TABLE FOR INVESTORS—(Continued).

Purchase Price. 86..

3.48 4.24 4.65 5.23 5.81 6.97 8.13 8.48 87. 3.44 4.19 4.59 5.17 5.74 6.89 8.04 8.39 88... 3.40 4.14 4.54 5.11 5.68 6.81 7.94 8.29 89... 3.37 4.10 4.49 5.05 5.61 6.74 7.86 8.20 8.98 10.11 90.. 3.33 4.051 4.44 5 5.55 6.66 7.77 8.11 8.88 10

9.30 10.46 11.62 13.95 17.44 9.19 10.34 11.49 13.79 17.24

9.09 10.22

11 36 13.63 17.01

91.. 92. 93.. 91.. 95... 96. 97

11.23 13.48 16.85 11.11 13.33 16.66 3.29 4.01 4.391 4.94 5.49, 6.59 7.69 8.02 8.79 9.89 10.98 1.318 16.43 3.26 3 96 4.34 4.89 5.43 6.52 7.60 7.93 8.69 9.78 10.86 1.304 16.30 3.22 3.92 4.30 4 83 5.37 6.45 7.52 7.84 8.60 9.67 10.75 1 290 16.12 3.19 3.88 4.25 4.78 5.31 6.38 7.44 7.76 8.51 9.57 10.6 1.276 15.95 3.15 3.84 4.21 4.73 5.26 6.31 7.36 7.68 8.42 9.47 10.5 1.263 15.78 3.10 3.80 4.16 4.68 5.20 6.25 7.29 7.60 8.33 9.37 10.41 12.50 15.72 3.09 3.76 4.12 4.63 5.15 6 18 7.21 7.52 8.24 9.27 10.30 12.37 15.46 3.06 3.72 4.08 4.59 5.10 6.12 7.14 7.45 8.16 9.18 10.20 12 24 15.30 3.03 3.68 4 04 4.54 5.05 6.06 7.07 7.37 8.08 9.09 10.10 12.12 15.15 100... 3 3 65 4 4.50 5 6 7 7.30 8. 9

98..

99...

101...

106...

116...

2.97 3.61 3.96 4.45 4.95 5.94 6.93 7.22 7.92 8.91 102. 2.94 3.57 3.92 4.41 4.90 5.88 6.86 7.15 7.84 8.82 103 2.91 3.54 8.88 4.36 4.85 5.82 6.79 7.03 7.76 8.73 104. 2.88 3.50 3.84 4.32 4 80 5.76 6.72 7.01 7.69 8.65 105 2.85 3.47 3.80 4.28 4.76 5.71 6.66 6.95 7.61 8.57 2.83 3.44 3.77 4.24 4.71 5.66 6.60 6.88 7.54 8.49 107. 2.80 3.41 3.73 4.20 4.67 5.69 6.54 6.82 7.47 8.41 108. 2.77 3.37 3.70 4.16 4.62 5.55 6.48 6.75 7.40 8.33 109.. 2.75 3.34 3.66 4.12 4.58 5.50 6.42 6.69 7.33 8.25 110.. 2.72 3.31 3.63 4.09 4.54 5.45 6.36 6.63 7.27 8.18 111. 2.70 3.28 3.60 4.05 4.50 5.40 6.30 6.57 7.20 8.10| 112. 2.67 3.25 3.57 4.01 4.46 5.35 6.25 6.51 7.14 8.03 113. 2.65 3.23 3.54 3.98 4.42 5.30 6.19 6.46 7.07 7.96 114.. 2.63 3.20 3.50 3.94 4.38 5.26 6.14 6.40 7.01 7.89 115.. 2.60 3.17 3.47 3.91 4.35 5.21 6.08 6.34 6.95 7.82 2.58 3.14 3.44 3.87 4.31 5.17 6.03 6.29 6.89 7.751 117. 2.56 3.11 3.41 3.84 4.27 5.12 5.98 6.23 6.83 7.69 118. 2.54 3.09 3.38 3.81 4.23 5.08 5.93 6.18 6.77 7.62 119. 2.52 3.06 3.36 3.78 4.20 5.04 5.88 6.13 6.72 7.56 120. 2.50 3.04 3.33 3.75 4.16 5 5.83 6.08 6.66 7.50 121... 2.47 3.01 3.30 3.71 4.13 4.95 5.78 6.03 6.61 7.43 122... 2.45 2.99 3.27 3.68 4.09 4.91 5.73 5.98 6.55 7.37 123... 2.43 2.96 3.25 3.65 4.06 4.87 5.69 5.93 6.50 7.31 124.. 2.41 2.94 3 22 3.62 4.03 4.83 5.65 5.88 6.45 7.25 125. 2.40 2.90 3.20 3.60 4 4.80 5.60 5.80 6.40 7.20 130.. 2.30 2.80 3.08 3.46 3.84 4.61 5.38 5.61 6.15 6.92 135. 2.22 2.66 2.96 3.33 3.70 4.44 5.18 5.33 5.92 6.66 140... 2.14 2.60 2.85 3.21 3.57 4.28 5 5.21 5.71 6 42 145. 2.06 2.51 2.75 3.10 3.44 4.13 4.82 5.03 5.51 6.20 150 2 2.43 2.66 3 3.33 4 4.66 4.86 5.33 6 155. 1.93 2.35 2.58 2.90 3.22 3.87 4.51 4.70 5.16 5.80 160... 1.87 2.28 2.50 2.81 3.12 3.75 4.37 4.56 5 5.62 165.. 1.81 2.21 2.42 2.72 3.03 3.63 4.24 4.42 4.84 5.45 170.. 1.76 2.14 2.35 2.64 2.94 3.52 4.11 4.29 4.70 5.29 175. 1.71 2.08 2.28 2.57 2.85 3.42 4. 4.17 4.57 5.14 180. 1.66 2.02 2.22 2.50 2.77 3.33 3.88 4.05 4.44 5 185... 1.62 1.97 2.16 2.43 2.70 3.24 3.78 3.94 4.32 4.86 190.. 1.57 1.92 2.10 2.36 2.63 3.15 3.68 3.84 4.21 4.73 195.. 1.53 1.89 2.05 2.30 2.56 3.07 3.58 3.79 4.10 4.61 200.. 1.50 1.82 2 2.25 2.50 3. 3.50 3.65 4 4.50 210... 1.42 1.73 1.90 2.14 2.38 2.85 3.33 3.47 3.80 4.28 220. 1.36 1.65 1.81 2.04 2.27 2 72 3.18 3.31 3.63 4.09 225. 1.33 1.62 1.77 2 2.22 2.66 3.11 3.24 3.55 4 230.. 1.30 1.58 1.73 1.97 2.17 2.60 3.04 3.17 3.47 3 91 240. 1.25 1.52 1.66 1.87 2.08 2.50 2.91 3.04 3.33 3.75 250. 1.20 1.46 1.60 1.80 2 2.40 2.80 2.92 3.20 3.60 1.09 1.82 1.45 1.63 1.81 2.18 2.54 2.65 2.90 3.27 1 1 20 1.33 1.50 1.66 2 2.33 2.40 2.66 3

