Staves ³⁄₄ inch
Heads ⁷⁄₈ inch
EIGHT-HOOP TIERCES.
Same specifications as six-hoop tierces, with two more hoops on, that is, one additional hoop on each end, 1¹⁄₂ inches wide. No. 19 iron used for prime steam and export refined lard, two weights for latter; on tierce weighing seventy-seven pounds, figure 17 per cent tare; on tierce weighing seventy-two pounds, figure 16 per cent tare.
IRON-BOUND OAK PORK BARRELS.
Staves 30 inches long by ⁵⁄₈ inch thick
Heads 17¹⁄₂ inches wide by ⁷⁄₈ inch thick
Bilge 69 inches circumference
Chime 1 inch
Six iron hoops, No. 18 iron.