LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. On July 1, 1903, the Bureau of Foreign Commerce of the Department of State, which has had charge of the publication and distribution of the CONSULAR REPORTS, was transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labor, in pursuance of provisions in the act of Congress approved February 14, 1903, creating that Department, and consolidated with the Bureau of Statistics, transferred from the Treasury to the new Department. Reports from consular officers on commercial and industrial subjects will hereafter be transmitted through the Department of State to the Department of Commerce and Labor, and the latter will publish and distribute them. Requests for consular reports should hereafter be made to the Department of Commerce and Labor. The publications formerly issued by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce will be issued in similar form by the Department of Commerce and Labor. They are as follows: I.-COMMERCIAL RELATIONS, being the annual reports of consular officers on the commerce, industries, navigation, etc., of their districts. II.-REVIEW OF WORLD'S COMMERCE, being a summary of the annual reports contained in Commercial Relations. III. CONSULAR REPORTS, issued monthly, and containing miscellaneous reports from diplomatic and consular officers. IV. DAILY CONSULAR REPORTS, issued daily, except Sundays and legal holidays, for the convenience of the newspaper press, commercial and manufacturing organizations, etc. V.-EXPORTS DECLARED FOR THE UNITED STATES, issued annually, containing the declared values of exports from the various consular districts to the United States. VI.—SPECIAL Consular Reports, containing series of reports from consular officers on particular subjects, made in pursuance to instructions from the Department. Following are the special publications issued prior to 1890: Labor in Europe, 1878, one volume; Labor in Foreign Countries, 1884, three volumes; Commerce of the World and the Share of the United States Therein, 1879; Commerce of the World and the Share of the United States Therein, 1880-81; Declared Exports for the United States, First and Second Quarters, 1883; Declared Exports for the United States, Third and Fourth Quarters, 1883; Cholera in Europe in 1884, 1885; Trade Guilds of Europe, 1885; The Licorice Plant, 1885; Forestry in Europe, 1887; Emigration and Immigration, 1885–86 (a portion of this work was published as CONSULAR REPORTS No. 76, for the month of April, 1887); Rice Pounding in Europe, 1887; Sugar of Milk, 1887; Wool Scouring in Belgium, 1887; Cattle and Dairy Farming in Foreign Countries, 1888 (issued first in one volume, afterwards in two volumes); Technical Education in Europe, 1888; Tariffs of Central America and the British West Indies, 1890. The editions of all the above-named publications are exhausted, and the Department is therefore unable to supply copies. Beginning with 1890, reports on special subjects were published in separate form, entitled SPECIAL CONSULAR REPORTS. There are now the following SPECIAL CONSULAR REPORTS: Vol. 1 (1890).-Cotton Textiles in Foreign Countries, Files in Spanish America, Carpet Manufacture in Foreign Countries, Malt and Beer in Spanish America, and Fruit Culture in Foreign Countries. Vol. 2 (1890 and 1891).—Refrigerators and Food Preservation in Foreign Countries, European Emigration, Olive Culture in the Alpes Maritimes, and Beet-Sugar Industry and Flax Cultivation in Foreign Countries. Vol. 3 (1891).--Streets and Highways in Foreign Countries. (New edition, 1897.) Vol. 4 (1891).-Port Regulations in Foreign Countries. Vol. 5 (1891).—Canals and Irrigation in Foreign Countries. (New edition, 1898.) Vol. 6 (1891 and 1892).—Coal and Coal Consumption in Spanish America, Gas in Foreign Countries, and India Rubber. Vol. 7 (1892).—The Stave Trade in Foreign Countries and Tariffs of Foreign Countries. Vol. 9 (1892 and 1893).—Australian Sheep and Wool and Vagrancy and Public Charities in Foreign Countries. Vol. 10 (1894).—Lead and Zinc Mining in Foreign Countries and Extension of Markets for American Flour. (New edition, 1897.) Vol. 11 (1864).—-American Lumber in Foreign Markets. (New edition, 1897.) Vol. 12 (1895).-Highways of Commerce. (New edition, 1899.) Vol. 13 (1896 and 1897). --Money and Prices in Foreign Countries. Vol. 15 (1898).-Part I. Soap Trade in Foreign Countries; Screws, Nuts, and Bolts in Foreign Countries; Argols in Europe, Rabbits and Rabbit Furs in Europe, and Cultivation of Ramie in Foreign Countries. Part II. Sericulture and Silk Reeling and Cultivation of the English Walnut. Vol. 16 (1899). --Tariffs of Foreign Countries. Part I. Europe. Part II. America. Part III. Asia, Africa, Australasia, and Polynesia. Supplement (1900). Tariffs of Chile and Nicaragua. Vol. 17 (1899).-Disposal of Sewage and Garbage in Foreign Countries; Foreign Trade in Coal Tar and -By-Products. Vol. 18 (1900).-Merchant Marine of Foreign Countries. Vol. 19 (1900).-Paper in Foreign Countries; Uses of Wood Pulp. Vol. 20 (1900).-Part I. Book Cloth in Foreign Countries, Market for Ready-Made Clothing in Latin America, Foreign Imports of American Tobacco, and Cigar and Cigarette Industry in Latin America. Part II. School Gardens in Europe. Part III. The Stave Trade in Foreign Countries. Vol. 21 (1900).-Part I. Foreign Markets for American Coal. Part II. Vehicle Industry in Europe. Part III. Trusts and Trade Combinations in Europe. Vol. 22 (1900 and 1901).-Part I. Acetic Acid in Foreign Countries. Part II. Mineral-Water Industry. Part III. Foreign Trade in Heating and Cooking Stoves. Vol. 23 (1901).