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5473 353 MIOL 2 APR 94,

DIRECT

Table showing the actual price of Bar Silver per standard ounce, and Mexican Dollars per ounce, during the year 1893, the metallic value of Mexican Dollars per ounce, and their cheapness or dearness as compared with their intrinsic worth—the cost of coinage excluded.

Date. Price of Bar Silver per Ounce Standard in London. Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce in London. Value of Mexican Dollars per Ounce Standard Bar Silver. Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce, cheaper than their metallic value. Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce, dearer than their metallic value. Mexican Dollars cheaper than their metallic value per cent. Mexican Dollars dearer than their metallic value per cent. 1893. pence. pence. pence. pence. pence. Pence % pence % Jan. 2 38 373/8 37.28 .03 .08 12 3 387/8 371/8 37.16 .09 .25 9 4 377/8 371/8 37.10 .04 .10 11 5 381/8 371/4 37.28 .08 .09 12 6 381/4 371/8 37.22 .03 .08 13 10 381/8 371/4 37.16 .03 .07 14 11 381/8 371/8 37.22 .03 .08 12 38 373/8 37.34 .03 .07 13 38 371/8 37.46 .02 .06 16 387/8 37 37.40 .04 .10 17 383/4 371/4 37.46 .02 .06 18 385/8 371/4 37.52 .04 .11 19 387/16 373/8 37.40 .03 .07 Feb. 1 384/5 373/8 37.28 .09 .26 2 381/4 371/4 37.22 .03 .08 6 383/8 377/16 37.34 .03 .08 7 8 387/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 10 38 377/8 37.40 .04 .10 11 38 373/8 37.46 .04 13 38 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 14 383/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 15 381/8 371/4 37.40 .04 .10 16 381/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 17 381/8 377/16 37.28 .03 .09 20 381/8 373/8 37.34 .03 .09 21 38 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 22 381/8 371/4 37.34 .03 .09 23 381/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 24 381/4 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 27 381/4 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 28 381/4 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 Mar. 1 381/4 371/4 37.22 .03 .08 2 385/8 No quotation 37.28 3 38 371/4 37.22 .03 .08 6 387/8 No quotation 37.16 7 38 37 37.22 .03 .08 8 381/4 371/8 37.22 .09 .25 9 381/4 371/4 37.16 .08 .08 10 371/4 13 381/4 371/8 37.22 .03 .08 14 381/4 371/4 37.16 .08 .22 15 381/4 371/4 37.16 .08 .22 16 17 373/4 361/2 36.61 .14 .38 20 373/4 No quotation 36.78 21 375/8 361/2 36.61 .14 .38 22 371/2 37 market bare... 36.55 .45 1.22 23 37 37 36.61 .52 1.39 24 37 market bare 36.85 .40 1.08 27 371/8 371/16 36.79 .52 1.41 28 37 371/16 36.85 .46 1.24

