Australia & Chino opening selling' rote yesterday:—
Can, $100 @ S894 =8h. $2000
London, Mar. 25 There is a popular report in the City to-day that China is seeking 2 sterling loan of £ 10,000,000.
All authorities agree that the negolistions for such a sum must be very protracted in view of the many complications, political and financial, The suggestion that China should] borrow bar silver from America on the analogy of the recent cotton and wheat loan finds little support here in view of the uncertainty concerning the pute of silver and when re-Payment' becomes due, while equal lneertainty regarding gold appears to defeat any attempts to fix a repay: [ment price now.—Reuter,
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