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Page iii - That the value of foreign coins, 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 value 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 1st day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page v - The Netherlands florin fluctuated up to the year 1880, when it became fixed at 40.2 cents. Countries. Standard. Monetary unit. Value in terms of the United States gold dollar on January 1 — . 1874.
Page iv - In 1874 and 1875 the gold standard prevailed in the Argentine Republic. Its currency does not appear in the statements again until 1883, when the double standard prevailed, and the peso attained a fixed value of 96.5 cents. t Un reference to the table of
Page vii - FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The following table embraces only such weights and measures as are given from time to time in CONSULAR REPORTS and in Commercial Relations: Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents.
Page iii - The following statements, running from January i, 1874, to April i, 1894, have been prepared to assist in computing the proper values in American money of the trade, prices, values, wages, etc., of and in foreign countries, as given in consular and other reports. The series of years are given so that computations may be made for each year in the proper money values of such year. In hurried computations, the reductions of foreign currencies into American currency, no matter for how many years, are...
Page x - Myriagram (10,000 grams) equals 22.046 pounds. Quintal (100,000 grams) equals 220.46 pounds. Millier or tonnea — ton (1,000,000 grams) equals 2,204.6 pounds. Metric dry measures. Milliliter ^5^5 liter) equals 0.061 cubic inch. Centiliter (yjj liter) equals 0.6102 cubic inch. Deciliter (,'5 liter) equals 6.1022 cubic inches.
Page 143 - ... as high as 110 without much inconvenience or distress; the secret of which is that these high temperatures are always accompanied by such an extreme dryness of the air that perspiration affords instantaneous relief.
Page iii - In compliance with the foregoing provisions of law, annual statements were issued by the Treasury Department, beginning with that issued on January I, 1874, and ending with that issued on January I, 1890. Since that date, in compliance with the act of October I, 1890, these valuation statements have been issued quarterly, beginning with the statement issued on January i, 1891.
Page iii - ... should be made in the values of their currencies in each year up to and including 1890, and in the quarterly valuations thereafter. To meet typographical requirements, the quotations for the years 1876, 1877, 1879...
Page 118 - The observations that have been taken show that the northern part of New Zealand is within the influence of the subtropical winter rainfall, the probability of rainfall in winter in that part of the colony being twice as large as in summer. In the south, however, the rainfall, though irregular, is distributed more equally over the year. The chief difference to be observed is that on the west coast spring rains prevail, and on the east coast summer rains; while in the middle of the colony the driest...