CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 374

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100 dollars would give (opp) per dollar. Adding to this, interest for the six weeks voyage to England and six months usance.

s. d.

AQ

The

have nearly 4/9 per dollar equivalent drawing rate from Hong Kong. I therefore infer that it would be necessary for exchange on England to be at least 4/9 in order to maintain such a rate between China and India as to make it profitable to have dollars consigned.

The Indian exchanges during 1865 averaged

By Bombay R. 217. To per $100

Calcutta R. 219.1/2 per $100, and only during that year passed Rs 220.

By the last mail the exchange on Bombay was R. 219.

The impression with which the trade was left must be that it was not profitable to import dollars.

It cannot be realised in the early stages of the trade, because it was not the chopped dollar (the currency of Hong Kong) that was at a premium but the clean Mexican dollar which is used in the commerce between China and Japan.

Hong Kong dollars cannot at the outset be expected to do more than supersede the currency of the place, and a premium on clean Mexicans will not therefore help us until our dollars are sufficiently known in China and Japan to be taken as freely as clean Mexicans.

Curiously enough, however, at the present moment dollar is scarce...

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369 100 dollars would give (opp) per dollar. Adding to this, interest for the six weeks voyage to England and six months usance. s. d. AQ The have nearly 4/9 per dollar equivalent drawing rate from Hong Kong. I therefore infer that it would be necessary for exchange on England to be at least 4/9 in order to maintain such a rate between China and India as to make it profitable to have dollars consigned. The Indian exchanges during 1865 averaged By Bombay R. 217. To per $100 Calcutta R. 219.1/2 per $100, and only during that year passed Rs 220. By the last mail the exchange on Bombay was R. 219. The impression with which the trade was left must be that it was not profitable to import dollars. It cannot be realised in the early stages of the trade, because it was not the chopped dollar (the currency of Hong Kong) that was at a premium but the clean Mexican dollar which is used in the commerce between China and Japan. Hong Kong dollars cannot at the outset be expected to do more than supersede the currency of the place, and a premium on clean Mexicans will not therefore help us until our dollars are sufficiently known in China and Japan to be taken as freely as clean Mexicans. Curiously enough, however, at the present moment dollar is scarce...
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369 100 dellan would give (opp) per dollar. adding to this, interest for the six weeks voyage to England and sive months usomed and s. d. AQ the have nearly 4/97 per dollar equivalent drawing rate from Hongting. I therefore follows that it would be : suusary for nochange on England to be 0. at least 4/9 a par order to maintain such between China and India as to maste it profitable to have dollars cons The Indian wchanges during 1865. d on B averaged cw anw By Bombay R. 217. To per $100- Calcutta R. 219.1/2 per $100, and only placer during that year passed Rs 220. the last mail the exchange on back was R. 219. 1 The impresion with which the bind Was dellan it must CLA oren, originally sailed that because Mucisan an wore at a high premium be profitable to com dellar of cannot be valised in the early stages of the brink, because it was not the chopped dollar (the sevency of thongting) that was at a premium but the clean Mercian dollar which is used in the commuce China and Japan's longting Fallan cannot at the auts it be expected to do more than supersede au arew Ferrrency- of and a premium on clean Mexicans will not and therefore help us until a our deltai sufficiently known in Chino Aa and? Z the Japan to be laver as freely clean hurricans. Curiously enough howwn at the preant manent dollar scarecly
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100 dellan would give (opp) per dollar. adding to this, interest for the six weeks

voyage to England and sive months usomed

and

s. d.

AQ

the

have nearly 4/97 per dollar equivalent drawing rate from Hongting. I therefore follows that it would be

: suusary for nochange on England to be

0.

at least 4/9

a

par

order to maintain such

between China and India

as

to maste it profitable to have dollars cons

The Indian wchanges during 1865.

d on B

averaged

cw

anw

By

Bombay R. 217. To per $100-

Calcutta R. 219.1/2 per $100, and only

placer

during

that

year passed Rs 220.

the last mail the exchange on back

was

R. 219.

1

The impresion with which the bind

Was

dellan

it must

CLA oren,

originally sailed that because Mucisan an wore at a high premium be profitable to com dellar of cannot be valised in the early stages of the brink, because it was not the chopped dollar (the sevency of thongting) that was at a premium but the clean Mercian dollar which is used in the commuce

China and Japan's longting Fallan cannot at the auts it be expected to do

more than supersede

au

arew

Ferrrency-

of

and a premium on clean Mexicans will

not

and

therefore help us until a

our deltai

sufficiently known in Chino

Aa

and?

Z

the

Japan to be laver as freely clean hurricans. Curiously enough howwn

at the

preant

manent dollar

scarecly

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