February 1872 20 -- July 1872 15 -- February 1873 15 -- April 1874 -- 10 November 1874 -- 9 April 1875 -- 5 February 1876 -- 7 September 1876 -- 6 April 1877 -- 7½ May 1879 -- 8¾ July 1879 -- 1¼ December 1880 2½ -- April 1882 3¾ -- August 1882 -- 1¼ November 1882 1¼ -- February 1883 1¼ -- August 1884 -- 1¼ May 1885 -- 1¼ May 1886 -- 1¼ February 1888 1¼ -- May 1888 -- 1¼ August 1888 -- 1¼ November 1888 1¼ -- February 1889 1¼ -- August 1889 10 -- December 1889 10 -- March 3-10, 1890 5 -- December 29, 1890 5 -- January 5, 1891 -- -- June 1, 1892 -- 10 March 1893 -- 5 [1]October 16, 1893 5 -- May 6-13, 1895 -- 7½ October 7-14, 1895 -- 2½ August 14-21, 1897 2½ -- [2]May 16-23, 1898 2½ -- May 16-23, 1898 2½ -- Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 1898 2½ -- [3]April 17-24, 1899 2½ -- July 24-31, 1899 2½ -- November 6-13, 1899 3¾ -- February 12-19, 1900 5 -- May 14-21, 1900 7½ -- August 13-20, 1900 10 -- November 12-19, 1900 10 -- February 11-18, 1901 -- 1¼ May 13-20, 1901 -- 11¼ August 12-19, 1901 -- 7½ November 12-19, 1901 -- 5 February 17-24, 1902 -- 1¼ May 12-19, 1902 -- 2½ August 11-18, 1902 -- 2½ February 9-16, 1903 1¼ -- May 11-18, 1903 -- 1¼ August 10-17, 1903 -- 1¼ February 8-15, 1904 -- 1¼ May 16-23, 1904 -- 2½ November 7-14, 1904 -- 1¼ February 5-12, 1906 1¼ -- August 6-13, 1906 2½ -- November 12-19, 1906 1¼ -- [Footnote 1: Originally given as a temporary advance for six pays, afterwards converted into an ordinary advance.]