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yield about 7 per cent, upon the capital
invested, and yet offer collectively a very
fair amount of capital safety.
Referring again to the all-British Chart
given in Chapter II. and the International
Chart given in this chapter, we show, at the
foot of these two charts, the total annual
values and annual income of the all-British
and the International Investments which they
respectively illustrate. We here reproduce
them in tabular form, as a close study of these
figures proves various important points.
Year.
1893
1894
1895
1890
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1900
Capital Value.
All-British
List.
£
10,220
10,475
11,450
12,702
13,128
12,727
12,214
11,072
11,127
10,902
10,487
10,089
10,282
10,252
International
List.
£
10,101
10.242
10,007
11.243
11,009
11,013
11,811
11,501
11,522
11,074
11,424
11,021
12,325
12,405
Annual Income.
All-British Intema-
List. tional List.
£
420
427
453
479
474
470
485
477
470
451
434
429
443
453
£
495
503
512
523
518
501
524
534
528
532
535
540
504
500
This table shows : —
1.—The capital value at starting is
almost identical in both lists, but the
International List produces 18 per cent.