Convert Avoirdupois Drams to Short Hundredweights
Convert Avoirdupois Drams (dr av) to Short Hundredweights (cwt) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cwt = dr av × 3.906250000e-5
About Avoirdupois Drams
An avoirdupois dram (dr av) is 1/16 of an avoirdupois ounce - approximately 1.772 grams. Part of the avoirdupois system that governs everyday trade weights in the UK and US, it was historically used to measure small quantities of goods and spices in commerce. While rarely used in modern commerce (having been replaced by grams in most applications), the avoirdupois dram still appears in some spice and herbalist contexts, in US gunpowder loading data (where charges are specified in grains and drams), and in archaic recipe books.
About Short Hundredweights
A short hundredweight (cwt, US cwt) equals exactly 100 pounds or approximately 45.359 kg. Used primarily in the United States for commodity trading, it represents the practical 'hundred-pound' unit for measuring coal, agricultural produce, livestock feed, and industrial materials. Commodity markets for cattle, hogs, and grain in the US price their products per hundredweight ($/cwt or $/100 lb). Steel and non-ferrous metal quotations in North America are commonly expressed in dollars per short hundredweight. The 'short' modifier distinguishes it from the UK long hundredweight (112 lb).
Quick Reference Table
| Avoirdupois Drams (dr av) | Short Hundredweights (cwt) |
|---|---|
| 1 dr av | 3.906 × 10-5 cwt |
| 2 dr av | 7.813 × 10-5 cwt |
| 5 dr av | 0.000195313 cwt |
| 10 dr av | 0.000390625 cwt |
| 25 dr av | 0.000976563 cwt |
| 50 dr av | 0.00195313 cwt |
| 100 dr av | 0.00390625 cwt |