Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1894 — MONEY OF ALL NATIONS. [ARTICLE]

MONEY OF ALL NATIONS.

The Circulation, Pjr Capita, of Eaeb Shown By a Treasury Beportr, The Treasury Department presents a table showing the monetary system and approximate stocks of money in the aggregate, and per capita, in the principal countries of the world. This shows that France, with a population of 38,300,000. has the highest per capita circulation of any of the countries named in the tabla, viz; $36.81, The report says: “The straits,” with a population of 3,800,(XX). have a per capita circulation of 828.94. Others are: Belgium. $26.70; Australia. 8.26.05; the United States, ,826.02; the Netherlands. $2184. In China with a population of 402.700 060 the nor capita circulation is but fl.Bo, all in silver. Following China in this respect, Roumanla has a circulation per canlta of $4.60; Servin. 84.27: Sweden. $2.71; Turkey. $2.33; a population of 39,206,000; Central American States, $3.78; Japan, $4; India, $3.44, against a population of 287,200.600; Hartl, $4.90; the United Kingdom $20.44; Germany. $18.56: Portugal with a population of but 4.700,000, has a per capita of $21,06. and Egypt a per capita of $19.85. Th# South American States have a per capita of $19.67; Canada. $10: Cuba. $12.31; Italy; $9.59; Switzerland. $14.48; Greece. $12.22: Spain. $17.14; Austro-Hnngarv. $9.17 with a population of 124 OTO.OOO. and Mexico, 85. Since this statement was tabulated the per capita circulation of the United States has decreased to 821.55. The table puts the stock of gold money at 3.901.900.000; silver 83,931,100,000, and paper money a< 82,700,000,000.