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SILVER MAllKET

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The amount deposited in the Treasury during the year was $8,406, 459.70. leaving a balance of �455,100.15 on hand at the mints June 30, 1898.

Including the balance on hand at the mints July 1, 1878, the net seigniorage or profits on the coinage of silver from that date to June 30, 1898, aggregated $88,182,815.37.

The "seigniorage on the coinage of silver dollars under the act of July 14, 1890, from Aug. 13, 1890 (the date the act went into effect), to June 30, 1898, was �20,290,281.46.

HIGHEST, LOWEST, AND AVERAGE PRICE OF BAR SILVER IN LONDON, PER OUNCE BRITISH STANDARD (.925), SINCE 1833, AND THE EQUIVA- LENT IN UNITED STATES GOLD COIN OF AN OUNCE 1000 FINE, TAKEN AT THE AVERAGE PRICE

Value Value Calen- dar Lowest Quota- Highest Quota- Average Quota- of a Fine Ounce at Average Quota- Calen- dar Lowest Quota- Highest Quota- Average Quota- of a Fine Ounceat A vera ""6 Years tion tion tion Years tion tion tion Quota- tion tion fl. d. d. DoUa rs d. d. (/. Dollars 1833 5Sf 591 59i= �g 1.297 1866 60 � &->i 61 i 1.339 18^34 5!i2 OOf 59^1 1.313 1867 601 ou 00ft 1.328 1835 5!t| 60 59U 1.308 1868 60i ou 00^ 1.326 1836 59| 601 60 1.315 1869 60 61 60ft 1.325 1837 59 601 59A 1.305 1870 60| 60f 60ft 1.328 1838 59^ 6(ii 59^ 1.304 1871 60ft 01 6(1^ 1.326 18:39 60 60| 60f 1.323 1872 59i 6U 60ft 1.322 1840 m 60| 60f 1.323^ 1873 57| 59i| 59^ 1.298 1841 5()a OOi 60r^ 1.316' 1874 5U 59^ 58ft 1.278 1842 59i 60 59/5 1.303 1875 55^ 57f 56| 1.246 1^43 59 59| 50ft 1.297 1876 46| 58^ 52f 1.156 1844 59 59¼ 59¾ 1.304

1877 53¼ 58¼ ⁠54+13/14⁠ 1.201

1845 m 59| 5ili 1.298 1878 49i 55^ 52ft 1.152 1^6 59 60i 59ft 1.300 1879 4Si 53f 5U 1.123 1847 5^1 60g 59i| 1.308 1880 51f 52| 52i 1.145 1848 5.S1 Oil 59J 1.304 1881 50S m 5UI 1.138 1849 59^ 00 59i 1.309 1882 50 52f 5111 1.136 1850 59^ 61^ 61ft 1.316 1883 50 51ft 5(i| 1.110 1851 60 61| 61 1.337 1884 49^ 511 50J 1.113 1852 m 615 60^ 1.326 1885 46| 50 4Sft 1.0645 1853 m 61S 6H 1.348 1886 42 47 45 � .9946 1S.>4 601 61 � 6H 1.348 1887 43i 47^ 44| .97823 1855 60 61| 61ft 1.344 1888 41 1 44ft 421 .93974 1856 60^ 62i 61ft 1.344 1889 42 44 � 41 H .93512 1857 61 62i 61i 1.353 1890 43| 511 47f 1.04633 1858 60J 61S 61ft 1.344 1891 43J 48J 45ft .98782 1859 61J m 62ft 1.360 1892 371 43J 393 .87106 1860 6U 62g 01 ii 1.352 1893 80i 3Si 35ft .78031 1861 6t>i 61i mi 1.333 1894 27 31 i 28S .63479 1862 61 62| 61ft 1.346 1S95 27ft 8li 295 .6.5406 1863 61 61| 611 1.345 1896 29i 31il 30i . 674^37 1864 60| 62i 61i 1.345 1897 23| 29H 27ft .60449 1865 60i 61f 61ft 1.338 1898 (9mos. ) 25 28⅜ 26⅝ .5S397