age at the French mint in October; 2. From the recoinage to the treaty of commerce,from ift November 17^5 to laft of April 1787 ; 3. From the treaty to the time of hiswriting, i. e. from ift May 1787 to laft of March 1788.
Firjl Epoch.
Par of
exchange counted on filver 28-144444? counted on gold 30.
January,
2 9tTT
g
VI
1
CO
■►} Ut
Auguft,
28’’
February,
28 H
June, - 2 8|1
September,
2 9vV
March,
28 ^
July, - 28^-
Odober,
2 9tt
April,
28
From January to September 1784, exchange was at 30 and 31, and fell to 29, atwhich rate it was about 3 per cent, againft France ; but it fell in June to 28 y|> whichwas a lofs of 4 per cent.; and in Auguft the lofs was at the height, or 4-J-l- per cent,which funk in Odober to 2 T V per cent.
Second Epoch.
Par of exchange by the alteration in the French money counted on gold 28 | 44444 s>and on filver 28J44444*
Nov.
2 9rV
May,
.
2944
Nov.
29t-Vt
Dec.
June,
-
29i4
Dec.
29 TT
Jan.
2944
July,
-
29A
1787Jan.
29 rV
Feb. •
29A
Aug.
-
2 944
Feb. -
29 X
March, -
29 44
Sept.
>
2 9 A
March, -
2914
April,
29 r4
Od.
-
27 XT'
April,
29-rr
Upon this epoch, Monf. du Pont has a long obfervation concerning a fuppofed tranf-port of old louis d’or from England to the French mint, which the chamber of com-merce, in their reply, juftly rejeds.
*787 MayJuneJulyAug.
Third Epoch .
3°A
Par as
Sept.
before.
2944
1788 Jan.
2944
2 9tt
Od.
-
2 944
Feb.
29 4
29 4-
Nov.
•
2944
March
29 U
2 I t 4
Dec.
«■
29.4
During thefe eleven months, the mean rate has been 2 9 f 444 > or about 2}. per cent,in favour of France .
By the accounts of the Bureau General de la Balance du Commerce , the imports ofEnglifh goods in France for the eight laft months of 1787, amounted to 35,294,000liv.j and the export cf French goods to England during the fame time to 26,276,000liv., a difference which Monf. du Pont attempts to convert into the favour of France ,upon grounds not at all fatisfadory.
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