cwt
- n a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
- n a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
- But farmers demanded an average price of $3 per cwt.
- To induce sales, packers would pay above-the-market prices on a sliding scale from $9 per cwt.
- At a Winston-Salem warehouse, where the average price has been well over $30 per cwt.