| Countries. | Uncovered paper. | ||
| 1873. | 1896. | 1906. | |
| United States | $749,445,000 | $397,000,000 | $610,800,000 |
| Great Britain | 59,800,000 | 112,100,000 | 116,800,000 |
| France | 385,300,000 | 119,200,000 | 269,200,000 |
| Germany | 90,800,000 | 123,800,000 | 267,100,000 |
| Russia | 618,400,000 | 467,200,000 | No data. |
| Italy | 87,800,000 | 161,000,000 | 150,600,000 |
| Belgium | 35,100,000 | 72,500,000 | 125,800,000 |
| Netherlands | 15,300,000 | 37,900,000 | 57,800,000 |
| Austria-Hungary | 265,800,000 | 177,600,000 | 119,300,000 |
| Australasia | .... | 22,500,000 | No data. |
| Denmark | 6,500,000 | 6,400,000 | 10,700,000 |
| Sweden | 6,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 34,800,000 |
| Norway | 2,300,000 | 3,800,000 | 7,000,000 |
| Total | 2,322,545,000 | 1,720,000,000 | 1,769,900,000 |
| Countries. | Total money in countries named. | ||
| 1873. | 1896. | 1906. | |
| United States | $890,595,000 | $1,727,800,000 | $2,902,800,000 |
| Great Britain | 314,800,000 | 817,800,000 | 720,300,000 |
| France | 1,335,300,000 | 1,335,100,000 | 1,606,700,000 |
| Germany | 557,235,000 | 991,100,000 | 1,517,100,000 |
| Russia | 786,100,000 | 1,128,300,000 | [K]1,017,300,000 |
| Italy | 130,800,000 | 303,300,000 | 397,800,000 |
| Belgium | 75,100,000 | 164,500,000 | 181,600,000 |
| Netherlands | 64,600,000 | 115,900,000 | 156,300,000 |
| Austria-Hungary | 340,800,000 | 419,800,000 | 531,000,000 |
| Australasia | [K]53,000,000 | 161,600,000 | [K]135,000,000 |
| Denmark | 18,100,000 | 27,200,000 | 39,400,000 |
| Sweden | 12,100,000 | 34,500,000 | 65,100,000 |
| Norway | 11,500,000 | 13,300,000 | 18,400,000 |
| Total | 4,590,030,000 | 7,240,200,000 | 9,288,800,000 |
[K] Exclusive of uncovered paper, for which no data is available.
Note.—The great increase in the use of capital in the manufacturing industries in recent years seems to justify the presentation of this table showing the general growth of money in the manufacturing countries.
Annual Average Gold Production of the World.
| Period. | Gold— million dollars. |
| 1493 to 1700 | 5.4 |
| 1701 to 1850 | 13.1 |
| 1851 to 1890 | 120.2 |
| 1891 to 1900 | 210.1 |
| 1901 to 1905 | 322.1 |
| 1906 | 400.3 |
| 1907 | 410.0 |
| (estim.) 1908 | 444.0 |
The World’s Production of Pig Iron from 1800 to 1907.
[In gross tons of 2240 lbs.]
| Year. | United States. | Great Britain. | Germany. | France. | Various. | Total. |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| 1800 | 40,000 | 190,000 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 130,000 | 460,000 |
| 1810 | 55,000 | 250,000 | 46,000 | 85,000 | 180,000 | 616,000 |
| 1820 | 20,000 | 400,000 | 90,000 | 140,000 | 385,000 | 1,570,000 |
| 1830 | 165,000 | 680,000 | 120,000 | 220,000 | 480,000 | 2,677,000 |
| 1840 | 287,000 | 1,390,000 | 170,000 | 350,000 | 640,000 | 4,426,000 |
| 1850 | 564,000 | 2,250,000 | 402,000 | 570,000 | 270,000 | 920,000 |
| 1860 | 820,000 | 3,830,000 | 530,000 | 900,000 | 1,100,000 | 7,180,000 |
| 1870 | 1,665,000 | 5,960,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,180,000 | 1,710,000 | 11,905,000 |
| 1880 | 3,835,000 | 7,750,000 | 2,730,000 | 1,730,000 | 2,090,000 | 18,135,000 |
| 1885 | 4,050,000 | 7,420,000 | 2,690,000 | 1,630,000 | 2,310,000 | 18,100,000 |
| 1889 | 7,603,000 | 8,250,000 | 4,530,000 | 1,720,000 | 3,060,000 | 25,163,000 |
| 1895 | 9,446,000 | 7,703,000 | 5,465,000 | 2,006,000 | 4,247,000 | 28,867,000 |
| 1896 | 8,623,000 | 8,660,000 | 6,271,000 | 2,302,000 | 5,001,000 | 30,857,000 |
| 1897 | 9,652,000 | 8,796,000 | 6,771,000 | 2,444,000 | 5,267,000 | 32,930,000 |
| 1898 | 11,773,000 | 8,610,000 | 7,196,000 | 2,485,000 | 5,808,000 | 35,872,000 |
| 1899 | 13,620,000 | 9,421,000 | 8,013,000 | 2,537,000 | 6,464,000 | 40,055,000 |
| 1900 | 13,789,000 | 8,960,000 | 8,384,000 | 2,671,000 | 6,686,000 | 40,490,000 |
| 1901 | 15,878,000 | 7,929,000 | 7,754,000 | 2,351,000 | 6,886,000 | 40,798,000 |
| 1902 | 17,821,000 | 8,680,000 | 8,395,000 | 2,367,000 | 6,876,000 | 44,139,000 |
| 1903 | 18,009,000 | 8,935,000 | 9,860.000 | 2,796,000 | 6,677,000 | 46,277,000 |
| 1904 | 16,497,000 | 8,694,000 | 9,899,000 | 2,927,000 | 7,322,000 | 45,339,000 |
| 1905 | 22,992,000 | 9,608,000 | 10,703,000 | 3,028,000 | 7,569,000 | 53,900,000 |
| 1906 | 25,307,000 | 10,109,000 | 12,099,000 | 3,267,000 | 7,360,000 | 58,142,000 |
| 1907 | 25,781,000 | 9,924,000 | 12,672,000 | 3,532,000 | 7,591,000 | [L]59,500,000 |