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(Page 50 from U. S. Statistical Abstract 1892.)

RATIO OF SILVER TO GOLD.

COMMERCIAL RATIO OF SILVER TO GOLD FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1687.

[Note.—From 1687 to 1832 the ratios are taken from the tables of Dr. A. Soetbeer; from 1833 to 1878 from Pixley and Abell's tables; and from 1878 to 1892 from daily cablegrams from London to the Bureau of the Mint.]}}

Year.	Ratio	Year.	Ratio	Year.	Ratio.	Year.	Ratio.	Year.	Ratio.	Year	Ratio.
1687	14.94	1722	15.17	1757	14.87	1791	15.05	1825	15.70	1859	15.19
1688	14.94	1723	15.20	1758	14.85	1792	15.17	1826	15.76	1860	15.29
1689	15.02	1724	15.11	1759	14.15	1793	15.00	1827	15.74	1861	15.50
1690	15.02	1725	15.11	1760	14.14	1794	15.37	1828	15.78	1862	15.35
1691	14.98	1726	15.15	1761	14.54	1795	15.55	1829	15.78	1863	15.37
1692	14.92	1727	15.24	1762	15.27	1796	15.65	1830	15.82	1864	15.37
1693	14.83	1728	15.11	1763	14.99	1797	15.41	1831	15.72	1865	15.44
1694	14.87	1729	14.92	1764	14.70	1798	15.59	1832	15.73	1866	15.43
1695	15.02	1730	14.81	1765	14.83	1799	15.74	1833	15.93	1867	15.57
1696	15.00	1731	14.94	1766	14.80	1800	15.68	1834	15.73	1868	15.59
1697	15.20	1732	15.09	1767	14.85	1801	15.46	1835	15.80	1869	15.60
1698	15.07	1733	15.18	1768	14.80	1802	15.26	1836	15.72	1870	15.57
1699	14.94	1734	15.39	1769	14.72	1803	15.41	1837	15.83	1871	15.57
1700	14.81	1735	15.41	1770	14.62	1804	15.41	1838	15.85	1872	15.63
1701	15.07	1736	15.18	1771	14.66	1805	15.79	1839	15.62	1873	15.92
1702	15.52	1737	15.02	1772	14.52	1806	15.52	1840	15.62	1874	16.17	DEMONETIZATION.
1703	15.17	1738	14.91	1773	14.62	1807	15.43	1841	15.70	1875	16.59
1704	15.22	1739	14.91	1774	14.62	1808	16.08	1842	15.87	1876	17.88
1705	15.11	1740	14.94	1775	14.72	1809	15.96	1843	15.93	1877	17.22
1706	15.27	1741	14.92	1776	14.55	1810	15.77	1844	15.85	1878	17.94
1707	15.44	1742	14.85	1777	14.54	1811	15.53	1845	15.92	1879	18.40
1708	15.41	1743	14.85	1778	14.68	1812	16.11	1846	15.90	1880	18.05
1709	15.31	1744	14.87	1779	14.80	1813	16.25	1847	15.80	1881	18.16
1710	15.22	1745	14.98	1780	14.72	1814	15.04	1848	15.85	1882	18.19
1711	15.29	1746	15.13	1781	14.78	1815	15.26	1849	15.78	1883	18.64
1712	15.31	1747	15.26	1782	14.42	1816	15.28	1850	15.70	1884	18.57
1713	15.24	1748	15.11	1783	14.48	1817	15.11	1851	15.46	1885	19.41
1714	15.13	1749	14.80	1784	1470	1818	15.35	1852	15.59	1886	20.78
1715	15.11	1750	14.55	1785	14.92	1819	15.33	1853	15.33	1887	21.13
1716	15.09	1751	14.39	1786	14.96	1820	15.62	1854	15.33	1888	21.99
1717	15.13	1752	14.54	1787	14.92	1821	15.95	1855	15.38	1889	22.09
1718	15.11	1753	14.54	1788	14.65	1822	15.80	1856	15.38	1890	19.75
1719	15.09	1754	14.48	1789	14.75	1823	15.84	1857	15.27	1891	20.92
1720	15.04	1755	14.68	1790	15.04	1824	15.82	1858	15.38	1892	23.72
1721	15.05	1756	1494