight [[/bold]] 24 grains (gr.) make 1 dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce. 12 ounces " l lb. [[/first column]] [[second column]] [[bold]] Apothecaries's Weight [[/bold]] 20 grains make 1 scruple. 3 scruples " 1 dram. 8 drams " 1 ounce. 12 ounces " 1 pound. [[bold line]] [bold]] Long Measure. [[/bold]] 12 inches make 1 foot. 3 feet " 1 yard. 6 feet " 1 fathom. 5 1/2 yards " 1 pole or rod. 40 poles " 1 furlong. 8 furlongs " 1 mile. 69 1-6 mile " 1 degree. 320 rods " 1 mile. [[bold line]] [[bold]] Square Measure [[/bold]] 144 sq. in. make 1 sq. ft. 9 sq. ft. " 1 sq. yd. 30 1/4 sq. yds." 1 sq. pole. 40 sq. pole. " 1 rood. 4 roods " 1 acre. 640 acres " 1 sq. mile. [[bold line]] [[bold]] Solid or Cubic Measure [[/bold]] 1728 cu. in. make 1 cu. ft. 27 cu. ft. " 1 cu. yd. 128 cu. ft. " 1 cd. wood. 24 3/4 cu. ft." 1 perch stone. NOTE A cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high; therefore 8x4x4=128. A perch of stone or brick is 16 1/2 ft. long, 1 1/2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. high. [[bold line]] [[bold]] Dry Measure. [[/bold]] 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart. 8 quarts(qt.) " 1 peck. 4 peck (pk.) " 1 bushel. 36 bushels (bu.) " 1 chaldron. [[third column]] [[bold]] Liquid Measure. [[/bold]] 4 gills make 1 pint. 2 pints " 1 quart. 4 quarts " 1 gallon. 31 1/2 gallons " 1 barrel. 2 bbl. or 63 gal. " 1 hogshead [bhd.] [[bold line]] [[bold]] Paper Measure. [[/bold]] 24 sheets (sh.) make 1 quire. 20 quires (qr.) " 1 ream. 10 reams (r.) " 1 bale. [[bold line]] [[bold]] Miscellaneous Denominations. [[/bold]] 12 units make 1 dozen. 12 doz. " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 gr. gross. 20 units " 1 score. 56 lbs. " 1 firkin of butter. 100 lbs. " 1 quintal of dried salt fish. 100 lbs. make 1 cask of raisins. 196 " " 1 bbl. of flour. 200 " " 1 bbl. of beef, pork or fish. 280 lbs. make 1 bbl. of salt at the N.Y. State Salt Works. A score is 20. A hand is 4 inches. A fathom is 6 feet. A knot is 6086 feet. 3 knots is 1 league.
