# 15 C.F.R. § 241.1 (2026): Capacities

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## Section

- **Citation:** 15 C.F.R. § 241.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Capacities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 15 CFR: Commerce and Foreign Trade / Chapter II: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / Part 241: BARRELS FOR FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER DRY COMMODITIES, AND FOR CRANBERRIES / § 241.1: § 241.1   Capacities.

## Text

(a) The capacities of the standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities, other than cranberries, and its subdivisions, are as follows:
Size
Cubic inches
Bushels
1
Quarts
1
Barrel
7,056
3.281
105
3
⁄
4
barrel
5,292
2.46
78
3
⁄
4
1
⁄
2
barrel
3,528
1.641
52
1
⁄
2
1
⁄
3
barrel
2,352
1.094
35
1
Struck measure.
(b) The capacities of the standard cranberry barrel and its subdivisions are as follows:
Size
Cubic inches
Bushels
1
Quarts
1
Cranberry barrel
5,826
2.709
86
45
⁄
64
3
⁄
4
cranberry barrel
4,369.5
2.032
65
1
⁄
64
1
⁄
2
cranberry barrel
2,913
1.355
43
11
⁄
32
1
⁄
3
cranberry barrel
1,942
.903
28
29
⁄
32
1
Struck measure.
(Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 1186; 15 U.S.C. 234)

## Nearby sections

- [15 C.F.R. § 241.1 (2026) § 241.1   Capacities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_1.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.2 (2026) § 241.2   Legal standard barrels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_2.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.3 (2026) § 241.3   Application of tolerance for “distance between heads.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_3.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.4 (2026) § 241.4   Application of tolerance for “diameter of head.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_4.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.5 (2026) § 241.5   Standard dimensions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_5.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.6 (2026) § 241.6   Classes of barrels for tolerance application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_6.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.7 (2026) § 241.7   Tolerances to be allowed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_7.md)

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