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PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER

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PRODUCT OF GOLD AND SILVER- Continued

Gold Silver Calendar Years Fine Ounces Value Fine Ounces Connnercial Coining ^ alue Value 1S73 1,741,500 36,000,000 27,650,000 35,890,000 85,750,000 1S74 l,C20,5r>3 33,500,000 28,849,000 36,869,000 87,300,000 lSiT5 1,(515,725 83,400,000 24,51 s,000 3( �,549,000 31,700,000 18T6 1,930,162 39,900,000 30,009,(100 34,690,000 3S,hOO,o(io 1877 2,268,788 46,900.000 30,783,0(10 36,970,(100 39,soo,(iO(i 1S78 2,476,800 51,200,000 34,960, (_ �( 10 40,270,000 45,200.000 1879 1,881,787 38,900,000 31,550,000 3r>,-!.';o,i)oo 40,800,00(1 ISSO 1.741,500 36,000,000 30,320,000 34.7'.'o.ooo 89,200,000 1881 1,678,612 34,700,000 33,2(')0,ooo 37,S"iO,0(i(l 43,000,000 1882 1,572,187 32,500,000 36,200,(100 41,120,000 46,800,000 1883 1,451,250 30,000,0(10 35,730,000 39,('i60,(i0l) 46,200,000 1884 1,489,950 30,800.01)0 37,800,000 42,070,000 48,800,000 1885 1,5;?8,325 31,800,(1(10 89,910,000 42,500,000 51,600,000 1886 1,693,125 35,000,000 39,440,000 39,230,(100 51,000,000 1887 1,596,375 33,000,000 41,260,(I(J0 40,410,000 5;3,350,(I0( � 1888 1,604,841 33,175,000 45,780,000 43,020,000 59,195,000 1889 1,587,000 32,800,000 50,0( �0,(l(IO 46,750,000 64,(")46,000 1890 1,588,880 32,845,000 54,500,000 57,225.000 70,465,000 1S91 1,604,840 33,175,000 58,330,000 57,(')30.000 75,417,0(JO 1892 1.596,375 33,000,000 63,500,0(10 55,563,000 82,101,000 1893 1,739,323 35,955,000 60,000,000 46,>^00.000 77,576,000 1894 1,910,813 39,500,000 49,500,00(t 31,422,000 64,000,000 1895 2,254,760 46,610,000 55,727,000 36,445,000 72,051,000 189G 2,568,132 53,088,000 58,835,000 39,655,000 76,069,000 1897 Total . 2.774,935 57,3(>3,000 53,S6( �,000 32.316,000 69,637,000 45,526,54S 941,111,000 1,052.271,000 1,015,054,0(10 1,360,457,000 Grand total 74,539,456 1,540,861,000 1,170,336,232 1,172,420,(100 1, 513,107, 0(t()

The following table shows the amounts and the classification of gold and silver used in the industrial arts in the United States each year since 1880: GOLD AND SILVER BARS FURNISHED FOR USE IN MANUFACTURES AND THE ARTS, AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL USED DURING THE CALENDAR YEARS 1880-1897 Gold

Calendar Years United States Coin New Material Old Material Foreifrn Bullion and Coin Total l^^sO . $3,300,000 $6,000,000 $395,000 $1,267,600 $10,962,600 1881 2,700,000 7,000,000 522,900 1,547,8(!0 11,770,700 1882 2,500,000 7,000,000 696,500 671,500 10,868,000 18*3 4,875,000 7,840,000 1,519,300 194,500 14,458,S00 1884 5,000.000 6,000,000 3,114,500 385,500 14,500,000 1885 3,500,000 6,73(),927 1,408,902 178,913 11.824,742 1886 8,500,000 7,003,4^0 1,928,046 6;3S,O03 13,069,529 1887 3,500,000 9,090,342 1,8:^5,882 3<4,122 14,810,346 1888 3,500,000 9,893,057 2,402,976 71s,809 16,514,842 1889 3,r)00,()00 9,686,827 3,218,971 291,258 16,697,056 1890 3,500,000 10,717,472 8,076,426 362,065 17.655,960 1891 3-,500,000 10,697,(m9 4,860,712 628,522 19,686,916 1892 8,500,000 10,588,703 4,4(>8,6,85 771, ()86 19,329,074 1893 1,500,000 8,354,482 2,777,165 804,254 13,435,901 1894 1,500,000 6,480,073 2,1.84,946 548,585 10,658,6(>4 1895 1,500,000 8,481,789 2,976,269 471,027 13,429,086 1896 1,500,000 7,209,787 2,369,343 816,804 11,395,9:34 1897 1,500,000 7,184,822 2,571,428 613,981 11,870,281 To tal $58,875,000 $145,915,440 $42,857,951 $10,789,929 $252,938,320