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COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

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COINS.

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Rates of Exchange for Commissariat. Bills drawn at 30 days' sight in 1852.

Months.

January. February. March. April. May. June.

On London

None.

None.

None

None.

On India.

From 14 @ 21 Plent premiund.

None

From 314, @ 5447 Plent premium. None. None. From par @ 1☆ Plent premium.

The

legally current are

only gold coins legally

those of the United Kingdom

and the East India Company's gold Moher, commed lince the 4th September, 1835, value £1.9.2 sterling. This latter, however, is seldom if over, met with in the Colony,

ara

the

The silver coins, besides those of the United Kingdom,

Dollars of Grain, Mexico and the South American States, each

Z.

equivalent to 1/2" sterling. The Cast India Company's Rupees, Half and Quarter Rupees at 1:10, 11 and 34 respectively. The Gollar of Spain is rarely, if ever, met with as a perfect coin,

but always chopped or broken, and passes by weights yoy taels being equivalent to $1,000. In this state, the Spanish Dollar is not a legal tender, but being them standard by which all commercial transactions with the Chinese are regulated at the Consular Ports, it is

also the principal currency of the island

those of t

"the United Kingdom, and the "Cach" of China, 244 of which are

None.

Nond

July

None.

Angust.

None.

From 144 @ 240 Plant premium.

None

September.

None.

October.

None.

From 2+ @ 3th PCent premiumm.

None.

November.

December!

None. From 24 @ 500g Cent premium. None. From 3-11 @ 300 og Plent premium.

The

Maine

copper coins

copper

are

Bonny Sterling.

equal to one

for y