DIAGRAM SHOWING DISAPPEARANCE OF SILVER, INCREASE OF 



PROVINCIAL CURRENCY AND CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT 



OF SILVER RATE, 1700-1750. 



Price of 



Silver, 

 7s. 1700 to 608. 1750. 



Bills in 

 Circulation. 



2200 



2100 



2000 



1900 



1800 



1700 



1600 



1500 



1400 



1300 



1200 



1100 



1000 



900 



800 



700 



GOO 



500 



400 



300 



200 



100 



100 

 200 



Volume of Currency — 



Price of Silver 



A. Quebec Expedition, £50,000 Loan. ' 



B. £50,000 Loan. 



C. £100,000 Loan. 



D. £50,000 Loan. 



E. £GO,000 Loan. 



F. Merchants' Notes. 



G. W. I. Expedition, T/and Bank. 

 11. Cape Breton Expedition. 



I. Price of Silver clieclved by proposed reimbursement. 



Unit of Scale of Silver Price one shilling. 



Unit of Scale of Circulation £1,000. 



The shaded block underlying the currency represents the Silver Circulation in New England. 



Tlie years are indicated along the base line between Currency and Silver. 



