|
Commodity
|
Packing
|
Cubic Ft/Ton
|
Cubic M/Ton
|
|
Acetate - Butyl Ethyl
|
Drums
|
65
|
1.84
|
|
Acetone
|
Drums
|
63/68
|
1.784/1.925
|
|
Acid - Citric
|
Cases
|
47
|
1.331
|
|
Alcohol - Ethyl
|
Drums
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Alcohol - Rectified
|
Drums
|
65
|
1.840
|
|
Aloes
|
Cases
|
36
|
1.109
|
|
Aluminium Ingots
|
Bundled
|
29
|
0.821
|
|
Aluminium Foil
|
Cases
|
108
|
3.508
|
|
Aluminium Rods
|
Loose Coils
|
24/30
|
0.679/0.849
|
|
Andalusite
|
Bags
|
30
|
0.649
|
|
Antimony
|
Pallets
|
26/29
|
0.736
|
|
Arsenic
|
Drums
|
26
|
0.736
|
|
Arsenite (sodium)
|
Drums
|
40
|
1.132
|
|
Asbestos
|
Bags (Mozambique)
|
100/140
|
2.83/3.964
|
|
Asbestos
|
Bags (South Africa)
|
86/90
|
2.435/2.584
|
|
Asbestos (Pressure Packed)
|
Bags
|
80
|
2.26
|
|
Asphalt
|
Drums
|
47
|
1.331
|
|
Barley
|
Bags
|
60/65
|
1.699/1.840
|
|
Batteries (lead/acid)
|
Crates
|
40
|
1.132
|
|
Beans (canned)
|
Cartons
|
50/55
|
1.416/1.557
|
|
Beans (soya)
|
Bags
|
56
|
1.585
|
|
Beer
|
Cases
|
66
|
1.869
|
|
Beer
|
Cartons
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Beeswax
|
Bags
|
65
|
1.840
|
|
Billets (steel)
|
Pcs
|
10
|
0.283
|
|
Bituminous solution
|
Drums
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Bones
|
Bags
|
100
|
2.832
|
|
Bottles
|
Bags
|
88
|
2.492
|
|
Bottles (Coke or Pepsi)
|
Bags
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Bran
|
Bags
|
100/120
|
2.832/3.394
|
|
Brandy
|
Casks
|
75
|
2.124
|
|
Brandy
|
Cases
|
56
|
1.385
|
|
Bricks
|
Cases
|
30/35
|
0.849/0.991
|
|
Bricks (fire)
|
Loose
|
26
|
0.736
|
|
Briquettes (Charcoa)
|
Bags
|
35/40
|
0.991/1.132
|
|
Buchu (herb)
|
Bales
|
270
|
7.646
|
|
Buckwheat
|
Bags
|
55/65
|
1.557/1.840
|
|
Calcium carbide
|
Drums
|
50/60
|
1.146/1.699
|
|
Canned goods
|
Cartons
|
40/50
|
1.132/1.146
|
|
Candles
|
Cartons
|
80
|
2.265
|
|
Carbon Black
|
Cartons
|
147
|
4.163
|
|
Casks (empty)
|
Loose
|
80
|
2.690
|
|
Cassava Root
|
Bags
|
95
|
2.690
|
|
Cattle Feed
|
Bags
|
73
|
2.067
|
|
Caustic Soda
|
Drums
|
25
|
0.708
|
|
Cereals
|
Cartons
|
240
|
6.796
|
|
Cement
|
Bags
|
23
|
0.651
|
|
Cement
|
Marino Slings
|
28
|
0.793
|
|
Chain
|
Drums
|
24
|
0.679
|
|
Charcoal
|
Bags
|
200
|
5.664
|
|
Chicory
|
Bags
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Chrome Ore
|
Bags
|
12/15
|
0.339/0.424
|
|
Cigarettes
|
Cartons
|
134
|
3.794
|
|
Clay
|
Bags
|
30/50
|
0.849/1.416
|
|
Cloves
|
Bags
|
120
|
3.398
|
|
Coal Tar
|
Drums
|
57
|
1.614
|
|
Cobalt
|
Drums
|
20
|
0.566
|
|
Coffee
|
Bags
|
100
|
2.832
|
|
Confectionery
|
Cartons
|
84
|
2.378
|
|
Copper
|
Blister
|
18
|
0.509
|
|
Copper
|
Ingots
|
18
|
0.509
|
|
Copper
|
Cathodes
|
12
|
0.339
|
|
Copper
|
Ingots bundled
|
9
|
0.254
|
|
Copper
|
Billets
|
5
|
0.141
|
|
Copper Concentrates
|
Bulk
|
18
|
0.509
|
|
Copra
|
Bags
|
80/90
|
2.265/2.548
|
|
Corks (crown)
|
Cartons
|
80
|
2.265
|
|
Corn flour
|
Bags
|
56
|
1.585
|
|
Corundum Ore
|
Bags
|
40
|
1.132
|
|
Cotton Seed
|
Bags
|
85/110
|
2.407/3.115
|
|
Cotton Seed Oil cake
|
Bags
|
75/80
|
2.124/2.265
|
|
Cotton Lint
|
Bales
|
126
|
3.568
|
|
Cotton
|
Pressed Bales
|
85
|
2.407
|
|
Crayfish (Atlantic Spiny
Lobster)
|
Cartons
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Creosote
|
Drums
|
50
|
1.416
|
|
Curry Powder
|
Cartons
|
72
|
2.039
|
|
Custard Powder
|
Cartons
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Drums 55 gal empty
|
Loose
|
100/400
|
2.832/11.328
