APPENDIX. 



621 



In England, in the reign of Henry III., 1216 to 1272 . . 1 

 In England, in the reign of Edward III., 1330 to 1377. , 1 

 In England, in the reign of Henry IV., 1400 to 1412 . . 1 

 In England, in the reign of Edward IV., 1461 to 1477. . 1 

 In England, in the reign of Henry VIII., 1510 to 1547 . 1 

 In England, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1560 ." . 

 In England, in the reign of King James I., 1604 . . . 

 In England, in the reign of King James I., 1611, . . 



In England, in the reign of Charles II., 1605 



In England, in the reign of George I., 1717 



Relative proportions in China, according to Humboldt. 

 Relative proportions in Japan, according to Humboldt 

 Relative proportions in Bengal, according to bullion reportl 

 Relative proportions in Madras, according to bullion reportl 

 Relative proportions in Bombay, according to bullion reportl 

 In the China diaries it is stated at 16 taels of silver to 1 tael 

 of gold of 100 touch of pure gold. If it is meant to be 

 of pure silver also, the proportion would be 1 to 16; but 

 it is believed to be the average fineness of silver in dol- 

 lars, which would be 1 



to 9J 

 tol2J 

 tolOi 

 to Hi 

 to 11.10 

 toll 

 to 121 

 to 13J 

 to 14^ 

 to 151 

 to 12^ 

 to 8J 

 to 14.86 

 to 13| 

 to 15 



to 14.296 



LEGAL RATIOS IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Act of 1792. . .- . . . 15 to 1 Silver standard. 



Act of 1834. ! . . . . 16.002 to 1.. . . Silver standard (apparently). 



Act of 1837 15.98+to 1. . . . Bimetallic standard. 



Act of 1873 15.98+to 1 . . . .Gold stanjiard. 



There has been no change in the legal ratio since. 



COMMERCIAL RATIO OF SILVER TO GOLD EACH YEAR— 1867 TO 1898. 



[Note.— From 1687 to 1832 the ratios are taken from Dr. A. Soetbeer ; from 1833 to 1878, 

 from Pixley and Abell's tables; and from 1879 to 1898 from daily cablegram.? from Lon- 

 don to the Bureau of the Mint. Report of the Director to the Mint, 1898. 



