candy

1

Also spelled kandy. In Burma, ? – 20th (UN 1966) century, a unit of mass. According to the United Nations Statistical Bureau, the candy = 18,000 pounds (approximately 8.165 metric tonnes). It is difficult to credit this value, as reliable earlier sources, such as Kelly (1835), say the candy was 500 pounds, which is consistent with its value in other countries.

Technical Factors..., 1972, page 120.

2

Also spelled gandy. In Ceylon and later Sri Lanka, 20th century, a unit of mass used for copra, = 560 pounds (approximately 254.50 kilograms). Earlier Waverly reported it was in use for “native goods” at a value of 500 pounds, and equivalent to a bahar.

United Nations, 1966.

Technical Factors..., 1972, page 128.

3

In East India, 20th century (UN 1966) , a unit of weight for rice and other grains, approximately 210.636 kilograms.

4

In India, the candy was both a unit of weight and of capacity, depending on the locality and the commodity. Some of the more important candys commercially, were:

Locale	Commodity	Local equivalent	Imperial measure	SI
Bengal	wheat		9.22 imp. bushels	335.313 liters
Mumbai (Bombay)	wheat	20 maunds	560 pounds	254.012 kg
	wool, etc.	21 maunds	588 pounds	266.71 kg
	hemp, etc.	22 maunds	616 pounds	279.41 kg
	copra	no equivalent	625 pounds	283.5 kg
	cotton	28 maunds	784 pounds	355.62 kg
	dates	30 maunds	840 pounds	381.02 kg
	iron	no equivalent	¹/₃ ton	338.68 kg
	(dry capacity)	8 parahs	35.84 imp. gallons	162.953 liters
Madras		20 maunds	493.7 pounds, some say 500
Madras	wheat		8.32 bushels	302.582 liters
Surat		20 maunds	746.666
		21 maunds	784
		22 maunds	821.133 pounds	372.51 kg