Batch (unit)

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Batch was a unit of mass in Switzerland and was used as a fuel oil measure. In France and the Netherlands it was a common trade weight.

Switzerland 1 batch = 126.695 grams
France 1 batch = 3 quintaux = 146.852 grams
Netherlands 1 batch = 2 bales = 187.464 grams

literature

Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 45.