CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 134

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It is clear to see that the preferred money in the southern provinces has changed.

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At Foochow some substitute for the Spanish dollar now exclusively used there will be required. That port has, from its opening, drawn its supplies of coin from the stock of chopped dollars set free by the introduction of Mexican dollars at Canton. Large deductions from this stock are thus made every year, and presently it will become as difficult to find Ferdinand dollars for Foochow as it is now to find Carolus dollars for Shanghai.

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Your lordship will perceive therefore that at all the principal places open to foreign trade the currency is either deficient or in danger of becoming so. This cannot fairly be attributed to the disturbed state of China nor to the increasing preponderance of exports over imports. These circumstances have doubtless hastened the development of the evil; but it originated long before in the exclusive use of a coin the production of which

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21 20 It is clear to see that the preferred money in the southern provinces has changed. Dorn At Foochow some substitute for the Spanish dollar now exclusively used there will be required. That port has, from its opening, drawn its supplies of coin from the stock of chopped dollars set free by the introduction of Mexican dollars at Canton. Large deductions from this stock are thus made every year, and presently it will become as difficult to find Ferdinand dollars for Foochow as it is now to find Carolus dollars for Shanghai. 131 Your lordship will perceive therefore that at all the principal places open to foreign trade the currency is either deficient or in danger of becoming so. This cannot fairly be attributed to the disturbed state of China nor to the increasing preponderance of exports over imports. These circumstances have doubtless hastened the development of the evil; but it originated long before in the exclusive use of a coin the production of which
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ixf:ct to see it the pr: perned money

the southim firovcances.

Dorn

At Forchow some substitute for the Spanish dollar now exclusivity used there will c be required. That port hav, from its opening, drawn its supplies of comx from the stock of chopped dotions set free by the introduction of Mexican dollars a = Conton - Large deductions from this stock are thus made

at

ear and

دان

every year,

4 presently will become as difficult to find Ferdinand, Sollars for Toochow

it is now to find Carolus

Cal

dollars for Shanghai .

131

Your braillenny willer

perceive therefore that at all –

the

to

of

· principal places open t foreign traster the wait seguridad

by

ه تزيد

Commerce is either deficient or in danger of becoming

This commot fairly be attributes

cannot

to the disturbed state of China nor to the increasing prepondeavor. of dsports over impacts - These

Circumstances have doubtless hastived the developersent of the evil; but it originated long in the exclusive use of a

age,

coin the production of which

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