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 SILVER MARKET

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AMOUNT, COST, AVERAGE PRICE, AND BULLION VALUE OF THE SILVER DOLLAR OF SILVER PURCHASED UNDER ACT OF FEB. 28, 1878.

Averaj^o Bullion Fiscal Year Ounces, Fine Cost Price per Ounce, Fine Value of a Silver Dollar 1.^78 10,809,350.58 $13,023,268.96 $1.2048 $0.9318 1879. 19,248,086.l �9 21.593.W2. 99 1.1218 .8676 1880. 22,057,82.G4 25,235,081.53 1.1440 .8848 1881. 19,709,227.11 22,327,874.75 1.1328 .8761 1882. 21,190,200.87 24,054,480.47 1.1351 .8779 1883. 22,889,241.24 25,577,327.5S 1.1174 .8642 18S4. 21,922,951.52 24,378,3*3.91 1.1120 .8600 1885. 21,791,171.61 23,747,460.25 1.0897 .8428 1886. 22,690,652.94 23,448.960.01 1.0334 .7992 1887. 26,490,008.04 25,988,620.46 .9810 .7587 1888. 25,386,125.32 24,237,553.20 .9547 .7384 1889. 26,468,861.03 24,717,853.81 .9338 .7222 1890. 27,820,900.05 26,899,326.33 .9663 .7477 1891. 2,797,379.52 3,049,420.46 1.0901 .8431 Tot al 291,272,018.56 308,279,260.71 1.058;3 .8185

AMOUNT, COST, AVERAGE PRICE, AND BULLION VALUE OF THE SILVER DOLLAR OF SILVER PURCHASED UNDER ACT OF JULY 14, 1890

Fiscal Year Ounces, Fine Cost A veragre Price per Ounce, Fine Bullion Value of a Silver Dollar 1891 1892 1893 1894 Total. 48,393,113.05 54,355,748.10 54,008,162.60 11,917,658,78 $50,577,498.44 51,106,607.96 45,531,374.53 8,715,521.32 $1.0451 .9402 .8430 .7313 $0.8083 .7271 .6520 .56.56 168,674,6^2.53 155,931,002.25 .9244 .7150

AMOUNT, COST, AVERAGE PRICE, AND BULLION VALUE OF THE SILVER DOLLAR OF SILVER PURCHASED UNDER THE ACTS OF FEB. 12, 1873, JAN. 14. 1S75. FEB. 28. 1>>7S, AND JULY 14, 1890

Acts Authorizing Ounces, Fine Cost Average Price per Ounce, Fine Bullion Value of a Silver Dollar Feb. 12. 1^73 . Jan. 14, Ls75. Feb. 28, 1878. July 14, 1890. Total. 5,434,282.00 31,603.906.00 201.272,018.56 1<>>.<')74,(v2..t:3 $7,152,564.00 37,571,148.00 308.279.260.71 155,981. 01 12. 25 $1.3162 1.1888 1.058:3 .9244 $1.0180 .9194 .8185 .7150 4y6,984,Ss'J.09 508,933,974.96 1.0240 .7920

Silver Balances The balance of silver bullion on hand June 30, 1898, at the United States mints and assay offices, for the coinage of silver dollars, subsidiary- silver coinage, and for payment of deposits of silver bullion in fine bars was :

Items Fine Ounces Cost Purchased under act of July 14, 1890. For subsidiary silver coinage at mints. For subsidiary silver coinage at assay offices At United States assay office. New York, for payments of deposits in fine bars. Total 107,701.936.56 1,041, 122.r)4 201,494.06 419.951.13 $97,407,490.82 1,356,316.97 122,815.17 466,612..37 109,364..504.39 99,:353,235.33