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Peru — Silver. Actual currency depreciated paper. 



Portugal — Gold . 



ROUMANIA — Gold. 



Russia — Gold. Actual currency depreciated paper. 



Scandinavian Union (Sweden, Norway, and Denmark) — Gold. 



Servia — Assimilated to Latin Union — Gold and silver, 



SiAM — Silver. 



Spain — Same as Latin Union. Actual currency depreciated paper. 



Switzerland — See Latin Union. 



Turkey — Gold and silver. Silver not coined. 



United States — Gold and silver. Silver not coined. 



Venezuela— Silver. 



APPROXIMATE STOCKS OF MONEY IN THE WORLD. 

 From the Report of the Director of the Mint for 1898. 



* Evidently an error here or in per capita column. 



8. THE COURSE OF PRICES AND WAGES. 



The table below shows the comparison for 53 years between wages and prices 

 in the United States. The figures are compiled from the results of the special 

 Senate committee investigation, transmitted to the Senate March 3, 1893. -The. 



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