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122

silver still used

C

change in the

C

- neighboring Provinces. Even the copper cent coin connects, for the colony in England

which

and on

nett profit of 20 per cent at least

was expected

are now at 35 per cent

discount, independent of heavy charge for the freight and manufacture, as they were rendered from England.

59. On the whole I incline to the

opinion, that, even if efforts

now

that the Hongkong

more silver, that is

dollar

unless

unless it's it costs more

it

contains

to

manufacture it than the Mexican will

secure

present

any preference

over the latter. At

from its general

China

the Mexican coin from its

...

well

recognition in Japan is at a premium of nearly

over

some

per cent

the Hongkong dollar, which itself maintains here a premium of 12 per cent

being

over

made succeed in procuring the recognition

and

acceptance by the Japanese Government of the Hongkong Dollar the Mexican

will for many years

#

be manufactured

cheaply than

laid down here more

the former

can

be

produced, whilst there

reasonable ground for supposing.

is no re

its intrinsic worth.

60. At the same time so

many

elements

of uncertainty caused by varying Exchanges

and the shifting mercantiles of commerce must always enter into

a decided calculation of this kind that should pretend to form

to almost Judgment

any

result

CH

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122 silver still used C change in the C - neighboring Provinces. Even the copper cent coin connects, for the colony in England which and on nett profit of 20 per cent at least was expected are now at 35 per cent discount, independent of heavy charge for the freight and manufacture, as they were rendered from England. 59. On the whole I incline to the opinion, that, even if efforts now that the Hongkong more silver, that is dollar unless unless it's it costs more it contains to manufacture it than the Mexican will secure present any preference over the latter. At from its general China the Mexican coin from its ... well recognition in Japan is at a premium of nearly over some per cent the Hongkong dollar, which itself maintains here a premium of 12 per cent being over made succeed in procuring the recognition and acceptance by the Japanese Government of the Hongkong Dollar the Mexican will for many years # be manufactured cheaply than laid down here more the former can be produced, whilst there reasonable ground for supposing. is no re its intrinsic worth. 60. At the same time so many elements of uncertainty caused by varying Exchanges and the shifting mercantiles of commerce must always enter into a decided calculation of this kind that should pretend to form to almost Judgment any result CH
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122 silver still used C change in the C - neighboring Thovinces. Even the copper cento connect, for the leolony in England which and on nett profit of 20 per cent at least was expected are now at 35 per cent discount, independent of heavy charge for the freight and manufacture, as they were endered from England. 59. On the whole I incline to the epinion, that, even if efforts now that the Hongking more silver. that is dollar unless unless t's it costs more it contains to manufacture it than the Mexican will secure present any preference over the latter. At from its general bhina the Morsican coin from its зарот مين well recognition in Japon is at a premium of nearly over CO some per cent the Hongthing dollar, which itself maintains here a premium of 12 per cent being over made cucceed in procuring the recognition and acceptance by the Japanese Government of the Hongkong Dollar the Mexican will for many years # be manufactured cheaply than land laid down here more the former can be produced, whilst there reasonable ground for supposing. is no re its intrinsie worth. bo. At the same time so many elements of uncertainty caused by varying Exchanges 4° 4. and the shifting merepities of bommerce must always enter into mo ome a decided ctr calculations of this kind that should pretend to form to almost Judgment any result CH
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122

silver still used

C

change in the

C

- neighboring Thovinces. Even the copper cento connect, for the leolony in England

which

and on

nett profit of 20 per cent at least

was expected

are now at 35 per cent

discount, independent of heavy charge for the freight and manufacture, as they were endered from England.

59. On the whole I incline to the

epinion, that, even if efforts

now

that the Hongking

more silver. that is

dollar

unless

unless t's it costs more

it

contains

to

manufacture it than the Mexican will

secure

present

any preference

over the latter. At

from its general

bhina

the Morsican coin from its

зарот

مين

well

recognition in Japon is at a premium of nearly

over

CO

some

per cent

the Hongthing dollar, which itself maintains here a premium of 12 per cent

being

over

made cucceed in procuring the recognition

and

acceptance by the Japanese Government of the Hongkong Dollar the Mexican

will for many years

#

be manufactured

cheaply than

land laid down here more

the former

can

be

produced, whilst there

reasonable ground for supposing.

is no re

its intrinsie worth.

bo. At the same time so

many

elements

of uncertainty caused by varying Exchanges 4° 4. and the shifting merepities of bommerce must always enter into

mo ome

a decided ctr

calculations of this kind that should pretend to form

to almost Judgment

any

result

CH

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