The Raw Data Compared
The Raw Data Compared

1904 US Exports France Imports Shortage 1904 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar Engagement Coin Total Month "Autres Pays"[1]
January $0 $0 January $1,315 January $0 $0 January $152,573
February $0 $0 February $0 February $0 $0 February $361,046
March $0 $0 March  $0 March $0 $0 March $414,315
April April $7,892
6-Apr $2,969,992
11-Apr $1,010,000
12-Apr $510,000
20-Apr $1,502,654 20-Apr $19,400 $19,400 April $340,002
25-Apr[2] $6,638,605
27-Apr $2,527,531
29-Apr[3] $1,958,108 29-Apr[4] $1,750,000
2-May $2,254,938 2-May[5] $750,000
4-May $1,764,216
6-May[6] $1,256,297
6-May[7] $2,013,312 6-May[8] $1,250,000
11-May $9,020,654
18-May $2,382,687 $33,850,886 May $36,136,846 18-May $2,500,000 $6,250,000 May $4,392,400 $1,857,600
13-May $4,949,658
16-May $8,221,428
20-May $2,259,755
25-May $2,251,865
27-May $547,817
1-Jun $631,685 $18,862,208 June $21,264,899 June $0 $0 June $286,075
July $0 $0 July $0 July $0 $0 July $601,744
August $0 $0 August $3,288 August $0 $0 August $111,799
September $0 $0 September $0 September $0 $0 September $168,357
October $0 $0 October $2,631 October $0 $0 October $215,707
26-Oct $1,253,054
28-Oct[9] $2,030,503
2-Nov $5,320,548
18-Nov $534,648 $9,138,753 November $9,094,550 November $0 $0 November $584,645
16-Nov $3,393,206
21-Nov $1,055,341
21-Nov $807,019 $5,255,566 December $5,249,967 December $0 $0 December $256,481
TOTAL $67,107,413 $71,761,388 $6,269,400 US Annual[10] $4,436,462 $1,857,600
1905 US Exports France Imports Shortage 1905 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar Engagement Coin Total Month "Autres Pays"
12/22/1904 $539,768
12/28/1904 $641,018
4-Jan $823,370 $2,004,156 January $2,038,744 January January $220,564
11-Jan $862,818
16-Jan $843,000
18-Jan $431,308 18-Jan $500,000
20-Jan $287,624
25-Jan $534,428 $2,959,178 February $2,988,413 25-Jan $2,750,000
27-Jan $1,000,000
27-Jan $2,000,000 $6,250,000 February $7,259,632
1-Feb $681,423 1-Feb $7,950,000
1-Feb $500,000
8-Feb $1,735,582
March $0 $2,417,005 March $2,479,218 March $0 $8,450,000 March $10,318,731
April $0 $0 April $0 April $0 $0 April  $525,558
May $0 $0 May $16,362 May $0 $0 May $215,983
June $0 $0 June $100,137 June $0 $0 June $240,853
26-Jun $815,933
28-Jun $2,516,937
5-Jul $1,004,099 $4,336,969 July $4,377,901 July $0 $0 July $335,100
August $0 $0 August $32,725 August $0 $0 August $210,747
September $0 $0 September $7,199 September $0 $0 September $22,281,547
October $0 $0 October $6,545 October $0 $0 October $271,614
November $0 $0 November $28,143 November $0 $0 November $122,390
December $0 $0 December $13,744 December $0 $0 December $315,465
TOTAL $11,717,308 $12,089,131 $14,700,000 US Annual $38,770,179
1906 US Exports France Imports Shortage 1906 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar Engagement Coin Total Month "Autres Pays"
January $0 $0 January $23,061 January $0 $0 January $23,061
February $0 $0 February $7,907 February $0 $0 February $7,907
March $0 $0 March $3,294 March $0 $0 March $3,294
April $0 $0 April $19,767 April $0 $0 April $19,767
May $0 $0 May $7,907 May $0 $0 May $7,907
June $0 $0 June $3,953 June $0 $0 June $3,953
July $0 $0 July $1,977 July $0 $0 July $1,977
August $0 $0 August $5,271 August $0 $0 August $5,271
September $0 $0 September $15,155 September $0 $0 September $15,155
October $0 $0 October $0 October $0 $0 October $0
November $0 $0 November $11,201 November $0 $0 November $11,201
December $0 $0 December $9,883 December $0 $0 December $9,883
TOTAL $0 $109,376 $0 US Annual Not Listed
1907 US Exports France Imports Shortage 1907 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar Engagement Coin Total Month "Autres Pays"
