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Although not directly bearing on the
subject
für
under discussion
for the information of
I would wish,
This Lordship to put
and Bar
on record the result of my enquiries regarding
the comparative duties
appears to be
dollars
Silver exported from Mexico. M. Jackson
to be under the impression that the deamers of the Mexican dollar is caused
by
the
ag
con
seigniorage
of 4%%%%
against
Now I on Bar Silver export duty
of 2%. have been at some pains to obtain inform.. nation in this matter all of which points to the conclusion that recent legislation in Mexico has been in the direction of placing the coined dollar and uncoined
regards seignorage which is about 4/2%, and the export
Silver as
duties
I have
or
the other, both a
the
me
the
• festing.
seen actual invoices of Silver from
Mexico which bear out that view.
The
truth seems to be, and I have consulted
many authorities,
the subject, that the
the Mexican Dollar is
recent searcity of
due to the great fall in the price of Silver which discouraged imports and stimulated
that payments exports of produce, so
have been