, 1861-01-15

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The aggregate disbursements from the
5s0.a9. : >' : Wv
Leaving q ba1nnce in Treasury Jan. l, 1861,
Of s58,7U5.S8.
OF the expenditures from this fund, the sum
Of $l69, ,8o9.2S was for the State Prison, the va
rious benevolent institutions, payment Of in-
tercst on State loan. &C., leaving the sum Of
$780, 00 as properly the cost Of carrying on
the State government. This sum compares
with the like item, as ascertained for the pre-
vious year, Us follows:
Expenses Of 1889. sao.46
Expenses OF 1sb0.....-........, 1eo,711.G
The probable resources Of the State appllca.
bic to the payment Of expenses for the lscal
year ending, October 1Et, 1861, to amount to
The expenditures for the same period of
time, calculated on sufficiently liberal scale
for al the necessities @ Of the Stale government
Estimated balance IN the Treasury, at the
close of the fiscal year 1861, $1oS, ,58s.A.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Its cost during the last two years has been
much greater than was anticipated when the
contract Was let Up to Dec. 81, 1859 there had
been paid ST, ,1040 07, while tho total claim for
the year was $2l9, ,10a25, with gear longer
for the contract to run. This veuatious matter
has finally been settled BY the payment Of $685.
SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, AND swAAr LAND
FUNDS.
The amount productive, of all these funds,
has been decreased during the year by the for
feiture Of large quantities Of lands heretofore
sold and bearing interest, but which in the re-
tnrn of prosperous times it is hoped will be re-
sold. The productive School Fund is now g.
dollars, while there vi; IS added to it. in the
future, the proceeds Of sixtccnth-sectlon lands
not yet in market, onc-fourth Of the proceeds
Of the sals Of swamp lands not yet offered, be-
sides the ayaifs Of lands claimed from the gen
eral government, and the long.withheld per
cent. fund, which must eventually come to the
State. The University Fund Is now $50, 72j.-
o.; the Swamp Land Fund $8i3, ,s:.0.334 the In
terest Of which, ut per cent. is given-25 per
cent. to the School Fund, so per cent. 10 the
Drainage Fund, aud rs per cent. to the Normal
School Fund, whicl, was greatly reduced the
past Tear.
CENSUS, VALUATION, ETC.
The census lust completed shows wonder
full Increase Of population and growth in every
material element Of prosperity. The popula-
ton Of Wisconsin in 1856 Was II ,Gs3, IN 1910 it
was 50 945, in 1850: 35, ,s91, while in 1850 it is
State in the Union. The value of renl estate
Is returned at S156, SIS, TIL of personal proper
t. s27,506, ,761. The State tax for last year was
one mill aud three tenths.
BANKs AND BANKING.
The Bank Comptroller furnishes the figures
for the following statement:
Number Of banks Januazy /, 1860. one
hundred and eight, With an aggregate
capital of..- S7,Td0, ,0o0
Seven new banks organized In 1850 with
IN aggregate capta1 Of ..-............ 355,n00
Twelve banks hayc increased their
capital ........................... e5oeo0
Total capital Jan /, 1861 ,3s 600
Five banks have relinqufshcd
business. with M aggregate
capital lof.....................$l5 Of. $l50OOO
Twenty-frc banks have reduced
capital. l.....-+...-.......,..... 97sO00 1,1ss.Co0
Total number Of banks In operation Jan.
], 1StD, ono hundred and ten, with cap
itAl amounting to 2S7,000
Decrease Of banking capital for past
Whole amount Of countersigncd notes It,
sned to banks and outstanding, jan. !,
1871. 4,1Su. .tSt1
Namely: To banks doing buss-
ncss :.-.... .o3t,6Sa
To hankH Wtndlu. up.......... 4S,149