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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1891
Page
2
A terse notice lists editors and directors Josefuus Daniels H B Harpy and Gero P Pell plus postage free terms for DalIy and Dalry publications and a weekly club-commission arrangement with sample copies.
The letter urges readers to report missed or late deliveries by postal mail, asking for address details and the exact complaint. It includes a political note by Ben Tillman declaring allegiance to the Democratic Party and opposing third party organization in the South.
The article cites a 1875 estimate by the Superintendent of the Mint placing world gold coin at 3.29 billion dollars and silver coin at 2.75 billion, with total circulating specie of 6.05 billion and total coin in the world at 8.01 billion, noting more gold than silver and acknowledging further coinage since that figure.
The article analyzes historic coinage figures from 1880 to 1890, noting gold and silver outputs, their relative values, and upcoming effects of the July 14 1890 act. It discusses minting limits, silver's rising circulation, and the disparity between gold and silver certificates in everyday use and international shipment.
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