|
|
Dynamite
|
Cases
|
90
|
2.548
|
|
E.C. Feed (Cattle Feed)
|
Bags
|
55/70
|
1.557/1.982
|
|
Electrolytic Manganese
|
Drums
|
18
|
0.509
|
|
Essences
|
Cartons
|
44
|
1.246
|
|
Eucalyptus Logs
|
Loose
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Eucalypts Oil
|
Drums
|
50
|
1.416
|
|
Encrypted Ore
|
Drums
|
25
|
0.708
|
|
Ferrochrome
|
Drums
|
14
|
0.396
|
|
Ferromanganese
|
Drums
|
24
|
0.679
|
|
Ferrosilicon
|
Drums
|
30
|
0.849
|
|
Fiber Board
|
Sheets
|
50
|
1.146
|
|
Filters (oil)
|
Cartons
|
181
|
5.125
|
|
Fish (canned)
|
Cartons
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Fish meal
|
Bags
|
60/65
|
1.699/1.840
|
|
Fish Oil
|
Drums
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Flour (maize)
|
Bags
|
58
|
1.642
|
|
Flouspar
|
Bags
|
30
|
0.849
|
|
Fondant (cement)
|
Cases
|
43
|
1.217
|
|
Fruit (canned)
|
Cartons
|
40
|
1.132
|
|
Fruit (dried)
|
Cartons
|
48/55
|
1.359/1.557
|
|
Fruit Juice (canned)
|
Cartons
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Garlic
|
Cartons
|
57
|
1.614
|
|
Glass
|
Crates
|
45/70
|
1.274/1.982
|
|
Glucose
|
Drums
|
43
|
1.217
|
|
Granite (slabs)
|
Loose
|
40
|
1.133
|
|
Granite (blocks)
|
Loose
|
10/15
|
0.293/0.424
|
|
Graphite
|
Bags
|
53
|
1.501
|
|
Grits
|
Bags
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Groundnut (peanuts)
|
Bags
|
75
|
2.124
|
|
Groundnut Oil cake
|
Bags
|
70/75
|
1.982/2.124
|
|
Groundnut Oil
|
Drums
|
60/62
|
1.699/1.755
|
|
Guano
|
Bags
|
60/70
|
1.982/1.699
|
|
Hardboard
|
Skids
|
65/102
|
1.840/2.888
|
|
Hides (dry)
|
Bales
|
150/160
|
4.248/4.531
|
|
Hides (wet)
|
Bundles
|
45/50
|
1.274/1.416
|
|
Horns
|
Bags
|
80
|
2.265
|
|
Ilmenite
|
Bags
|
22
|
0.623
|
|
Ivory
|
Bags
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Jam/Jelly (canned)
|
cartons
|
61
|
1.727
|
|
Jam/Jelly (bottled)
|
Cartons
|
43
|
1.217
|
|
Jute
|
Bags
|
58
|
1.642
|
|
Kerosene
|
Cases
|
57
|
1.614
|
|
Lard
|
Cartons
|
50
|
1.416
|
|
Lead
|
Ingots
|
10
|
0.283
|
|
Leather
|
Bales
|
100
|
2.832
|
|
Lepidolite
|
Pallets
|
35/40
|
0.991/1.132
|
|
Maize
|
Bags
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Manganese (Ferro)
|
Drums
|
24
|
0.509
|
|
Meat (canned)
|
Cartons
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Methylated Spirits
|
Drums
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Mica
|
Bags
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Microlite Ore
|
Bags
|
20
|
0.566
|
|
Milk Powder
|
Cartons
|
120
|
3.398
|
|
Mill balls
|
Drums
|
20
|
0.566
|
|
Millet
|
Bags
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Mimosa bark
|
Bales
|
96
|
2.718
|
|
Mohair (greasy)
|
Bales
|
110
|
3.115
|
|
Mohair (scoured)
|
Bales
|
120
|
3.398
|
|
Monasite Oil
|
Drums
|
50
|
1.416
|
|
Nails
|
Bags
|
28
|
0.493
|
|
Nestum
|
Cartons
|
150
|
4.248
|
|
Nickel Concentrate
|
Bags
|
18
|
0.509
|
|
Oats
|
Bags
|
65
|
1.840
|
|
Oatmeal
|
Bags
|
90
|
2.548
|
|
Ochre
|
Bags
|
45
|
1.274
|
|
Onions
|
Bags
|
100
|
2.832
|
|
Paint
|
Drums
|
50
|
1.416
|
|
Palm Kernels
|
Bags
|
80
|
2.265
|
|
Parquet Flooring
|
Cartons
|
42
|
1.189
|
|
Peel (citrus)
|
Cases
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Peanut Butter
|
Cartons
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Peas (canned)
|
Cartons
|
52
|
1.472
|
|
Pet Food
|
Cartons
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Pipe (Cast iron)
|
Loose
|
53
|
1.50`
|
|
Pipe (Steel) Depends on diam.
