Value Of Mosey

The föllowing circular bas oec-n sent i to the partios concerned by Secretary Sherman : TltKAKURÏ DM'AltTMENT, I WAsnisoTOS, Jan. 1, 1878. )' The firHt section of tlio act of March 3, 1873, Statutea at Large, volume 17, : page 602, reproducid in section 3,564 of the Revised Statutee, provides "that tho value of foreigu coíd, as expressed in the money of account of the United States, shall bo that of thé puro metal of such coiu of standard value," and thftt "the values of the standard coins in circulation ot tho various natious of the world shall bo estimated annually by tho Director of the Mint, and be proclaitned ou the lst doy of Jaiiuaryby the Secretary of the Treasury." The estímate of values contnined in the following table has been made by the Director of the Mint, and is hereby claimed in compliance with the abovostated provisión of law : Value in Country. Monetary Unit. Standard. United States ■ iloney. Austria.. Klorin Silver 15.3 HolRium.. Franc Gold & sil.. 19.3 BoltTi... Dollar Oold&iil.. .95.5 Brazil.... Mll.of l.OOOrcis... Gold 54 5 Brit. Posees. ,N'h % AmiT.. Dollar Gold l.OO Bogotá... Peso Uold 96.5 Oen. Amor Dollar siivcr .91.8 Chili p,"ro Gold i .912 Denmark. Crown Gold 2B.8 Ecuador.. Dollar SUvor 'J1.8 Einpt Pouml of 100 piaetro Gold 4.07.4 Franoe... Franc Gold &sil.. .li.:i (l.liiiUin Pound tcrling Oold 4 titi.GX i Orecoe. ..iDrachnia Ooldtsü.. .19.3 Gcr.EiK..!Mark Gold 23.8 Japan Ycu Gold 99.7 Iiidin Kupcc of 16 simas. Sllver 43.6 I.aly Lira aold&sil.. .19.3 Liberia.. Dollar Gold 1.0U MX1CO... Dollar Silver 99.8 Nt'tU'l'nde Fiorin Gold & eil. . ■.$ Norway. . Orown üold 26.8 Peru Dollar Silver 91.8 Portugal.. Milr. of I.OflO rein... Gold 108 Ruca'....'Buu. of 1,000 cop.. Silver 73.4 fjandwii-h InlaudB.! Dollar Gold 1.00 Bpain l'(-f:taof l,0t-0 c... Gold & sil.. .T9.3 Swedcn.. Crown Gold M.8 Switz'l'nd Franc IGold&eil.. .19 3 Tripoli... Mahbubof 20 pian. (Silver 82.9 Tunis Pias. of ÏG curoubg. 'Silvor 11.8 Tnrkcy... Piaistcr , Gold 04.3 D'd tatrf Colombia Peso 31lTer .1)1.8 The aboverate8 -will be taken in eetimating tlie values of all foreign merchandise made out in any of the eaid currencies imported on or after Jan. 1, 1878. I am, very respectfully, John ÖHEBMAS, Seore'ary of the Treasury.