January $0 $0 January $5,291 January $0 $0 January $479,472
February $0 $0 February $27,776 February $0 $0 February $240,067
March $0 $0 March $0 March $0 $0 March $170,626
April $0 $0 April $0 April $0 $0 April $253,955
May $0 $0 May $0 May $0 $0 May $194,434
29-May $2,023,055 $2,023,055 June $2,024,364 June $0 $0 June $335,300
27-May $789,439
31-May $506,077
3-Jun $2,026,616
5-Jun $1,507,609
7-Jun $601,220
7-Jun $1,509,176
11-Jun $1,498,277
15-Jun $2,006,431
18-Jun $988,532
19-Jun $2,504,000
21-Jun $1,500,380
24-Jun $2,662,063
25-Jun $2,009,718
8-Jul $1,759,700 $21,869,238 July $22,103,330 July $0 $0 July $257,923
24-Jul $1,000,844
29-Jul $509,430
August $0 $1,510,274 August $1,498,598 August $0 $0 August $870,986
September $0 $0 September $50,923 September $0 $0 September $3,123,512
October $0 $0 October $0 October $0 $0 October $1,936,406
November $0 $0 November $3,307 November $0 $0 November $2,251,865
December $0 $0 December -$24,470 December $0 $0 December $970,187
TOTAL $25,402,567 $25,689,119 $0 US Annual $4,600,286
1908 US Exports France Imports Shortage 1908 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar Engagement Coin Total Month "Autres Pays"
January $0 $0 January $0 January $0 $0 January $1,083,727
February $0 $0 February $3,967 February $0 $0 February $537,565
March $0 $0 March $9,257 March $0 $0 March $772,296
20-Apr $1,529,399 $1,529,399 April $1,536,657 April $0 $0 April $479,379
22-Apr $3,502,777
22-Apr $1,510,359
27-Apr $1,519,883
29-Apr $1,513,220
13-May $5,780,837 $13,827,076 May $14,191,596 May May $878,751
14-May $1,012,000
18-May $3,041,166
20-May $2,638,624 20-May $55,000
June $0 $6,691,790 June $8,511,784 June $0 $55,000 June $220,845
July July $0 27-May $1,000,000 $1,000,000 July $1,977,024
15-Jul $1,040,000
August $0 $1,040,000 August $1,110,836 August $0 $0 August $154,062
September $0 $0 September $28,432 September $0 $0 September $291,595
October $0 $0 October $1,984 October $0 $0 October $238,036
November $0 $0 November $1,322 November $0 $0 November $156,707
2-Dec $1,504,025
11-Dec $4,000,500 $5,504,525 December $5,542,941 December $0 $0 December $56,203
TOTAL $28,592,790 $30,938,776 $1,055,000 US Annual $1,400,447
1909 US Exports France Imports (bars only)
Combined Bars and Coin (See: Report) France Imports Gold Coin
Engagement Cumulative Total Month Cumulative Shortage Month "Autres Pays"[11]
22-Dec $699,010
8-Jan $1,900,000
11-Jan $520,000
12-Jan $3,000,000 $6,119,010 January $3,564,917 $2,554,093 January $1,159,735
February $0 $0 February $3,297 February $2,668,249
March $0 $0 March $0 March $229,442
April April $11,208 April $2,026,735
23-Apr $2,021,000
3-May $1,147,493
12-May $896,000 $4,064,493 May $4,229,507 May $380,425
17-May $1,034,000
19-May $1,500,739
2-Jun $885,000 $3,419,739 June $3,320,971 $98,768 June $410,094
25-Jun $977,000 $977,000
July $0 $0 July $1,000,181 July $287,461
August $0 $0 August $21,098 August $157,576
September $0 $0 September $0 September $185,268
October $0 $0 October $659 October $401,523
November $0 $0 November $0 November $194,498
December $0 $0 December $3,956 December $334,932
TOTAL $14,580,242 $12,155,794 $2,652,861 Autres Pays $8,435,938
Other Countries - Coin Imports, 1909[12]
Switzerland $2,537,045
Spain $1,767,624
Austria-Hungary $216,255
Greece $557,121
United States $2,931,315
French Colonies $307,900
Others $118,678
1910 US Exports
Combined Bars and Coin
Engagement Cumulative Total Month Cumulative
January $0 $0 January $0 French annual report of gold coin imports from the U.S. is included
February $0 $0 February $8,615 within the annual "Autres Pays," or "Other Countries" category.
