----------+---------------+------------------------------------------- | Gold. | Silver. Calendar +---------------+--------------+--------------+------------- years. | | Fine | Market | Coining | Value. | ounces. | value. | value. ----------+---------------+--------------+--------------+------------- 1873 | $96,200,000 | 63,267,000 | $82,120,000 | $81,800,000 1874 | 90,750,000 | 55,300,000 | 70,673,000 | 71,500,000 1875 | 97,500,000 | 62,263,000 | 77,578,000 | 80,500,000 1876 | 103,700 000 | 67,753,000 | 78,322,000 | 87,600,000 1877 | 114,000,000 | 62,648,000 | 75,240,000 | 81,000,000 1878 | 119,000,000 | 73,476,000 | 84,644,000 | 95,000,000 1879 | 109,000,000 | 74,250,000 | 83,383,000 | 96,000,000 1880 | 106,500,000 | 74,791,000 | 85,636,000 | 96,700,000 1881 | 103,000,000 | 78,890,000 | 89,777,000 | 102,000,000 1882 | 102,000,000 | 86,470,000 | 98,230,000 | 111,800,000 1883 | 95,400,000 | 89,177,000 | 98,986,000 | 115,300,000 1884 | 101,700,000 | 81,597,000 | 90,817,000 | 105,500,000 1885 | 108,400,000 | 91,652,000 | 97,564,000 | 118,500,000 1886 | 106,000,000 | 93,276,000 | 92,772,000 | 120,600,000 1887 | 105,300,000 | 96,189,000 | 94,265,000 | 124,366,000 1888 | 109,900,000 | 109,911,000 | 103,316,000 | 142,107,000 1889 | 118,800,000 | 125,830,000 | 117,651,000 | 162,690,000 ----------+---------------+--------------+--------------+------------- From this table it will be seen that from 1801 to 1820 the average yearly yield of gold was $9,710,500; of silver, $36,847,500--four of silver to one of gold. From 1821 to 1840 the average yearly yield of gold was $11,466,000; of silver, $21,964,000--two of silver to one of gold. From 1841 to 1860 the average yearly yield of gold was $85,150,000; of silver, $34,826,500--two and a half of gold to one of silver. From 1861 to 1880 the yearly average yield of gold was $117,991,850; of silver, $68,043,900--nearly two of gold for one of silver. From 1881 to 1889 the yearly average yield of gold was $105,500,000: of silver, $122,540,388--one-sixth more silver than gold. From those figures it is plain that no continuous, extraordinary yield of silver, such as might warrant the slightest fear of an unnecessary addition to the money volume, is to be expected. On the other hand the continuous drain of gold for use in the arts, as dentistry, gold plate, jewelry, gilding, and articles of decoration generally, is seriously encroaching upon the annual supply.