-- Part 1. Gas and Oil Engines in Foreign Countries. Part II. Silver and Plated Ware in Foreign Countries. Vol. 24 (1902).—Creameries in Foreign Countries. Vol. 25 (1902).-Stored Goods as Collateral for Loans. Vol. 26 (1903).-Briquettes as Fuel in Foreign Countries. Vol. 27 (1903).-Markets for Agricultural Implements and Vehicles in Foreign Countries. Of these SPECIAL CONSULAR REPORTS, Australian Sheep and Wool, Carpet Manufacture, Cotton Textiles in Foreign Countries, Files in Spanish America, Fire and Building Regulations, Fruit Culture, Gas in Foreign Countries, Heating and Cooking Stoves, India Rubber, Lead and Zinc Mining, Malt and Beer in Spanish America, Money and Prices, Paper in Foreign Countries, Port Regulations, Refrigerators and Food Preservation; Sericulture, etc.; Silver and Plated Ware; Vagrancy, etc., are exhausted, and no copies can be supplied by the Department. Of the monthly CONSULAR REPORTS, many numbers are exhausted or so reduced that the Department is unable to accede to requests for copies. Of the publications available for distribution, copies are mailed to applicants without charge. Persons receiving CONSULAR REPORTS regularly, who change their addresses, should give the old as well as the new address. VALUES OF FOREIGN COINS AND CURRENCIES. The following statements show the valuation of foreign coins, as given by the Director of the United States Mint and published by the Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with the first section of the act of March 3, 1873, viz: "That the value of foreign coins, as expressed in the money of account of the United States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value," and that "the value of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the 1st day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury." In compliance with the foregoing provisions of law, annual statements were issued by the Treasury Department, beginning with that issued on January 1, 1874, and ending with that issued on January 1, 1890. Since that date, in compliance with the act of October 1, 1890, these valuation statements have been issued quarterly, beginning with the statement issued on January 1, 1891. Attention has been repeatedly called to the fact that the market exchange value of foreign coins differs in many instances from that given by the United States Treasury. An explanation of the basis of the quarterly valuations was asked from the United States Director of the Mint, and under date of February 7, 1898, Mr. R. E. Preston made the following statement: "When a country has the single gold standard, the value of its standard coins is estimated to be that of the number of grains fine of gold in them, 480 grains being reckoned equivalent to $20.67 in United States gold, and a smaller number of grains in proportion. When a country has the double standard, but keeps its full legal-tender silver coins at par with. gold, the coins of both gold and silver are calculated on the basis of the gold value. "The value of the standard coins of countries with the single silver standard is calculated to be that of the average market value of the pure metal they contained during the three months preceding the date of the proclamation of their value in United States gold by the Secretary of the Treasury. The value of the gold coins of silver-standard countries is calculated at that of the pure gold they contain, just as if they had the single gold standard. "These valuations are used in estimating the values of all foreign merchandise exported to the United States." The following statements, running from January 1, 1874, to April 1, 1903, have been prepared to assist in computing the values in American money of the trade, prices, values, wages, etc., of and in foreign countries, as given in consular and other reports. The series of years are given so that computations may be made for each year in the proper money values of such year. In hurried computations, the reduc tions of foreign currencies into American currency, no matter for how many years, are too often made on the bases of latest valuations. All computations of values, trade, wages, prices, etc., of and in the "fluctuating-currency countries" should be made in the values of their currencies in each year up to and including 1898, and in the quarterly valuations thereafter. X To meet typographical requirements, the quotations for the years 1875-1877, 18791882, 1884-1887, 1895, 1897, and 1899 are omitted, these years being selected as showing the least fluctuations when compared with years immediately preceding and following. To save unnecessary repetition, the estimates of valuations are divided into three classes, viz: (A) countries with fixed currencies, (B) countries with fluctuating currencies, and (C) quarterly valuations of fluctuating currencies. A.-Countries with fixed currencies. The following official (United States Treasury) valuations of foreign coins do not include "rates of exchange." *The gold standard went into effect January 1, 1900 (see Commercial Relations, 1899, Vol. II, p. 7). Values are still sometimes expressed in the florin, which is worth 2 crowns. + Gold standard adopted in November, 1900. (See CONSULAR REPORTS No. 225, June, 1899.) For an account of the adoption of the gold standard, see CONSULAR REPORTS NO. 238, p. 359. § Gold standard adopted October 1, 1897. (See CONSULAR REPORTS No. 201, p. 259.) Gold standard adopted October 13, 1900. For an account of the adoption of the gold standard, see Review of the World's Commerce, 1896-97. P. 254. |