March $0 $0 March $3,976 No gold coin was reported by the U.S. as exported to France in 1910.
April $0 $0 April $0
May $0 $0 May $0
June $0 $0 June $0
July $0 $0 July $0
August $0 $0 August $6,627
September $0 $0 September $1,325
October $0 $0 October $0
November $0 $0 November $0
December $0 $0 December $3,976
TOTAL $0 $24,519
1911 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar
January $0 $0 January $0 French annual report of gold coin imports from the U.S. is included
February $0 $0 February $4,635 within the annual "Autres Pays," or "Other Countries" category.
March $0 $0 March $3,973 No gold coin was reported by the U.S. as exported to France in 1911.
April $0 $0 April $11,256
May $0 $0 May $7,946
June $0 $0 June $13,243
July $0 $0 July $6,621
August $0 $0 August $0
September $0 $0 September $0
29-Sep $1,492,507
2-Oct $2,011,238 $3,503,745 October $3,572,932
November $0 $0 November $0
December $0 $0 December $0
TOTAL $3,503,745 $3,620,606
1912 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar
January $0 $0 January $3,311 French annual report of gold coin imports from the U.S. is included
February February $7,945 within the annual "Autres Pays," or "Other Countries" category.
2-Feb $2,052,669 No gold coin was reported by the U.S. as exported to France in 1912.
5-Feb $2,116,291
7-Feb $2,091,657
8-Feb $1,733,070
6-Mar $2,631,424
8-Mar $1,405,376 $12,030,487 March $12,044,486
April $0 $0 April $0
May $0 $0 May $0
June June $0
24-Jun $2,098,536
26-Jun $1,913,555
1-Jul $2,012,119
5-Jul $2,091,825 $8,116,035 July $8,334,670
August $0 $0 August $662
September $0 $0 September $13,242
October $0 $0 October $0
November $0 $0 November $1,986
December $0 $0 December $1,986
TOTAL $20,146,522 $20,408,288
1913 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar
January January $3,974 French annual report of gold coin imports from the U.S. is included
8-Jan $2,023,288 within the annual "Autres Pays," or "Other Countries" category.
11-Jan $1,012,093 No gold coin was reported by the U.S. as exported to France in 1913.