|
Loose
|
90
|
2.548
|
|
Ploughs (Disc)
|
Bundles
|
35/40
|
0.99/1.13
|
|
Plywood
|
Bundles
|
85
|
2.407
|
|
Poles (Telephone Creosoted)
|
Bundles
|
90/106
|
2.548/3.001
|
|
Potatoes
|
Bags
|
100
|
2.882
|
|
Potatoes
|
Crates
|
80
|
2.265
|
|
Pulp Board
|
Bundles
|
34/40
|
0.962/1.132
|
|
Rayon Pulp
|
Bales
|
75/80
|
2.124/2.265
|
|
Resin
|
Bags
|
63
|
1.784
|
|
Rice Bran
|
Bags
|
110
|
3.115
|
|
Rope (Sisal)
|
Coils
|
90
|
2.548
|
|
Rubber (Scrap)
|
Drums
|
101
|
2.860
|
|
Rubber (Solution)
|
Drums
|
70
|
1.95
|
|
Rum
|
Casks
|
60/80
|
1.699/2.265
|
|
Rutile
|
Bags
|
25
|
0.708
|
|
Rye
|
Bags
|
52
|
1.472
|
|
Salt (Coarse)
|
Bags
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Salt (Fine)
|
Bags
|
45
|
1.274
|
|
Shark Fins
|
Bags
|
60/70
|
1.699/1.982
|
|
Sheepskins
|
Bales
|
110/140
|
3.115/3.964
|
|
Sisal
|
Bales
|
100
|
2.832
|
|
Sleepers (Wooden railway ties)
|
Loose
|
40
|
1.132
|
|
Soap
|
Cases
|
47
|
1.331
|
|
Soda Ash
|
Bags
|
40/45
|
1.132/1.274
|
|
Sugar
|
Bags
|
46
|
1.302
|
|
Syrup (cane)
|
Cartons
|
45
|
1.274
|
|
Tallow
|
Drums
|
58
|
1.642
|
|
Tea
|
Chests
|
100
|
1.832
|
|
Tin Plate
|
Stillages
|
15/18
|
0.424/0.509
|
|
tin Concentrates
|
Bags
|
14
|
0.39
|
|
Tinned Goods
|
Cartons
|
50/60
|
1.146/1.669
|
|
Tomatoes
|
Cartons
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Post Toasties (Cornflakes)
|
Cartons
|
321
|
9.090
|
|
Tobacco
|
Bales
|
120
|
3.398
|
|
Tobacco
|
Cases
|
110/140
|
3.115/3.964
|
|
Tung Oil
|
Drums
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Twine
|
Cartons
|
85/90
|
2.407/2.548
|
|
Tires
|
loose
|
130/160
|
3.551/4.531
|
|
Urea
|
Bags
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Vaseline
|
Cartons
|
40
|
1.132
|
|
Vermiculite
|
Bags
|
45/60
|
1.274/1.699
|
|
Wattle Extract (Solid)
|
Bags
|
40/50
|
1.132/1.146
|
|
Wattle Extract (Powder)
|
|
50
|
1.146
|
|
Wattle Poles
|
Loose
|
90
|
2.549
|
|
Wattle Poles
|
Bundles
|
120
|
3.398
|
|
Wax
|
Bags
|
75
|
2.124
|
|
Weed killer
|
Drums
|
55
|
1.557
|
|
Whale Meal
|
Bags
|
80
|
2.266
|
|
Whale Oil
|
Drums
|
65/70
|
1.840/1.982
|
|
Wheat
|
Bags
|
50/60
|
1.41/1.669
|
|
Wine
|
Cases
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Wine
|
Casks
|
70/80
|
1.982/2.265
|
|
Wine
|
Firkins
|
58/64
|
1.642/1.812
|
|
Wine
|
Hogsheads
|
70
|
1.982
|
|
Wine
|
Pipes
|
70
|
1.902
|
|
Wine
|
Cartons
|
65
|
1.840
|
|
Wire Netting (Chicken wire)
|
Rolls
|
60
|
1.699
|
|
Wire Rope
|
Coils
|
30
|
0.849
|
|
Wool (Grease)
|
Bales
|
221
|
6.258
|
|
Wool (Scoured)
|
Bales
|
220
|
6.230
|
|
Wool (Tops)
|
Bales
|
160
|
4.531
|
|
Wool (Mohair)
|
Bales
|
161
|
4.559
|
|
Zinc Dust
|
Drums
|
25
|
0.708
|
|
Zircon
|
Bags
|
25
|
0.708
|