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RELATIVE RANK OF CITIES. 
In 1870 there were but fourteen cities each 
containing more than 100,000 inhabitants. In 
1880 this number had increased to twenty, and 
in 1890 to twenty-eight. 
In 18S0 there was but one city, New York, 
which had a population in excess of a million. 
In 1890 there were three. New York, Chicago, 
and Philadelphia. 
The number and relative rank of cities hav¬ 
ing a population of 100,000 or more at the date 
of each of these censuses are set forth in the 
following table. 
1890. 
RANK. 
1880. 
1870. 
New York, N. Y. ... 
1 
1 
1 
Chicago, Ill. 
2 
4 
5 
Philadelphia, Pa.. 
3 
. 2 
2 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
4 
3 
3 
Saint Louis, Mo. 
6 
6 
4 
Boston, Mass. 
6 
5 
7 
Baltimore, Md... 
7 
7 
6 
San Francisco, Cal. 
8 
9 
10 
Cincinnati, 0. 
9 
8 
8 
Cleveland, 0. 
10 
11 
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Buffalo, N. Y. 
11 
13 
11 
New Orleans, La. 
12 
10 
9 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
13 
12 
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Washington, D. C. 
14 
14 
12 
Detroit, Mich. - -... 
15 
18 
• • 
Milwaukee, Wis. - . 
16 
19 
• • 
Newark, N. J... 
17 
15 
13 
Minneapolis. Minn. 
18 
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Jersey City, N. J. • 
19 
17 
• • 
Louisville, Ky. . . 
20 
16 
14 
Omaha, Neb. 
21 
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• • 
Rochester, N. Y. 
22 
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• • 
Saint Paul, Minn. 
23 
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• • 
Kansas City, Mo... 
24 
• • 
• • 
Providence, R. I..*.... 
25 
20 
• • 
Denver, Col. 
26 
• • 
• • 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
27 
• • 
• • 
Allegheny City, Pa. 
28 
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VALUES IN UNITED STATES MONEY 
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PURE COLD OR SILVER 
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Representing respectively the Monetary Units 
AND Standard Coins of Foreign Countries. 
The first section of the Act of March 3 , 1873 , provides 
that the value of Foreign Coin, as expressed in the money 
of account of the United States, shall be that of the pure 
metal of such coin of standard value,” and that “ the values 
of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of 
the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the 
Mint, and be proclaimed on the first day of Januar^^ by the 
Secretary of the Treasur^L” 
The estimates of values contained in the following table 
are those made by the Director of the Mint, January ist, 
1890 , in compliance with the above stated provisions of law. 
Country. 
Argentine Repub. 
Austria. 
Belgium. 
Bolivia. 
Brazil. 
British America 
Cent’l Am. States 
Chili. 
China. 
Cuba. 
Denmark. 
Ecuador . 
ligypt. 
France. 
German Empire . 
Great Britain.... 
Greece. 
Hayti.. 
India •••••...... 
Italy. 
Japan. 
J apan. 
Liberia. 
Mexico. 
Netherlands. 
Norway. 
Peru. 
Portugal. 
Russia ...a...... 
Spain. 
Sweden. 
Switzerland. 
Tripoli... a. 
Turkey. 
U. S. of Colombia 
Venezuela. 
Monetary Unit. 
Standard. 
Value. 
D. C. M. 
Peso ... 
Gold & silv. 
0 96 5 
Florin. 
Silver. 
F'ranc •.........._. 
Gold & silv. 
^ 0 ^ 0 
019 3 
Boliviano. 
Silver ..... 
0 69 8 
Milreis of 1000 reis. 
Gold. 
0 54 6 
Dollar . 
f^Old • m • . . 
I 00 
Peso ............. 
Silver. 
0 69 8 
Peso. 
Gold & silv. 
0 91 2 
1 Shanghai.. 
I 3 X 
Tael.. 1 Haikwan.. 
Silver. 
i 14 8 
( (Customs). 
Peso .. 
Gold & silv. 
0 92 6 
C^rown 
Gold. 
0 26 8 
Sucre. 
Silver..... 
0 69 8 
Pound (100 piastres) 
Gold. 
4 94 3 
Franc . 
Gold & silv. 
019 3 
Mark. 
Gold. 
02^ 8 
Pound sterlinsf. 
Gold. 
4 86 6i 
Drachma. 
Gold & silv. 
0 19 3 
Gourde. 
Gold & silv. 
0 96 5 
Rupee of 16 annas. 
Silver. 
0 33 2 
Lira. 
Gold & silv. 
019 3 
Yen. 
Gold. 
0 QQ 7 
Yen.. 
Silver.... 
0 75 2 
Dollar. 
Gold. 
I 00 
Dollar. 
Silver. 
0 7^8 
Florin.. 
Gold & silv. 
0 40 2 
Crown . . 
Gold. 
0 26 8 
Sol. 
Silver. 
0 69 8 
Milreis of 1000 reis. 
Gold. 
I 80 
Roubl. of 100 cop’ks 
Silver. 
0 55 8 
Peseta of loocentim. 
Gold & silv. 
0 19 3 
Crown . 
Gold. 
0 26 8 
Franc. 
Gold & silv. 
019 3 
Mahbub of zopiast’s 
Silver. 
0 62 9 
Piastre .. 
Gold ...... 
0 44 
Peso . 
Silver. 
0 69 8 
Bolivar. 
Silver .... 
0 14 0 
