*Gold the nominal standard. Silver practically the standard.

+ Silver the nominal standard. Paper the actual currency, the depreciation of which is measured by the gold standard.

The "British dollar" has the same legal value as the Mexican dollar in Hongkong, the Straits settlements and Labaun.

The law of February 11, 1895, introduced the gold standard, with an ideal gold peso weighing .599 grams as the monetary unit.

POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AT EACH CENSUS FROM 1850 TO 1890.

NOTE. The narrow column under each census year shows the order of the states and
territories when arranged according to magnitude of population.

Population of Alaska and Indian Territory not yet reported.

POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AT EACH CENSUS, FROM 1790 TO 1840.

NOTE. The narrow column under each census year shows the order of the states and territories when arranged according to magnitude of population.

Population of.Alaska and Indian Territory not yet reported.

$0.52 $0.03 $1.30 $0.32 $0.38 $2.53 $5.17 $4.55 $9.33
.47

1868

1869

.03 1.31

.32

.41

.53 1.51 4.19
.68 1.51 4.79

.58

.71

.86

.86

.86

1878

1.05 .60 1.08

$4.34

$48.63 $46.49 $4.65 4.59 10.45 4.68 47.22 44.65 2.99 3.92 11.06 4.96 47.08 42.23 3.20 .54 2.49 3.62 5.30 12.65 5.12 43.95 38.94 3.18 .34 1.97 3.22 4.36 13.80 5.23 41.35 37.00 3.21 .52 2.03 2.75 4.69 15.91 4.44 38.07 26.95 3.76 .66 1.56 2.39 4.40 13.26 3.75 38.53 26.88 4.49 .48 2.10 3.52 3.89 11.97 3.51 40.62 28.20 4.47 .35 1.25 2.59 3.38 10.29 3.22 44.74 30.19 4.53 .88 1.21 2.56 2.99 9.49 2.77 42.89 26.68 4.96 .95 .63 .71 2.32 2.96 9.21 2.67 42.75 27.13 4.47 .84 .42 .51 2.32 3.10 8.99 2.73 44.87 28.97 3.96 .78 1.85 .34 2.47 2.95 12.51 3.64 43.48 29.07 3.23 .38 2.64 3.20 12.68 3.78 43.20 29.75 3.22 .94 2.79 2.80 13.64 4.12 42.66 30.11 2.95 .59 2.69 3.06 13.05 3.92 42.45 29.92 3.07 1.22 2.21 3.47 12.16 3.47 41.61 28.44 3.44 .75 2.00 3.42 10.32 3.17 45.86 30.59 3.58 1.26 2.03 3.06 10.89 3.30 45.55 30.13 3.33 .61 2.02 3.22 11 65 3.65 47.10 31.02 3.16 .76 2.07 2.92 11.88 3.60 45.63 29.99 3.27 1.58 2.13 2.88 12.10 3.60 45.13 29.50 3.14 .83 2.28 2.65 12.35 3.62 44.41 29.12 2.98 .57 1.70 2.28 2.75 13.36 3.39 46.28 25.25 3.17 1.27 3.35 2.52 12.44 2.66 48.71 21.26 3.75 2.24 2.41 2.57 12.64 2.97 49.58 23.49 3.32 1.87 2.15 2.55 9.32 1.90 50.06 20.25 5.15 1.63 2.06 2.62 10.48 2.14 41.75 20.23 4.43 2.06 2.62 10.66 2.20 40.18 20.67 4.52