Somewhat on topic.
Been looking at the type of products the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern and New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western RRs carried. Wondering what the quantity is for the various products is/was at that time (Winter 1862). Further down is a listing of the packaging type (bbls, heads, etc) of the various products (hay, oil, peas, etc). Does anyone have or know of a site that might indicated how big/much these package types were? (i.e. - how big a bale of hay or wool, gallons in a barrel of molassas, number of fowl in a coop of fowl, etc)
Thanks for any direction
JIM T

bag fruit bxs pork
bags potatoes bxs soap
bale hay bxs tobacco
bales wool bxs wine
bars iron can lard
bbl butter carriage carriage
bbl eggs cars lumber
bbl flour cars poles
bbl lard coops fowl
bbl molasses half bbls molasses
bbl pork head cattle
bbl sugar head hogs
bbls beans hf bbl butter
bbls eggs hf bbl molasses
bbls lamp black hf bbls bacon
bbls lard hh sugar
bbls lime hhds oats
bbls molasses hhds sugar
bbls oil keg butter
bbls peas keg lard
bbls pork kegs butter
bbls potatoes kegs ink
bbls salt petre kegs tar
bbls sugar lot sundries
bbls turnips pkg butter
bbls turpentine pkg hides
bbls whiskey pkgs rope
bdle hides rolls leather
bdls collars sacks corn
bdls leather sacks peas
bdls paper sks bran
bndls wire sks corn
bolts bolts sks oats
box butter sks peas
box sausage sks potatoes
boxes iron tcs molasses
boxes shoes tubs butter