Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1905 — The Money of the World. [ARTICLE]

The Money of the World.

On Doc. 31. 1003, the aggregate stock of money in the principal countries of the ‘world was 512,31.'1,1*10,000. Of this amount $5,028,200,066 was gold. $3,201,400,000 silver, whi1e'53,483,500,000 was uncovered paper currency. About onefifth of the total is held in this country, or approximately $2,500,200,000. The stock of gold iu the United States is greater - than that of any other country, being nearly one-fourth of the whole, or iu the neighborhood es $1,320,400,000, and we have about ?0*0,200,000 in silver.