2. Sources of the silver produced in the United States... Silver produced in the United States by sources as reported by mines, Mine production of silver in fine ounces, by States, 1913-1922. 3. Distribution of the production of gold and silver in the United States, by methods of treatment.. Distribution of production of gold and silver, by methods of treatment, in the United States, 1910-1921... Distribution of production of gold and silver, by methods of treatment, 4. Ore produced in the United States and the average extraction 5. Gold and silver produced at mills in the United States and percent- ages of gold and silver recovered by different methods of treatment Gold and silver produced at mills in the United States and percentage of gold and silver recovered by different methods of treatment and Potassium and sodium cyanides consumed at mills in certain Western Quicksilver consumed at mills in certain Western States, 1911-1921... 59-60 2. Silver exports to Asia from the United States and London and gold and silver imported into and exported from British India and Exports of refined silver bullion from the United States, 1900-1922. Exports of silver from London to India, China, and the Straits, 1881-1922. Gold and silver coin and bullion imported into and exported from British Silver imported into China from foreign countries by months, 1914-1922. 124-125 Silver treasure exported from China to foreign countries by months, PART IV. MONETARY AND INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION. Page. 1. Monetary stocks of gold and silver in the world and in the United 131 Monetary stock of principal countries of the world, end of calendar 132 133-135 136 Monetary stock of gold and silver in the United States and the amount Distribution of the monetary stock of gold in the United States, 1873-1921. 137 138 139 139-143 Standard gold currency units of principal countries with the number of Values of foreign coins, July 1, 1923. 139 Changes in value of foreign coins during 1923.. 140-141 141 Gold and silver coinage of the mints of the world, 1885-1920. 3. Gold and silver coinage and recoinage of the world and the United States and summary of silver transactions under the Pittman Act..... 142 143-156 143 Recoinage of nations, 1909-1916. 144-146 Coinage of the United States mints, 1867-1922. Coinage of the mints of the United States and legal authority therefor, 147-148 149-150 151 152 153 153 Coinage of gold and silver of the United States by weight and value, Recoinage of uncurrent silver coin in the United States, 1891-1907.. Money in the United States Treasury in banks and in circulation, 154-155 156 Summary of silver transactions under the Pittman Act, July 15, 1923... 4. Gold reserve and reserve percentage of Federal reserve banks.. 157-159 Reserves, deposits, note circulation, and gold reserve percentage of Federal reserve banks by weeks, November 27, 1914-August 1, 1923.. 157-159 5. Industrial consumption of gold and silver. World's industrial absorption of gold.. 160-162 Silver furnished for use in manufactures and the arts in the United States Gold furnished for use in manufactures and the arts in the United States 160 160 161-162 PART V. PURCHASING POWER OF GOLD AND SILVER. 1. Gold and silver prices in New York and London.. 163-167 163 Highest, lowest, and average price of bar silver in London, 1833-1922.. 163-164 Average commercial ratio of silver to gold, 1687-1922. 164-165 Average price of an ounce of gold in London and United States equiva- Bullion value of the silver dollar at the annual average price of silver, 166 166 167 2. Wholesale price index-Purchasing power of gold in terms of whole- Page. 168 168 169 170 172 3. Purchasing power of silver in terms of wholesale commodities.. 170-172 International wholesale price indices for the United States, England, 171 173-175 173-174 Curves showing the wholesale price indices for the United States, Eng- 5. General index of foreign exchange and the gold exchange value of 175 176-182 Description of the general index of foreign exchange used by Federal General index of foreign exchange by months, November, 1918-July, 176 176 177 178-182 Curves showing foreign exchange index and the exchange indices for GOLD AND SILVER STATISTICS. PART I. PRODUCTION. 1. WORLD'S GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION. Production of gold and silver in the world since the discovery of America.1 [From 1493 to 1885 is from a table of averages for certain periods, compiled by Dr. Adolph Soetbeer; for the years since, the production is the annual estimate of the Bureau of the Mint.] Revised for the commission Aug. 15, 1923, by the U. S. Bureau of the Mint. |