A Statistical Account of Bengal, Том 9Trübner & Company, 1876 |
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... hundredweights for the acre . For estimating the value of this out - turn , the value of common paddy may be taken at about 12 ánnás a maund , or 2s . old . per hundredweight . It must also be remembered that , in addition to the main ...
... hundredweights for the acre . For estimating the value of this out - turn , the value of common paddy may be taken at about 12 ánnás a maund , or 2s . old . per hundredweight . It must also be remembered that , in addition to the main ...
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... hundredweight ; while in the 14 years since that date , the price has averaged 27 sers 5 chhatáks for the rupee , or about 4s . Id . per hundredweight . The contents of this first table have been supplied through the Collector by Bábu ...
... hundredweight ; while in the 14 years since that date , the price has averaged 27 sers 5 chhatáks for the rupee , or about 4s . Id . per hundredweight . The contents of this first table have been supplied through the Collector by Bábu ...
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... hundredweight ; wheat , from 12 sers 6 chhatáks to 24 sers 4 chhatáks for the rupee , or from 8s . 5d . to 4s . 7d . per hundredweight ; barley , from 29 sers 5 chhatáks to 40 sers for the rupee , or from 3s . 10d . to 2s . 8d . per ...
... hundredweight ; wheat , from 12 sers 6 chhatáks to 24 sers 4 chhatáks for the rupee , or from 8s . 5d . to 4s . 7d . per hundredweight ; barley , from 29 sers 5 chhatáks to 40 sers for the rupee , or from 3s . 10d . to 2s . 8d . per ...
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... hundredweight . WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . - The European measure of time is in use in the large towns . The native measures of time are these : = = 7 dandas 1 prahar ; 8 prahars = 1 dibá - rát ( a day , and night ) ; 7 dibá - rát 1 saptáha ...
... hundredweight . WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . - The European measure of time is in use in the large towns . The native measures of time are these : = = 7 dandas 1 prahar ; 8 prahars = 1 dibá - rát ( a day , and night ) ; 7 dibá - rát 1 saptáha ...
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... hundred- weight and a half for one shilling ) , and the prices of other provisions were in proportion . He also strictly prohibited the exportation of grain . The faujdár of Húglí had express orders to see that no ship , whether ...
... hundred- weight and a half for one shilling ) , and the prices of other provisions were in proportion . He also strictly prohibited the exportation of grain . The faujdár of Húglí had express orders to see that no ship , whether ...
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