275. 300...

10

15

12 9.90 11.88 14.85 9.80 11.76 14.70 9.70 11.65 14.56 9.61 11.53 14.42 9.52 11.42 14.28 9.43 11.32 14.15 9.34 11.21 14.01 9.25 11.11 13.88 9.17 11 13.76 9.09 10.90 13.63

DEBTS, REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND COMMERCE OF NATIONS.

Compiled from the Almanach de Gotha, the Statistical Abstract of the United Kingdom, and from Official Documents. The figures are for the latest attainable years as to each country.

Ecuador.

Egypt..

France.

Germany

Greece..

17,500,000 20,800,000 21,500,455
450,540,000 54,820,818

4,695,600,000 548,605,716 589,334,162
30,000,000 135,584,249 135,000,000

29,000,000 68,000.000 892,360,000 961,540,000 918,850,000 608,200,000

Gt. Britain & Ireland. 3,888,907,980 398,825,180 412,017,475 1,969,695,885 1,263,883,010

Guiana.

Hawaiian Islands..
Hungary Proper

98,012,000 7,765,360 7,832,768

460,000 1,580,000 4,580,000 548,022 504,095 460,000 274,358,915 106,069,258 116,902,036 576,634,330 272,649,885 292,503,145 1,977,117,845 279,550,000 278,121,440 145,000,000 63,120,600 62,993,850 2,400,000 1,438,660 1,409,344 395,500,000 23,807,671 24,891,522 391,242,322 43,973,345 48,785,061 13,526,128 11,364,220

24,073,400 15,097,000 1,811,770 2,241,040 1,682,000 2,090,000 244,000,000 325,600,000 265,899.000 213,371,000 24,087,515 27,669,465

10,726,500

Paraguay

12,098,417

609,000

750.000

Peru..

213,482,680

29,801,195

33,755,375

37,500,000

Persia..

2,813,000

NATIONAL DEBTS, EXPENDITURE, AND COMMERCE, PER CAPITA.

[Computed from the official census and finance statements of each country.]

THE Director of the Statistical Bureau of Buda-Pesth, Hungary, Mr. J. Körösi, has published two volumes upon the population and finances of the principal European cities, containing a mass of facts which, while not thoroughly digested or tabulated, are of very great value to the statistician.

From that part of these volumes relating to municipal finances, we gather the fact that in Europe (as in the United States) the progress of municipal ambition, the march of luxury, and the passion for expense, are continually swelling the public debts and the taxation of the people. Expenditures increase in a much greater ratio than population or public wealth. Not only the indispensable expenditures of maintaining cities with all the improvements of modern civilization, sewerage, lighting by gas, sanitary provisions, street pavements, and juvenile instruction, but other classes of expenditure, go on continually increasing. Among those expenditures, which may be

classed rather as expenditures of luxury than of necessity, may be reckoned fine boulevards, avenues, shade trees, public parks, and splendid public buildings. While Paris, that brilliant and showy capital, full of opulence and luxury, stands at the head of the cities of Europe in costliness, there is hardly a little city but has an ambition to take Paris as a model for its own embellishment and improvement. Every city desires to substitute for its ancient and often picturesque but narrow streets, a city with broad avenues and splendid. boulevards, and at least one public park for the resort and recreation of the people. These things cost money; and accordingly we find that the march of expenditure and taxation is always onward.

We gather in general terms from the figures of Mr. Körösi's book, that there is scarcely a large city in Europe whose ordinary expenditures have not doubled within the last ten years; and this, although the municipal populations have increased only from 15 to 20 per cent. during the same period. Here is a comparative table showing the ordinary expenditures of some of the European cities ten or twelve years ago, and at the present time:

DEBTS OF AMERICAN CITIES.

NOTE. In the American Almanac and Treasury of Facts for 1878, pp. 282-3, appeared a table of Municipal Debts in the United States, presenting a parallel view of the total debt, property valuation, and taxation in 127 cities in 1866 and 1876 comparatively. The following list of the principal cities in the United States exhibits their indebtedness at the latest attainable date, with the valuation of property for the purposes of taxation, and the rate per cent levied, wherever obtainable. In cases where a sinking-fund exists, to be applied to the reduction of debt, the net amount only is given."