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§ 2. An absolute standard is individualistic 90 § 3. Interest varies with length of contract 91 § 4. Multiple theory of interest 91 Appe;ndix. StatisticaIv Data. § I. Table of interest rates each year in seven countries . . 93 § 2. References to other statistics of the rate of interest . . 96 § 3. Index numbers of prices and wages 98 STATISTICAI. TABLES. Rates of interest realized on United States "coin" and " cur- rency " bonds from dates mentioned to maturity 39 Rates of interest realized on United States "coin" and "cur- rency " bonds from dates mentioned to January i, 1879, (date of Resumption) 42 Rates of interest realized on India gold and silver bonds from dates named to maturity or in perpetuity 47 Rates of interest realized on India gold and silver bonds for periods specified 5^ Market rates of interest in seven countries, in relation to high and low prices ... 55 London rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices, 59 Berlin rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices . 61 Paris rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices . 61 New York rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices and wages "^ Average bank rates in gold and silver standard countries before and after the breakdown of bimetallism 64 Rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices in Cal- cutta, Tokyo and Shanghai 65 Number of cases in seven countries favorable and unfavorable to the theory that rising and falling prices are associated respectively with high and low interest 66 London market rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices, wages and incomes for long periods 7° New York rates of interest in relation to rising and falling prices and wages for long periods 74 Yearly average rates of interest on "money" in seven coun- tries 94 Index numbers for seven countries 99