(Q2)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
The rates annexed have been furnished by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Rates of Silver Dollars, and China Exchanges, on the dates specified.
DATES.
PRICE OF SILVER
PER OZ.
PRICE OF DOLLARS PER OZ.
RATE OF Exchange FOR FOUR MONTHS' BILL.
1885.
d.
d.
s. d.
January, 6,
49 4
48
3/7
11,
"
20,
"
50
48 4
3/7
491#
1814
8/7
27,
February, 3,
4911
481
3/64
49
48
3/67
10,
49
*48
8/6
11
17,
491
477
8/6
**
24,
481-8
47+
8/6
20
March,
3,
49
477
8/6
10,
49
4711
3/68
#
17,
497
471
3/69
"
24,
49
48
3/7
"
31,
49
48
3/6/
April,
7,
49
48
3/6
14,
49
48
3/6
#
21,
49
48
8/6
24,
49
48
8/6
12
30,
49+
48
3/64
"
May,
7,
49
48
3/7
14,
491
48-f
8/67
"J
21,
48 1
48
3/6
#
28,
49,
48
8/61
11
June,
49
48
3/6-
1,
49
48
3/6
11,
RA
"
18,
49
48
3/6
H
49.
48
3/6
25,
n
49
July,
487
3/63
2,
49,
48 +
8/7
9,
"
----
49
48
3/7
16,
23,
49,
48
3/7
30,
49,
4811
3/7
August,
49
48
3/7
6,
49
48
8/7
13,
*
48
48
8/67
20,
27,
48-
487
3/6
September, 3,
48
48,7%
316
47
48
3/6
FJ
11,
47
48
3/54
17,
F
47
48
3/6+ @ $/61
>>
25,
47
47 &
3/6
October,
1,
47H
3/5 @ 8/5/
"
13,
47.
47
3/51
→
20,
47
47,
3/5
27,
"
47
3/50
November, 3,
47
47
3/5
10,
47
8/5
n
17,
47
3/8
24,
46
3/5
December, 1,
47
46
3/44
8,
"
47
46
3/40
"
15,
46
45
3/4
22,
46
45%
3/4
"
29,