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Show SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Coin Holdings Abroad. Cincinnati Inquirer. It was expected that the return' of gold to his country, in consequence of our grain cx-t -would fall KK.'sXLoa.vily f he Bfnk - Don; trme' icBut as, t phenomena V institut.i esumed, TirrJnatC'r degree than at any time in uiany yeaTs,her superiority over her two great competitors com-petitors of England and Germany. Roughly estimating the pound sterling at $5, the gold holdings at the close of last week were as follows: Bank of England $llf.3OC.fiT0 Kunk of (iennanv ir5W.7.V) Bank of France." 2fti,Mo,WX) The Bank of England carries no silver coin. Those of France and Germany do. If the silver be added, the total coin holdings of these three great financial institutions stood, at the close of last week, as follows: Ttank of England Jlls.pe.fiTn Hank of Germany 2.'l.:jor..(iiio Fank of France bli,VX,M The French are great financiers, and, while paying for our w heat, they gather the shekels shek-els in from some other country. |