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APPENDIX. 
XVII. 
VALUE OF EXCHANGE ON LONDON AND THE UNITED STATES AT DIFFERENT 
PORTS VISITED BY THE EXPLORING SQUADRON, MADE UP TO 1842. 
PORTS. 
Amount realized in dol¬ 
lars per £100 sterling 
exchange on London. 
Rate of Exchange on the 
United States. 
Value of Silver 
Dollars. 
Madeira . . . 
£100 sells for $460 
10 to 12 per cent. disc. 
Par. 
Rio de Janeiro . 
100 “ « 440 
12 to 14 “ “ 
U 
Valparaiso . . 
100 “ “ 520 
Par. 
44 
Lima .... 
100 “ “ 510 
It 
M 
Sydney, N.S. W. 
100 “ « 480 
10 per cent. disc. 
44 
California . . . 
100 “ “ 450 
12 “ “ 
II 
Sandwich Islands 
100 « “ 430 
12 to 15 per cent. disc. 
44 
Manilla . . . 
100 “ “ 450 
10 
14 
Singapore . . . 
100 “ “ 450 
10 
14 
Cape Town . . 
100 “ “ 444 
10 
44 
St. Helena . . 
100 “ “ 444 
10 
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