Used for weighing gold, silver, and jewels.
APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT.
| 20 grains | = | 1 scruple. |
| 3 scruples | = | 1 dram. |
| 8 drams | = | 1 ounce. |
| 12 ounces | = | 1 pound. |
The ounce and pound in this are the same as in Troy weight.
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
| 27¹¹/₃₂ grains | = | 1 dram. |
| 16 drams | = | 1 ounce. |
| 16 ounces | = | 1 pound. |
| 25 pounds | = | 1 quarter. |
| 4 quarters | = | 1 cwt. |
| 2000 lbs. | = | 1 short ton. |
| 2240 lbs. | = | 1 long ton. |
DRY MEASURE.
| 2 pints | = | 1 quart. |
| 8 quarts | = | 1 peck. |
| 4 pecks | = | 1 bushel. |
| 36 bushels | = | 1 chaldron. |
LIQUID MEASURE.
| 4 gills | = | 1 pint. |
| 2 pints | = | 1 quart. |
| 4 quarts | = | 1 gallon. |
| 31⅓ gallons | = | 1 barrel. |
| 2 barrels | = | 1 hogshead. |