Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23
RePori Of thc Secretary OF thc Treasury.
The following are soma Of the leading fao.s Of th

Repora Of thc Secretary Of tho Treasury.
The following are soma Of the leading faes Of tbs
imPortant document:
The receipts Of the last fiscal ending 30h June
last, were-from customs SIS 93l S65; lanss 81 667,
oa5 miscellaneous, 1873 624. Total SCI ,337, 574
Expenditures $5i 026 SlS Excess of receipts, ST.
8i0756 Which, added to the balance on hand at the
beginning Of the year. makes balance band at the
end Of the year. June 30, 1858. Of s2l 942s92.
DurEg the first quarter lending 31th September) of
the present fiscal year, the resapls from customs
Sle7lS S22 from iards ST. .4s9 562, miscellaneous,
sl47 9e5 Total, S21, 1857 $40. Expen litures same
period, $l50Sl 6S4 Balance in the Treasury 30h
September lasr, SIS, 2lT, Ss8.
A large encroachment has bisn MADE during The
y.ar upon the public debt which hiss been rcdued to
SIS 1886 ISL 50. The am mt OF debt red Z mad ard
purchased rom 4th March last 10 3 D mbcr inst,
l. $l272277o rs. The Hon. Secretary. states that
tins condition and prospects of the Treasury justify
the application of SIS 600 900 towards the
chase Of tho remaining por ion OF the deb. TIE
premiums pail by Unal, Sam have va el from 81 to
II psr cent? riding to the periods which the stock
had to run.
Imports AND EXP RTE The value Of imports du-
ring the cal year ending june 3oth, 1883 is s2o7,
MS 647, and Of exports.
This is the largest Of imports that has occur-
red in any year since 1886 But says the Secretary
"a fair estimate for profits cur experts and The
freight of vessels, would cast the balance If tnis
account in fsver. without estimating the money
brought in by emigrants, Of which no ACC, INT is
taken"
The TAsIrY: Its propfsed to rem,v, the duties
entirely from certain articles It import, which row
Weld reveroe of about SIS ,000. Also to arrange
Abe atics which will still continue to pay duty, into
two classes, Ii one class to pay 100 per cent duty
and the other class rs per cent l. calculated that
these notifications Of the Tariff Ito go into EFF Let
January. 1885 will reduce the revetuo to about
445 600 600 from Custem- below which it's not FRO
posed TO 70 until the public debt is paid Among the
articles cnded he thrown into the free list,
are tho raw materials used ia our manufactures.
Also salton which the average revenue for the last
ave years has amounted to only 1892 S4, while the
made pretexs, amount to $3.50 Alb. With the duty
On salt It is prop ,sed to repeal also the shrg boun
ties.
The total tonnage of the United STATES row amount
10 a. 4a7 0lO tnna, bling Increase up tie las
year. of 268 900 tors.
THs MIkr: The IN irs coinage at The UaitSd
rtates Mint from is to ls OF october last,
1870 COS 1872 so Tho gold coinage fron Grst of
January last to frat Ct tober $40 99S els 60,
End The silver coinage 81 996 225. Within four
years Sl35 70 has been added 10 the gold and
silver coin of the country, ard above what has
been exported without including what has been brough
nv emigrarfs Branch Mint has Keen contracted
for at San Francisco and will be in working order by
lst Of February Rtxt. 1t viii be c'Pabe Of coin
ing $50. 600 900 per annum. 1t is officially stated
tom House. ard lately occupied by the Bank Of the
State and the INK Of Commerce. has been leased by
The government for Assay Off q at S53 coo p :
annum q two years, wi'hthe privilege Of Turchas-
ing within tive years $3.50 000 with interest from
tho date of lease the made for rent to
b. deducted from the I'm unit Journal Of Cen,
e41ce.