VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS IN UNITED STATES MONEY, AS PROCLAIMED BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, The above table exhibits the values in United States money of account, of the pure gold or silver representing, respectively, the monetary units and standard coins of foreign countries, in compliance with the Act of Congress of March 3, 1873, which provides "that the value of foreign coin, as expressed in the money of account of the United States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value," and that "the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the first day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury." The estimate of values contained in the above table has been made by the Director of the Mint, and proclaimed in compliance with the above stated provisions of law. VITAL STATISTICS OF FOREIGN CITIES. 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. PRICES OF BRITISH THREE PER CENT CONSOLS FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT YEARS, 1789-1879. [From the London Economist's Commercial History and Review, 1879.] [From the London Economist's Commercial History and Review, 1877.] PAPER CURRENCY IN THE UNITED STATES-1860-1878. Statement showing the amount of State, National-Bank, and United States Notes, etc., outstanding at the close of each fiscal year, from 1860 to 1878, inclusive. $ $ State-Bank Circulation.. National-Bank Circulat'n Demand Notes, acts of July 17 and Aug. 5, '61. Legal-tender Notes, act of Feb. 25, 1862.. Legal-tender Notes, act of July 11, 1862.. Legal-tender Notes, act of Mar. 3, 1863... One and two-year Notes of 1863, act of Mar. 3, 1863, bearing 5 per cent. interest.. Compound-interest notes, acts of Mar. 3, 1863, and June 30, 1864, bearing 6 per cent. interest.... Fractional Currency..... Total am't in Currency Value of the paper dollar as compared with coin July 1 of each year... Value of currency in gold 207,102,477 202,005,767 183,792,079 238,677,218 179,157,717 81,235,270 53,040,000 3,351,019 780,999 150,000,000 150,000,000 447,300,203 96,620,000 297,767,114 431,178,671 150,000,000 89,879,475 153,471,450 266,595,440 49,102,660 15,000,000 20,192,456 22,894,877 207,102,477 202,005,767 333,452,079 649,867,283 833,718,984 $0 86.6 $0 76.6 $0 38.7 288,769,500 497,798,338 322,649,247 Outstand-Outstanding Outstand- Outstand- Outstand TITLE. (Continued.) ing June 30, 1865. June 30, ing June 1866. 30, 1867. ing June ing June 30, 1868. 30, 1869. 281,479,908 298,625,379 299,762,855 299,929,624 299,766,984 318 261,241 272,162 208,432 141,723 123,739 106,256 96,505 400,619,206 371,783,597 356,000,000 356,000,000 356,000,000 356,000,000 3,454,230 1,123,630 /555,492 347,772 248,272 159,012,140 122,394,480 28,161,810 2,871,410 27,070,877 28,307,523 32,626,952 32,114,637 198,572 2,152,910 768,500 39,878,684 40,582,875 891,904,686 826,927,153 720,412,603 693,946,056 700,375,899 717,875,751 $0.66 $0 71.7 $0 70.1 $0 73.5 $0 85.6 $0.89 588,657,093 592,906,769 505,009,234 510,050,351 599,521,770 638,909,418 1,294,470 1,009,021 786,844 347,267,061 351,981,032 354,408,008 332,998,336 317,048,872 324,514,284 79,968 76,732 70,107 66,918 ნა,963 62,297 356,000,000 382,000,000 375,771,580 369,772,284 359,764,332 346,681,016 750,062,369 781,490,916 773,646,728 738,376,536 698,194,270 688,597,275 $0 86.4 $0 91 $0 87.2 $0 89.5 $0 94.7 $0 99.4 648,053,887 711,156,733 674,619,947 66C,846,999 661,189,978 684,465,691 |