In a message dated 12/27/2004 4:30:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mmmbob@adelphia.net writes:
> You surprise me! A cwt (hundrdweight) is 112 lbs. Whoever heard of only a
> 100 pounds in a hundredweight? A qtr is a quarter of a hundrdweight (two
> stones) or 28 lbs. Its easy when you learned it from the age of 3.
Bob, I never said that there was only 100# in a cwt, I refered the gentleman
to Google!!! But thanks for the conversion factors.
So when they say X cwt and Y qtr and Z lbs......that lbs as we know them
today?
Happy Holidays, hope you are all better now.
Terry
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