Canadian and Transvaal Records:
Nickel Coins for Finland and The following were the United Kingdom imports and exports of gold during the month of October, 1922 Imports. Exports.
17,500 7,135 1,356 30,725 2,200,000 West. Africa 151,935 United States 4,866 2,953,715 Central America and Indies 6816 Various §."American coun— tries Rhodesia 200,348 Transvaal 3.005.744 British India 1,437,441 Straits Settlements Gther Countries 5,432 8,495
Total £3,596. 368 £6,645,031
Ducats for Czecho-Slovakia Reporting from London on November 9, Messrs, Samuel Montagu & Ca. state:
The Bank of England gold serve against its note issue is £125,605,350,, as compared with £195,602,400 laet week. The fair} amount of gold on offer was absorb mainly on account of the United States of America, India. being only a small buyer. Gold valued $643,000 has arrived in New York—! $543,000 from Alexandria and $100; 000 from. London; and $500,000 in gold has been despatched to Canada from New York. "The Times" states that the output of the gold mines of Ontario, Canada, for September was $1,855,000, a fresh' record.
Finland is actively Snbaued in} providing for a nickel currency. The forthcoming budget is to provide funds for suitable machinery, and some 50,000,000 nickel coins are said to have been acquired in England and Denmark.
Othesr beside the shade of Shakespeare may take interest in the; announcement that Czecho-Slovakia} intends as a. preparatory measure} to promulgate a, bill authorizing the mintage of gold coins bearing the time honoured appellation of ducats.
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