Stock of gold. 672,200,000 1,068, 621 27 Total $146,619,508 79 Including the State of Nevada. Including the State of Wyoming. Including the State of Rhode Island. *Including the Indian Territory and the Territory of Oklahoma. Including the State of Mississippi. Including the State of Delaware, District of Columbia, and two counties of Virginia. Including the States of Idaho and Utah. Including the States of North Dakota and South Dakota, 'Including the States of Maine and Vermont. 10Including the Territory of Arizona. 11Including the State of Washington and the Territory of Alaska. MONETARY SYSTEMS AND STOCKS OF MONEY IN THE WORLD. (From Report of Bureau of United States Mint.) *France 51 to 152 772,000,000 † Germany * Belgium 151 to 151⁄2 *Italy 51 to 15% 50,000,000 100, 400,000 16,000,000 500,000 38,600,000 5,100,000 434,800,000 57,900,000 126,100,000 98,000,000 35 47 19 28 28 49 *Rumania *Servia +Aust-Hungary *Netherlands 38,600,000 7,500,000 10 16,500,000 111 to 151⁄2 488,600,000 *Turkey 121 to 15% 50,000,000 | 4,143,700,000 3,611,700,000|624,200,000 2,558,000,000|| Monetary systems are thus indicated: Gold and silver; Gold; Silver; 'except Venezuela and Chili; 2Nov. 1, 1896; all other countries Jan. 1, 1896. Ratio between gold and limited legal-tender silver: 31 to 14.95; 1 to 14.28; 51 to 14.38; 1 to 13.957; 1 to 14.08; 1 to 13.69; 1 to 15; 101 to 14.88; 111 to 12.90; 121 to 15%; 121 to 15.68. DENOMINATIONS, WEIGHT (IN GRAINS), AND FINENESS OF THE COINS *The alloy neither adds to nor detracts from the value of the coin. Prior to the act of February 21. 1853, all silver coins were legal tender in all payments whatsoever. The act of February 21. 1853, reduced the weight of all silver coins of less denomination than the silver dollar about 7 per cent, to be coined on Government account only, and made them legal tender in payment of debts for all sums not exceeding $5. MINOR. *Seventy-five per cent copper, 25 per cent nickel. Ninety-five per cent copper, 5 per cent tin and zinc. Statement showing the amounts of gold and silver coins and certificates, U. S. notes and National bank notes in circulation October 1, 1897. Estimated population, 73,330,000; circulation per capita, $22 89. ABSTRACT OF REPORTS MADE TO CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE (3,610) NATIONAL BANKS, JULY 23, 1897: Resources. Loans and discounts.... U. S. bonds to secure circulation U. S. bonds to secure U. S. deposits U. S. bonds on hand. Premiums on U. S. bonds) Stocks, securities, etc.... Building, furniture, etc.. Other real estate, etc... Due from National banks] Due from State banks and bankers. Due from reserve agents. Checks and other cash items Exchanges for Clearinghouse Bills of other Nat. banks. | Legal-tender notes.. urer Due from U. S. Treas... Total Liabilities. | $3,563,408,053 94 Total $3,563,408,053 94 RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF STATE BANKS, LOAN AND TRUST COMPANIES, SAVINGS AND PRIVATE BANKS, 1896-'97. cash items. Cash on hand.. Other resources. Totals Liabilities. Capital stock. Other und'ded profits and bankers.. Other liabilities.. Totals 723,640,795 566,922,205 $1,138,185,402 | $843,713,745 | $2,198,824,474 $77,953,444 | $4,258,677,065 GOLD, ETC., HELD BY NATIONAL AND OTHER BANKS, JULY 23, 1897: 944,823 820,907 30,574,211 193,094,029 66,451,050 $1,138,185,402|$843,713,745|$2,198,824,474 | $77,953.444|$4,258,677,065 $261,199,430 | $18,246,007 159,954,756 5,032,614 1,203,071 42,507,816] 584,335 5,148,838 13,503,605 $380,090,778 311,221,907 23,984.822 2,080,507 71,215,083 99,146 44,037,529 50,278,343 1,939,376,035 1,384,878,772 1,939,376,035 Totals VARIOUS MONEYS There are ten different kinds of money in circulation in the United States, namely: Gold coins, standard silver dollars, subsidiary silver, gold certificates, silver certificates, Treasury notes issued under the Act of July 14, 1890; United States notes (also called greenbacks and legal tenders), National bank notes, and nickel and bronze coins. These forms of money are all available as circulation. Gold coin is legal tender at its nominal or face value for all debts, public and private, when not below the standard weight and limit of tolerance prescribed by law; and when below such standard of tolerance it is legal tender in proportion to its weight. OF $435,106,500 CIRCULATION. Standard silver dollars are legal tender at their nominal or face value in payment of all debts, public and private, without regard to the amount, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. Subsidiary silver is legal tender for amounts not exceeding $10 in any one payment. Treasury notes of the Act of July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. and Gold certificates, silver certificates |