, 1876-08-04

GOLD AND SILVER VALUES.
The interest in the silver question grows
with its consideration. The opponents Of
silver dollars Aercely denounco the resump-
ton Of silver coinage as 1egal.tender as a
measure Of reputation. They Indignantly
asls, " Would you pay your aobta in coin
that has dopreciatod it per cent9'
overlooking the other view of their
own proposition, "'Ne demand that you
pay your dobts in coin that has
advanced in valuo IL per cent" Mems
urcd by gold, ailver has doclined; 1noasured
by silver, gold has advanced but gold,
measured by labor and a1l othor commodities,
real estate included, Inns advanced largely of
late.
From tho valuable and interesting tables
compiled by Senator JONES, and printed with
his celebrated speech on silver and gold, We
learn that tho ratio Of silver to gold 1las
ranged for nearly 200 years at nbout 151 Of
silver to Of gold. In 1850 silver stood 15.4o
from 14.74 to 15.42 in Hamburg, and from
1900 to 1850 it stood 1850 to 1888. In
England from 1861 to 1860 it ranged from
1921 in 1860 to 1557 in 1859. From 1851
to 1866 1t remained below 154, and tho
st">.a1 49, ,,.s. ~ - e.,,s.,e H. o - h0>
1eo7 ~ sY1a71 II 6n'1s74 1a,t
1868. Is IL. o. 1875. 10, 4h 10 u. 20
1s9n 1s' X * ~ 70 1'os
Wa nuoto theso tables to show how slioht
md Temporary hnya beon thu variations of
tbs rotio during moro than 200 yoars. rle
avorapc has hmm ~ 1onp Mt 16l II, that thnt
M n standard. During the period from 1s4s
! to the close Of 1872 silver yas Of premium
in gold, In 1872 tho product Of gold was
! smaller than It had boon since 1861. while in
1874 It sunk to s95, ,oo0, 900, and in 1876 It
was So7, 600. 600, auainst S1y3. 600. 900 in
1853. From 1880 to 1861 tho ayeraRe annuol
production OF silver was 1ess than s41, ,0Oo..
o00. from 1861 to 1871 1t raueea from 49,
oo0. .f{p) to at;1 900. 600: in '7o 1t wos sGG,-
ono. 900: '7s Il wos s7C. 200. GOO; '75 It wos
s7o. mn. nm. JIore. then, we l,ayo tin mint
cansa of tho connarotiye advance Of ooll-
n acorc;tv II, +ho nroi,,,c.,on of oo,d on5
mr. incrooao in tho nroduction NJ Ill.
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