15-Jan $2,060,448
17-Jan $2,018,206
20-Jan $2,031,352
31-Jan $989,425
3-Feb $1,053,516 $11,188,328 February $11,575,671
7-Mar $2,045,617
12-Mar $2,040,753
14-Mar $2,007,702
18-Mar[13] $2,001,969 $8,096,041 March $8,313,659
19-Mar[14] $4,045,032
April $0 $4,045,032 April $4,535,686
5-May $2,027,610
7-May $2,014,608
9-May $2,007,471
14-May $2,024,202
15-May $2,014,064 $10,087,955 May $10,062,892
21-May $2,022,185
June $0 $2,022,185 June $2,003,571
7-Jul $3,026,219
9-Jul $1,993,353
14-Jul $1,564,835
16-Jul $1,551,322
18-Jul $321,310 $8,457,039 July $8,204,373
August $0 $0 August $10,597
September $0 $0 September $0
October $0 $0 October $662
November $0 $0 November $0
December $0 $0 December $9,273
TOTAL $43,896,580 $44,720,358
1914 US Exports France Imports Shortage 1914 US Exports France Imports Shortage
Engagement Bar Total Month Bar Engagement Coin Total Month "Autres Pays"
13-Jan $2,007,304 $2,007,304 January $1,973,301 January $0 $0 January $3,468,266
20-Jan $2,003,584
27-Jan $2,004,280
2-Feb $2,014,310
10-Feb $2,001,904 $8,024,078 February $7,901,769 February $0 $0 February $422,991
17-Feb $2,014,555
24-Feb $2,020,556
3-Mar $2,000,456 $6,035,567 March $5,948,234 March $0 $0 March $932,294
April $0 $0 April $0 April $0 $0 April $391,366
5-May $1,000,664
11-May $1,011,207
11-May $2,020,159 $4,032,030 May $4,216,078 May May $1,108,211
18-May $2,000,000
22-May $1,450,000
26-May $5,000,000
29-May $170,000
2-Jun $2,000,000
8-Jun $4,000,000
9-Jun $2,000,000
9-Jun $3,500,000
9-Jun $2,000,000
11-Jun $300,000
11-Jun $2,000,000
12-Jun $2,000,000
22-May $560,690 12-Jun $3,000,000
29-May $333,303 15-Jun $3,000,000
2-Jun $163,849 15-Jun $1,000,000
11-Jun $714,210 15-Jun $1,000,000
19-Jun $187,351 $1,959,403 June $2,072,790 16-Jun $5,500,000 $39,920,000 June $50,149,518
22-Jun $1,490,060
23-Jun $6,590,342 18-Jun $1,000,000
25-Jun $1,542,717 19-Jun $1,300,000
26-Jun $966,507 $10,589,626 July $10,552,384 7-Jul[15] $386,000 $2,686,000 July $7,306,155
23-Jul $2,473,006
27-Jul $4,764,333
28-Jul $2,045,146 28-Jul $500,000
4-Aug $4,825 $9,287,310 August $2,491,169 $6,796,141 14-Aug $2,000 $502,000 August $4,611,397
September $0 $0 September $0 September $0 $0 September $0
October $0 $0 October $0 October $0 $0 October $0
November $0 $0 November $0 November $0 $0 November $0
December $0 $0 December $0 December $0 $0 December -$9,809,184
TOTAL $41,935,318 $35,155,725 $6,796,141 $43,108,000 US Annual $52,560,965
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[1]
France did not report its monthly receipt of gold coin from the US, but included US gold coin in "Other Countries." See: Use of French Import Records.
[2]
Reported as shipped to London in Journal of Commerce.
[3]
1. Reported as shipped to London in Journal of Commerce.
2. Gold Bar Component of engagement, balance coin.
3. This engagement is NOT included in total. See: 1904 Gold Coin Shortage.
[4]
Reported as shipped to London in Journal of Commerce.
[5]
Gold coin component of engagement, balance bars.
[6]
1. Gold bar component of engagement, balance coin.
2. Reported separately in Journal of Commerce, although components of same engagement in "Statement … ."
[7]
1. Gold bar component of engagement, balance coin.
2. Reported separately in Journal of Commerce, although components of same engagement in "Statement … ."
[8]
1. Gold coin component of engagement, balance bars.
2.  Reported separately in Journal of Commerce, although components of same engagement in "Statement … ."
[9]
Reported in both "Statement …"  and Journal of Commerce as consigned to London.  An examination of United Kingdom import data, with consideration of French data, supports French receipt of this engagement.
[10]
France did report its annual receipt of gold coin from the US when the annual amount justified a separate itemization.
[11]
France did not report its monthly receipt of gold coin from the US, but included US gold coin in "Other Countries." See: Use of French Import Records.
[12]
France did report its annual receipt of gold coin from the US when the annual amount justified a separate itemization.
[13]
A typographical error occurs in the "Statements …" which is confirmed by an examination of both the "Recapitulation …" section (bottom) and the calendar year statement; this engagement went to France, not Germany.
[14]
See: 18-Mar Comment, supra.
[15]
US export of foreign gold coin.