Show THE GOLD the advocates advocate if of the gold standard dard of finance occasionally bolster up their position by referring to the dily in creaming production of sovi gold throughout the world cl in some cases that the he additions to the stock of the yellow metal keep full pace with the increase of and trade and ithe conge quent demands of the commercial world of course there Is another side to this but as it fit is not the purpose of the news to espouse either no other mention of the dissent need be made mad e that the ithe discoveries of new gold deposits go steadily along cannot be gain sald also Is it the case that each year sees a large augmentation of the available gold supply the full extent of which is ascertained to a nicety ahe di director of the linit has just published his report in which it is shown that the united states production of gold last year increased by over that of 1896 the south african mines sho showed an increase of and those of australasian alasia made a gain of over the previous year the total product for 1897 1891 was for the united states fot for south africa for australasian alasia and for the ithe whole world or about more than in the previous year and about double the yield of 1890 the prospect is presented that this year will show a much greater production than even that of last year which Is encouraging as far as it goes the report shows that twenty five states and territories have gold mines the product of a few of thern them being however altogether trifling while colorado heads the list wath an output of california Is a close it is a curious fact that one ot oft the youngest states of the union should have dds displaced placed the original golconda of the caun itry and pria promises to lead every other place of corresponding azea area in the matter of the yield of gold also that st it should be the banner silver colorado it will be remembered gave bryan the pleasant little reminder of like |