In Louisiana (USA), 20th century, legal measures for shrimp. A shrimp basket1 was a quantity of 70 pounds avoirdupois and a shrimp barrel2 210 pounds.
1. Statutes, 1920, Vol. 2, page 1409.
2. Acts, 1924; Act No. 140, page 232.
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