Cuartera

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The cuartera was a Spanish grain measure . One salma or tonelada corresponded to 4 cuarteras. That was 48 cortans or 192 picotins. Depending on the region, the measure was a different size.

Tarragona

In Tarragona : 1 Cuartera = 69.75 liters

Mallorca

In Mallorca , 1 Cuartera from Palma = 6 Barcellas = 36 Almudas = 3628.22 Parisian cubic inches = 71.9707 liters (75.14 liters) (70.47 liters)

Menorca

In Menorca , 1 Cuartera = 6 Barcellas = 36 Almudas = 3830.95 Parisian cubic inches = 75.9922 liters

Barcelona

In Barcelona the following was measured:

  • 1 Salma / Tonelada = 4 Cuarteras
  • 1 Cuartera / Quartera = 3 Cortanas = 12 Picotins = 69.279 liters
  • 1 Cuartera / Quartera = 3579.283 Parisian cubic inches = 71 liters
  • 100 Cuarteras = 23.53 English Imp Quarter
  • 1 carga or load = 2 ½ cuarteras

literature

  • Association of practical merchants: General commercial lexicon or encyclopedia of all commercial sciences. Volume 2, Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 126.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Teubner Publishing House, Leipzig 1855, p. 220
  2. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 637
  3. ↑ Georg Thomas Flügel: Course slip continued as a manual for coin, measure, weight and Usancenkunde , publisher LF Huber Verlag der Jäger'schen Buch-, Papier- und Landkartenhandlung, Frankfurt am Main 1859, p. 279
  4. ^ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu: Handbook of coin, measure and weight and the exchange, government paper, banking and stock system of European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 533
  5. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 673
  6. ^ Karl Rumler: Overview of the measures, weights and currencies of the most excellent states ..., Verlag Jasper, Hügel u. Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 78
  7. ^ A b Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 85