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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. 



It 



Lima .... 



100 " " 510 



tc 



" 



Sydney, N. S. W. 



100 " " 480 



10 per cent. disc. 



U 



California . . . 



100 " " 450 



12 " 



» 



Sandwich Islands 



100 " " 430 



12 to 15 per cent. disc. 



H 



Manilla . . . 



100 " " 450 



10 " 



It 



Singapore . 



100 " " 450 



10 



« 



Cape Town . . 



100 " " 444 



10 " 



tc 



St. Helena . . 



100 " " 444 



10 



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