The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-13

included in the list is set down at ST.
S54, 3O1, 600 and the total expenditures at
81, 1893, $40 600.
The total indebtedness of the coun-
tries named in the list is given at $34,-
3S9. 604, 970 but as the statement does
not include the Indebtedness of certain
minor colonies and divisions. the total
national Indebtedness of the world at
the present time may safely be put, in
round terms, at 35 billions of dollars.
The interest charge on the public debt
of the countries named is given at ST.,
416 397, AS.
The stocks of money in the countries
named are stated at $11 999. 800, 000 or,
in round terms, twelve billions of dol
lars, but in this statement the value of
the monetary stock of silver standard
countries has not been changed to con-
form to the decline in silver values.
The monetary stock of Mexico and
other countries where the Mexican dol
lar cireulates is given in terms CT Mexi-
can dollars. Of this total of twelve bill
lions of dollars, representing the total
stocks of money in the countries in
question. $685.. OO0, 900 is stated as gold,
SO, $50, 100000 as silver, and $296S, 10000
as uncovered paper.
The largest imports of any single ma
ton are those of the United Kingdom,
81, 81. AS 600; Germany second, 81. 340,
IFS 900; the United States third. 81 025.
rs, 900; Netherlands fourth, 1857, 30S, 900.
and France fifth, $84S, O46 900. The per
capita imports are, stated in the order
of magnitude per capita: Netherlands,
s162.2O; New Zealand. $72.sS; Belgium,
s6562; Switzerland. $64S9; United
Kingdom, $612s; Commonwealth of
Australia. $54.74; the imports of the
United States are given at $12.F6 per
capita The per capita exports are:
Netherlands. $t37.os; New Zealand,
S795S; Commonwealth of Australia,
$5474; Belgium, $53.55; Switzerland,
$502S; those Of the United States are
given at $17.32 per capita. These fig
ures, like the others of commerce
quoted, relate to domestic exports only.
Gold is stated as the standard of cur
rency in all of the countries named,
except Bolivia. Guatemala, Honduras.
Nicaragua, San Salvador, China,
French East Indies, Mexico, Paraguay,
and certain German colonies. These
ten countries whose standard of cur
rency is given as silver show a total
commerce of 1851, 1874, 900. out of total
commerce of $22, 600, 900, 900, or slightly
less than per cent of the grand total.
In the statement of indebtedness of
the various countries the totals by
countries. in the order of their magni-
tude, are: France, IS, $3.50 312, 1872; United
Kingdom. So, SS5, 166, 1888; Russia, $685.
9SS, 1888; Italy, 81. 6O5.o0O; Spain, 81
O61, 3S9. 972; Austria-Hung-ary, 81, 112. $780,.
247: British India, 81 102, sos, 139; Com
monwealth of Australia 81 ,047 .S1s,629.
The debt of the United States is sta
ted at $925,O11, 637. The Indebtedness of
the German Empire is given at $685.
S49, 400, and of the German states, ST.
6S7, 621, 600 Five European countries
France, the United Kingdom, Germany,
Italy and Spain-show asl aggregate in
debtedness of over II billions of dollars,
thus forming one-half of the total in
debtedness of the world. The per capita
debt, as stated in the order of magni-
tude is: New Zealand, $32711; Com
monwealth of Australia. s277.79; Portu-
gal, $151O2; France. $15o.31; Uruguay,
1882 81; Honduras, $124.19; Spain, s110Z2;
Argentina, $100.0S; United Kingdom,
500. SO; Netherlands, 1852; Belgium,
sS1. IS: Italy, $7ss5. The debt of the
United States is given at $11.51 per
capita.