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of the locality by

coin.

means of that.

At Shanghai

similar movement was made,

but it is stated to have

failed through want of

کتے ہیں سکتے تھے اگر ہوسکے

unanimity aming

merchants,

the foreign

It was reported, however,

in the despatch of the Vice koneul at Shanghac & Sa SchußBowring, dated 6th Janary 1885, that the impossibility of obtaining supplies of Carolus Collars to replace those which had disappeared from

circulation had led to

recourse

recourse

Shanghae

being had to Sqeel, as a medium of exchange, which passed by weight,

tad being considered equivalent to a dollar ; but that owing the inconvenience of causing

in this medium, the

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Mexican Dollar was coming daily

into favour.

It appears from

other papers communicated by Sir Sohn Bowring that proceedings had been adopted by the Chinese Authorities to further the circulation of Mexican, in substitution for pillar dollars in the remaining

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