The record-union., 1894-05-10
CURRENCY STATISTICS
Furnished by Secretary Carlisle to the
United States Senate.

Furnished by Secretary Carlisle to the
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Secretary Car
Isle has sent to the Senate in response to
an inquiry letter relative to the cur
dia and the Argentine Republic. together
with a voluninous statement from the
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics. The
Secretary says there has been no change
in the weight, ineness or legal tender
power of the silver coins of India since
1885, when the present silver standard was
established. The silver rupee now, as
then, contains l65 grains OF pure silver.
The closing of the mints in 1893 did not
have the effect of changing the silver
coins in any other respects indicated.
In Russia the coinage of silver, which
has heretofore been the monetary stand
ard of the country, was suspended in
1878, and in 1886 the dou BILE standard was
introduced. The actual currency of that
country since 1853 has been paper ''credit
rubles,' or ''silver rubles."
While the coinage of small silver pieces
is permitted in the Argentine Republic,
that country is practically on the gold
standard. The actual money is, however,
only deprecated paper of huctuating
value.
The Secretary says that in India the
rupee price for such important articles as
rice, wheat, linseed and gunny bags has
risen during the last twenty years.
The rupee price of other important
articles has fallen, such as, for instance,
raw cotton yarn, hides, indigo, opium
and tea.
The average price of some of the prin-
cipal articles of Russian production dur
ing the years 1873 to 1877, compared with
the average price during the period from
1877 TO 1881. have fallen. while those of
others have risen. Among the articles
which have fallen in price are wheat, rice.
barley, oats, yarn, leather and raw wool,
while the prices of maize, peas. flour,
flax and hemp have risen. There is 20
data at hand upon which to furnish a
statement of the fluctuations of the prices
in the Argentine Republic for the past
twenty or even ten years.
Tide of Immigration VIII Soon Turn.
WASHINGTON. May Representative
McGann, Chairman of the Labor Com
mittee, predicts that turn in the tide of
immigration is not far of, and that when
it comes it will offer the solution to the
depressed condition of American labor
now existing. The tide of immigration
has been steadily toward the United
States for years." said McGann. "until
the labor market of Europe is being
drained so that the commercial classes
are awake to the necessity of keeping
their laborers at home. Furthermore.
the leading men of Germany, France and
Great Britain place the labor question
foremost among the great national ques-
tions, while in this country the public
man who seeks to advance the cause of
labor is set down as demagogue."
Consul Braida Reinstated.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-General Guz-
man, the Nicaraguan Minister, has re-
ceived information from his Government
that United States Consul Braida, whose
exeauatur was withdrawn on account OF
the part ne took in the effort to organize a
Provisional Government at Bluehelds,
has been temporarily reinstated.
Allowed TO Pass Through the Mails.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The story of the
Breckenridge Pollard case will be allowed
TO pass through the mails. First Assist
ant Postmaster-G General Jones has noti-
fed the Postmaster at Chicago that the
department has no authority to exclude
the book.