Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§234 Standard Barrel for Fruits or Other Dry Commodity

Title 15 › CHAPTER 6 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › SUBCHAPTER VI — STANDARD BARRELS › § 234

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines the standard barrel sizes for fruits, vegetables, and other dry goods (except cranberries): staves 28½ in long; head diameter 17⅛ in; distance between heads 26 in; bulge circumference (outside) 64 in; stave thickness no more than 0.4 in. A different-shaped barrel with capacity 7,056 cubic inches also counts as standard. For cranberries the standard is: staves 28½ in; head diameter 16¼ in; distance between heads 25¼ in; bulge circumference (outside) 58½ in; stave thickness no more than 0.4 in.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §234

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of heads, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distance between heads, twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches, outside measurement; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch: Provided, That any barrel of a different form having a capacity of seven thousand and fifty-six cubic inches shall be a standard barrel. The standard barrel for cranberries shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of staves, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of head, sixteen and one-fourth inches; distance between heads, twenty-five and one-fourth inches; circumference of bulge, fifty-eight and one-half inches, outside measurement; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 234

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102