FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-(Continued). FOREIGN LOANS PLACED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1900. February-Russian Imperial Government, $25,000,000 4 per cent bonds; sold to syndicate. March-British war loan, £35,000,000, of which £7,000,000 allotted to United States. August-British war loan, £10,000,000 3 per cent Exchequer bonds, of which about £5,000,000 allotted to United States; subscriptions here, about $55,000,000. September-German Imperial Government loan, 80,000,000 marks, 4 per cent Treasury notes. September-Swedish Government loan, $10,000,000 4 per cent bonds; taken by National HISTORICAL TABLE. TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS INTO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES, 1789 TO 1900. Merchandise. Specie. TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS INTO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES, 1789 TO 1900-(Continued). Totals | $31,526,824,646 $33,573,412,6581+$2,046,588,012|| 1Fiscal year ended September 30 prior to 1843; since that date ended June 30. 78,066,154 VALUES OF FOREIGN COINS OCTOBER 1, 1900. 544,471,701 88,954,603 30,675,056 42,829,457 35,236,697 119,629,659 37,522,086 56,319,055 70,511,630 93,841,141 48,266,229 56,712,275 104,978,504 Gold: argentine ($4.824) and 1⁄2 argentine, and divisions. Silver: peso [Gold: former system-4 florins ($1.929), 8 florins ($3.858), ducat ($2.287) and 4 ducats ($9.149). Silver: 1 & 2 florins Gold: present system-20 crowns ($4.052); 10 cr'ns ($2.026). Gold: 10 and 20 francs. Silver: 5 francs. Silver: boliviano and divisions. Gold: 5, 10 and 20 milreis. Silver: 1⁄2, 1 and 2 milreis. Gold: 2, 5, 10 and 20 colons ($9.307). Silver: 5, 10, 25 and 50 centimos. |