The sun., 1916-12-31
QUESTION: AND ANSWERS.

l Mould like 70 know prices OF United
States Government bonds in the civil
war for the purpose of comparing then
with the prices Of the bonds Of warrinl
countries to-day. T.
The comparison should not be INDUCED
In because the financing Of the civil wal
does not correspond to the methods pur'
sued by the European Governments a,
the present time. Prices Of Government,
stocks az given In THE SUN on Januar,
/. 1SsI-ss. were as follows:
DECEMBER 81. 1880.
No transactions For United States IS
1851. 30 offered and Is asked.
The Bank Of Commerce bid for IS.
0oo,0os OF Treasury notes at II per cent
The result Of the elections In November,
1850. gave a shock to credit, and IN
December. In order to float . Treasury
note issue at par. 10 to IL per cent.
interest had to be offered" says Francis
W. Hirst 1.-THE Credit Of Nations.
Exchange on London. io3k to 100.
DECEMBER 81. 1881.
United states "a. 1881. re-. So to ~.
United states g.. 1881. cp.. SIX.
United states Sc. 1874. cp. SIX.
The Trent AFFAIR this month had
caused fear Of var with England. And
on December - the tanks haA suspended
spseds paymsnts.
E1oAanss - IsnAsa va AZ. Gold
vas ~ ~ - N ~ sseA Srsnium.
DDcB1eDsn d. isss.
United statss - 1851. ~, eSN.
United States enc year certificates. ~
United States demand notes. 1?7.
Treasury ~ per cent. notes. ioih
A legal tender system had been estab-
lished. TN order to avoid selling Gov
eminent stocks At Is or 80 cents on
the dollar in an honest way Mr.. spauid-
ing tauthor Of the bill establishing a
legal tender systeml initiated "A policy
which ended In selling those stocks a,
20 cents on the dollar In a roundabout
way says Horace White t"Moncy and
B~ankIns').
EACHdHkS on IOnOOn was lfN.
DECEMBER u. 1854
United states 60. "hvs.twenties." 100.
1914. These sold At . fractions
premium when reckonsd In the depre.
ciated paper currency" says IIirst
United states 90. 1874, cp.. IooL
United States &C.. W. L.. 1885,
United states IS. 1871. cp -.
I.. 49,, - 80 .
small. 1864.
United state. s.. one year certificates.
So.
In January. 1858. s5?.000.0 900 Of army
and navy pay had not been met because
Secretary Chase feared 10 sell ave
n, rs In currency ~tJanusry 3. 1869. but
q large offering would have broken the
price.
Exchange on London was 1851.
Gold was IS:
DECEMBER 81. iNt
Cnited states Go. 1851. cp. iis.ii6S.
United states. 81. "nve-twenties.' 1885,,
ep. 1857 new issue. iW.
United states -. ";en-for,ies." lois,.
io:.
Treasury :, per cent. notes. iis.
United states 81. ~ w. L., 40
United State. g.. one year certificates,
81.
In June. 1864. Chase had secured a
law prohibiting the sale OF gold an
futures. ION the day Of the bill s.passage
the price OF the gold dollar was 1875
cents In legal tender. the mex day EOS.
the next ?3o. and soon ESQ. Never be-
fore had there been 80 rapid an adj
vance, and after Two weeks operation
the law was repealed without deba,e.
On June 30 Chase resigned and was
The prices OF December 81. 1864, re-
fect the result OF the act passed In June.
1864. limiting the amount OF g~re"nbacks
issued or TO be issued 20 $3.50. 900. 600.
and also the healthfui policy II heavier
taxation.
Exchange on London Was loass to
iosS. Gold was GERS.
DECEMBER 50. 1888 SATURDAY,
United states IS, 1883. cp les; re- 10,
United states Is. 1871. re-, ioss-to,;
ep. loss.
Emitted States 60. "h~vs.twent!es" 1854:
1854. Io2iS-io:; 1895. lolX-io:.
United States 30, 1874. cp. ssit-ssi,
United States S.. "tsn-forsiss." $3.50.
Treasury rs per cent. notes, $50 sec
ond issue, 49, third issue, sss-es.
United ststes Is, one year certificates.
ssS.
Exchange on London va. 1924 Gold
va. l+t%.
Does South Brooklyn belong to New
Fork city or to Long Island: J J.
Politically to the hrs,, Eeogra phicaliy
TO both.
What Congress Is this Ar N.
This IL the second session OF the Sixty
fourth Congress.
Where can I find q short story called
Aromatic Uncle: l.. X.
In The storie. OF II. C. Bunner: Sec
ond Series published by Charles Scrib-
ner's SONG.
Please give me the initials OF Congress
man Rogers OF Massachusetts. V.
John Jacob Rogers Of Lowell.
What salary does Cha rles Chaplin re-
a YEAR l.. w. T., Jr.
lie receives $4,000 a week. or $500
400 a year
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