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Enclosure 5473 353 MIOL 2 APR 94, DIRECT Table showing the actual price of Bar Silver per standard ounce, and Mexican Dollars per ounce, during the year 1893, the metallic value of Mexican Dollars per ounce, and their cheapness or dearness as compared with their intrinsic worth—the cost of coinage excluded. Date. Price of Bar Silver per Ounce Standard in London. Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce in London. Value of Mexican Dollars per Ounce Standard Bar Silver. Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce, cheaper than their metallic value. Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce, dearer than their metallic value. Mexican Dollars cheaper than their metallic value per cent. Mexican Dollars dearer than their metallic value per cent. 1893. pence. pence. pence. pence. pence. Pence % pence % Jan. 2 38 373/8 37.28 .03 .08 12 3 387/8 371/8 37.16 .09 .25 9 4 377/8 371/8 37.10 .04 .10 11 5 381/8 371/4 37.28 .08 .09 12 6 381/4 371/8 37.22 .03 .08 13 10 381/8 371/4 37.16 .03 .07 14 11 381/8 371/8 37.22 .03 .08 12 38 373/8 37.34 .03 .07 13 38 371/8 37.46 .02 .06 16 387/8 37 37.40 .04 .10 17 383/4 371/4 37.46 .02 .06 18 385/8 371/4 37.52 .04 .11 19 387/16 373/8 37.40 .03 .07 Feb. 1 384/5 373/8 37.28 .09 .26 2 381/4 371/4 37.22 .03 .08 6 383/8 377/16 37.34 .03 .08 7 8 387/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 10 38 377/8 37.40 .04 .10 11 38 373/8 37.46 .04 13 38 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 14 383/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 15 381/8 371/4 37.40 .04 .10 16 381/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 17 381/8 377/16 37.28 .03 .09 20 381/8 373/8 37.34 .03 .09 21 38 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 22 381/8 371/4 37.34 .03 .09 23 381/8 371/4 37.28 .03 .09 24 381/4 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 27 381/4 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 28 381/4 373/8 37.34 .04 .10 Mar. 1 381/4 371/4 37.22 .03 .08 2 385/8 No quotation 37.28 3 38 371/4 37.22 .03 .08 6 387/8 No quotation 37.16 7 38 37 37.22 .03 .08 8 381/4 371/8 37.22 .09 .25 9 381/4 371/4 37.16 .08 .08 10 371/4 13 381/4 371/8 37.22 .03 .08 14 381/4 371/4 37.16 .08 .22 15 381/4 371/4 37.16 .08 .22 16 17 373/4 361/2 36.61 .14 .38 20 373/4 No quotation 36.78 21 375/8 361/2 36.61 .14 .38 22 371/2 37 market bare... 36.55 .45 1.22 23 37 37 36.61 .52 1.39 24 37 market bare 36.85 .40 1.08 27 371/8 371/16 36.79 .52 1.41 28 37 371/16 36.85 .46 1.24 Page 363 Page 363 Page 363 Page 364 Page 364 Page 364
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Enclosure 5473 353 MIOL 2 APR 94, IRECT Table showing the actual price of Bar Silver per standard ounce, and Mexican Dues par ounce, during the year 1893, the metallic value of Mexican Dollars per ounce, and their cheapness or dearness as compared with their intrinsie worth-the cost of coinage excluded. Value Price of Bar Silver of Mexican Date. per Ounce Standard Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce in London. in London. Standard Bar Silver. Dollars per Once at price of Price of Mexicau Dollars per Onnee, cheaper than their metallic value. Price of Moxican Dollars per Ounce, dearer than their metallic valuo. Mexican Dollars cheaper than their metallic vale per celit. Mexican Dollars dearer Ithan their metallic value per ceaf. 1893. pence. pence. pence. pence. pence. Pence % pence % Jan. 2 38 374 87.28 .03 .08 12 3 387 371& 37.16 .09 .25 9 38 371 37.10 .04 .10 11 38f8 371% 37.28 .08 .09 12 384 37 1 37.22 03 .08 13 3815 37% 37 16 .03 .07 14 381 371 $7.22 .03 .08 IS 31 38 3 37 fe 37.34 .03 .07 20 38 3718 37.46 .02 .06 24 387% 37 37.40 .04 .10 26 38 ਨੂੰ 371% 37.46 .02 .06 27 " 38fv 37 P 37.52 .04 .11 28 3876 37 3 37.40 .03 .07 Feb. } 38-45 37 & 37.28 .09 .26 2) 2 381 374 37.22 .03 .08 11 6 383 3776 37.34 .03 408 13 17 387 37-f 37.28 .03 .09 16 31 381377% 37.40 .04 10 17 }} 38 37& 37.46 .04 _]} 21 38 37 3 37.84 .04 .10 23 33 3816 37% 37.28 .03 .09 28 38 3 37 & 87.84 .04 .10 Mar. 3 38% No quotation 37.28 7.4 6 38 874 37.22 .03 .08 3 387 No quotation 37,16 10 38 37 37.22 .03 .08 13 384 3718 37.22 .09 .25 15 " 384 374 37.16 .08 .08 20 " 372 No quotation 36.78 21 37 & 36 2 36.61 .14 .38 22 11 37 fo 37 market bare... 36.55 .45 1.22 23 37 37 86.61 .52 1.39 24 " 373 37 market bare 36.85 .40 1.08 33 25 371% 3716 36.79 .52 1.41 " 27 37 37f6 36.85 .46 1.24
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Enclosure

5473 353 MIOL 2 APR 94,

IRECT

Table showing the actual price of Bar Silver per standard ounce, and Mexican Dues par ounce, during the year 1893, the metallic value of Mexican Dollars per ounce, and their cheapness or dearness as compared with their intrinsie worth-the cost of coinage excluded.

Value

Price of Bar Silver

of Mexican

Date.

per Ounce Standard

Price of Mexican Dollars per Ounce in London.

in London.

Standard

Bar Silver.

Dollars per Once

at price of

Price of Mexicau

Dollars per Onnee, cheaper than their metallic value.

Price of Moxican Dollars

per Ounce, dearer than their metallic valuo.

Mexican Dollars cheaper than

their metallic vale per

celit.

Mexican Dollars dearer Ithan their metallic

value per

ceaf.

1893.

pence.

pence.

pence.

pence.

pence.

Pence %

pence %

Jan. 2

38

374

87.28

.03

.08

12

3 387

371&

37.16

.09

.25

9 38

371

37.10

.04

.10

11

38f8

371%

37.28

.08

.09

12

384

37 1

37.22

03

.08

13

3815

37%

37 16

.03

.07

14

381

371

$7.22

.03

.08

IS

31

38 3

37 fe

37.34

.03

.07

20

38

3718

37.46

.02

.06

24

387%

37

37.40

.04

.10

26

38 ਨੂੰ

371%

37.46

.02

.06

27

"

38fv

37 P

37.52

.04

.11

28

3876

37 3

37.40

.03

.07

Feb. } 38-45

37 &

37.28

.09

.26

2)

2 381 374

37.22

.03

.08

11

6 383

3776

37.34

.03

408

13

17

387 37-f

37.28

.03

.09

16

31

381377%

37.40

.04

10

17

}}

38

37&

37.46

.04

_]}

21 38

37 3

37.84

.04

.10

23

33

3816

37%

37.28

.03

.09

28

38 3

37 &

87.84

.04

.10

Mar. 3

38%

No quotation

37.28

7.4

6

38

874

37.22

.03

.08

3

387

No quotation

37,16

10

38

37

37.22

.03

.08

13

384

3718

37.22

.09

.25

15

"

384

374

37.16

.08

.08

20

"

372

No quotation

36.78

21

37 &

36 2

36.61

.14

.38

22

11

37 fo

37 market bare...

36.55

.45

1.22

23

37

37

86.61

.52

1.39

24

"

373

37 market bare

36.85

.40

1.08

33

25 371%

3716

36.79

.52

1.41

"

27

37

37f6

36.85

.46

1.24

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