The Archive · 1872

CLOSING RATES OF EXCHANGE. PRICES OF BULLION

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Pexix Goro Bans.—98 Touch, '169.0.0 Taels Shanghai Currency per Bar of Tls. 9.7.2 Chauping weight. penta usar Sreee—100e a Harxwan Syoze.—111.4.0 Taels Shanghai Currency per 100 Taels Ox Carcorea~—Bank Bills demand Re. 315 a Be Gaston weight (commaly ey PAT 100 Teele es. 7.1 " JANTON SycEE.—109.; inghai Currency) On Bombay. we ye " Rs. 315 o, Bar Stiver.—998 Touch or 174 Betterness, Tls. 111.30 Shanghai Ox Hoxcxoxo,—Bank Btls, demand, 95 por cent discount (nominal') Currency per 100 Taels, Canton weight. Private Bills, at 15 days' sight, 26 per cent discount. Corrzr Casu.—1,560 per Isrenzsr.—9 per cent per annum on first-class securities, SHARES.—Business, during the early part of the week, was checked by the high rate' of Exchange on Hongkong, the Bank demon: Fire Shares have aleo found purchasers on time, cash sales having been on a limited scale owing to unfavourable exchange {or buyers. being Tls. 75 per $100, ating the past few days, a good parness bey boon done fa Bank Shares, 6S N's, and U,8. Nin, at eerie Insurance Shares have been quiet, and sales of Yangtszes, China and Japans, and Chinese Insurance Shares have been made at rather easier rates. The following are closing quotations

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