Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-03-04
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OF the ameaat of GOLD sutton, lrp.'s,,rd a,
the Mint within the last year, sboat St3i4090
were received frem Texico, South America,
snd HE West indies; $4,000 from Africa;
bout Si2, 900 Il san sources rct sscertsined; nd
the resi- due, abou, . i3e, 600, from North Carroll
TIA. and the discent States of South Carolina
and Virginia s'he proportion frem North
CAROLINA may be stated st Si28 600; that frorn
South Cs-cilns, a; S., 500, and that from Wiz
GINA, al 500
The 6rs, notice of gold from Nerth Carolins.
unShe records of the Mint, occurs IL the Year
1894 within which il ives received to the
mount al Ii 900 1t contiuued ,o be received
aufiag lie succeeding yesrs Until 1874, Incl~-
size. varvine smouats, al inferior, however, u
,ha, sf the ftsi ycsr mea'oned aad.'n an ave =
age MOI exceeding -. 500 yearly. In 1894, he
amount received Was SIS 0o0 in 1873. Il had
Increased to Si7 900; 10 1926, It as $40. ocs,
IN 1897, about $1,000. and 10 1923. Ter 3
! R46.O0o. la ld2e, SIS abcve stated 1T was la,
/ 600 dollars.
This remarkable increase in the amoun; 81
gold received from North Carolina, during tie
years folle wing 1924, has been considered ct
suttirien, importance TO be note, in the spsuai
reports from the Mint, since this, period. Ths
| circu instance WIl e.tract additional stteution,
| fron,th fact now hscertalned, that The gold
| region ofthe United States extends far be- uI d
! the locality to which it has heretofore appeared
/ 10 be limited. Gold hnllieh had not been re-
ceivcd from Virginia or South Carolina, until
| rithin the last year; or. II at all received, il
has been in quantities too uncomfortable to
| have been specially noticed. The gold from
all these localities is found in its native ststc,
| to be, On an average, nearly nfthe same fine-
ness IA the standard Of orr Cd coin.
| A competent supply OF SILVER, consisting Of
urw rough, bullion aud foreign coins. has main
tanned. throughout nearly the whole yesr, a
| steady demand on the SCORE productive opera
| atoms of the Mint So far however, rs this
| demsnd wsuld permit, the issuing OF small
coins has been All object OF particuisr sueRtinr.
| A new emissisn of halt danes WAS, S!th ,his
| view, commenced on the 4th ot July. since
( which Eerisd the amount issuad has b en- more
thsn foartod The amour, previously coined, of
! that nomination. The ,tsae of small coins
will he continued during the presen, year, as
tue degree Of pressure en- The Mint shall rem.
! der practicable.
The extended eff cheney Of the Mint esisb
| h.hment authorised by the provisions OF the
act Of ID March last, viii be adequate to the
execution OF an sburdani supply OF all the suit
| ordinate denominations ofour silver coin, with
the desirable eeIerits and without sbslss C ing
from The heavier operations OF coinage The al
teniion due TO tbe accommodaIicn OF deposit or.
Of bullion. The e6iticP cree .lne f"r this oh
isct, WAS commenced on the An II July, and
Nv assiduous cAertiou. has been advanced in &
satisfactory manner TO the extent contemplated
for the season LIS compiet'Vn ~hhin thu
present year, according TO the plan which !
had the homer ct vibrating for your aPProba
ton, IS confidently relied on.
have the honor to be,
with gre "a, respect, our ohd't scrv't.
SAMUEL MOORE.
The PassI DENT OF tic United States.