The ounce is considered as 16 drams.
The unit is the pound. It contains 7000 grains.
The following denominations are also used:
| 14 pounds | = | 1 stone |
| 100 pounds butter | = | 1 firkin |
| 100 pound grain or flour | = | 1 cental |
| 100 pounds dried fish | = | 1 quintal |
| 100 pounds nails | = | 1 keg |
| 196 pounds flour | = | 1 barrel |
| 200 pounds pork or beef | = | 1 barrel |
| 280 pounds salt at N. Y. works | = | 1 barrel |
Troy Weight
Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels.
TABLE
| 24 | grains (gr.) | = | 1 pennyweight (pwt.) |
| 20 | pennyweights | = | 1 ounce (oz.) |
| 12 | ounces | = | 1 pound (lb.) |
| Pounds | Ounces | Penny- weights | Grains | |||
| 1 | = | 12 | = | 240 | = | 5760 |
In weighing diamonds, pearls, and other jewels, the unit commonly employed is the carat, which is equal to 4 carat grains, or 3.168 Troy grains.