WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The following table gives the chief weights and measures in commercial use in Mexico and the Republics of Central and South America, and their equivalents in the United States. United States equivalents. 0.02471 acre. 25 pounds. 2.575 bushels. 7.776 bushels. 3.888 bushels. 26.417 gallons. 1.0161 pounds. 1.01465 pounds. 1.0143 pounds. 1.0143 pounds. Quintal (metric) Suerte.. Argentine Republic. .do. Brazil Chile, Mexico, and Peru.. Paraguay Metric.. Uruguay. 1.0161 pounds. 0.9478 foot. 101.42 pounds. 101.61 pounds. 100 pounds. 220.46 pounds. 2,700 cuadras. (See Cu adra.) 34.1208 inches. 33.874 inches. 33.367 inches. 33.384 inches. 33 inches. 34 inches. 33.384 inches. METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. METRIC WEIGHTS. Milligram (1/1000 gram) equals 0.0154 grain. Decagram (10 grams) equals 0.3527 ounce. Millier or tonneau-ton (1,000,000 grams) equals 2,204.6 pounds. METRIC DRY MEASURE. Milliliter (1/1000 liter) equals 0.061 cubic inch. 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