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Show than they would like to possess and one naturally wonders how much money there is iu circulation in the United Statos. On the lirst of last month the aggregate currency of the country was in round numbers $1,4!(J,0JO,000, a decrease de-crease of over ten and a quarter millions mil-lions during the proceeding month, the bulk of which, $8,000,00)), being in gold certificates. Of the amount of the total currency, $37;J,000,()00 are iu gold coin and therefore largely held in the banks and sub-treasuries and not iu circulation circula-tion any more than the silver bullion ngainst'which the silver certificates are issued. Of the standard silver dollars there are aoluallypolMWO.OOO iu circulation, circula-tion, and the subsiding silver coins those of denominations smaller than one dollar ."4. 000,000. There are $284,000,000 of silver certificates and $1)50,000,000 of gold certificates, i ne greenbacks aggregate $3:17,000,000. and the black back national bank noies $188,000,000. The paper circulation-gold circulation-gold and silver certificates, treasury and nalional bank notes is therefore nearly $1)40,000,000, or within a fraction of 70 'per cent of the total amount of currency. Estimating the population at 00,000,000; tills gives an average of almost $10 of paper and a little over $8 of gold and silver to each man, woman andchild, which is probably the highest high-est average of any solvent country in the world. I The Money ot This Country. McKeesport (Pa.) Times. "Wherever ono goes in this country ho sees nearly everybody in possession of some money. Some have apparently considerably more than their share, others have plenty and a few none, w hile a majority perhaps have lossrhan they ought to have aud nearly all less |