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The following table shows the stock and location of the metallic and paper money in the United States on July 1, 1898 : LOCATION OF THE MONEYS OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 1, 1898

Moneys In Treasury In National Banks July 14, 1898 In Other Banks and in General Circulation Total METALLIC <H)1(I bullion Silver bullion Gold coin. Silver dollars Subsidiary silver coin Total .... PAPER Legal-tender notes (old is- sue) Leg-al-tender notes (act July 14,1890) .... Gold certificates. Silver certificates National-bank notes. Currency certificates. Total .... Grand total $96, 688, 582 99,354,337 106,930,733 405,022. 5.")0 12,o7o.6ltO a $266,464,037 7,963,587 6,334,15:3 $194,274 391,431,428 49,010,385 57,722,767 $96.6s8.5v2 99,r.4s.(il 764,826,198 461,996,522 76,127,610 720,066,892 280,701,777 498,35S,S.">4 1.499,187,523 62,111,994 2,900,843 1,608,560 8,429,994 4,909,189 1,110,000 114,914,997 18,457,340 36,458,014 & 26,600,544 20,385,000 169,654,025 98,306,437 17,354,249 35:3,668,496 196,390,444 5,180,000 346,681,016 101,207,280 37.420,149 398,550,504 227,900,177 26,675,000 81,070,580 216,815,s!t5 840,553,651 1,138,440,126 801,137,472 497,577,672 1,338,912,505 2,637,627,649

a Includes $133,576,000 gold clearing-house certificates. h Includes $5,788,852 of their own notes held by ditferent national banks. On July 1, 1897, the stock and the location of the metallic and paper money in the United States was as follows :

In Treasury In National In Other Banks Moneys Banks July 23, and in General Total 1897 Circulation .METALLIC Gold Bullion $25,571,628 $25,571,628 Silver bullion 106.490,744 $206,926 106,697,670 Gold coin .... 153,109,226 a $176,893,606 340,696,082 670,698,914 Silver dollars 400,05:3,461 6.SJ3.275 45,087,006 451,993,742 Subsidiary silver coin. Total .... PAPKR 16,201,960 5,756,106 5:3.86(t.:303 75.818,369 701,427,019 189,.5( �2,987 4^.9.s.')0.:!lT l.:3:3O,780,:323 Legal-tender notes (old issue) 100,726,394 126,511,020 119,443,602 346,681,016 Legal-tender notes (act July 14, 1890) .... 31,397,763 83,469.517 114.867,280 Gold certificates . 1,496,8:30 16,792,990 20,492.349 38,782,169 Silver certificates . 17,630,192 34,626,625 323,222.687 375,479,504 National-bank notes 5,123,6>;;3 h 28.9:32.602 197.385.401 231.441,686 Currency certificates . Total .... 1,380.000 ^(i.n-^.'i.iiuo 14.^T5,(MMt '� >2.340,000 1.1';:'.:.9 1,655 157.7r>4.s(j2 -•'-� � " ^� -� ' 75s. V-.-. .-,.-,,;

a Includes $57,426,000 gold clearing-hou.se certificates. 6 Includes $8,326,505 of their own notes held by different national banks. A comparison of the above tables shows an increase in the Treasury in 1898 over 1897 of $18,039,873 in gold and silver bullion and coin, and a decrease during the same period of $76,084,282 in the amount of paper money — a net decrease in metallic and paper currency of $58,044,-109.