Show consumption or GOLD it hav haa been ascertained that in birmingham england not less than one thousand ounces of affine gine fine gold are used weekly equivalent to Ao some annually and that the consumption of gold leaf in eight manufacturing towns is equal to five hundred and eighty four ounces weekly for gilding metals hy by electrotype and the tiie water gilding processes not less than ten thousand ounces of gold are required annually I 1 A recent english writer states that the consumption ump tion of gold and silver at paris is over 28 of francs at the present time the consumption of fin gine fine e gold and silver in europe and the unite united states is is estimated at annually ex |