The New York herald., 1879-11-16
Enormous Operations Of the Minis and Assay
Offices the Last Fiscal Year.
SIXTY-EIGHT MILLIONS COINED.
Large Amount of Bullion Taken
from the Mines.
THE SILVER QUESTION UNSOLvED.

WASHINGTON NOV. 10, 1873.
The report of Mr.. Horatio G. Burchard. Director
of the Mint submitted to the Secretary of tho
Treasury this afternoon showing the operations OF
the United States Mnts and Assay Offices during the
fiscal year which ended juno 80. 1879. During the
year the total deposits Of gold and silver including
silver purchases. amounted to $71.179.654 65. Of
which $42 254 156 50 gold and $aS 925. .497 SO
silver OF the above amounts. S3s 549. 7Uo 80
OF gold, and $26.93 .72S Sc OF silver were
of domestic production; $l9S.0S3 II Of gold
and $10,607 70 OF silver United States coin; j;
S1,069.73G SO of gold. and s1.O72,919 20 Of sill
Of foreign bullion; $1.49S.Sl9 II Of gold
and S60s.632 40 OF silver were foreign coin. and
S937 ISL IA Of gold and s20sGO9 70 Of silver Of
plate aud other manufactured articles. The amounts
Of gold and silver separated in the reneries of the
coinage mnts and the Assay Office of New York were
$780, 759549 81 Of gold and s1O.6s7 526 81 of silver
total OF S31.447.o76 "a.
The coinage during the year amounted to
$6S 312 592 50 and consisted of 275942l pieces Of
gold, Of the value of slO.9s6,912. and 27.22s $50
pieces Of silver OF the value of S27227 Ss2. and Of
minor coins 1920. 200 pieces. OF the nominal value
OF $97.79S.
GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE.
The actual Of gold part OF the circulation.
consequent upon the convertibily Of United States
notes into coin. it was anticipated would
create demand for the smaller denomina-
tions of gold coin. and during the last fs-
cal year there has been larger coinage
of eagles half eagles and quarter eagles than in any
preceding year during period Of sixteen years.
The coinage of eagles and half eagles will be
tinued until the demand is satisfied. The silver
coinage been almost exclusively Of standard sill
yer dollars Of which S27 227, 800 coined during
the year. and the total coinage to November 1, 1870
has been $45. .206. .2O0 There coinage of trade
dollars or subsidiary coins. except the striking OF
specimen pieces proof sets ut the Philadelphia
Mint. The total amount of subsidiary coin issued
since the passage of the Resumption act has been
S42974 931. The full coined $43 99i. .93l
but 81 02O 900 in dimes recoined into pieces OF
larger denomination at the Mint ut San Francisco.
BAR GOLD AND SILVER.
The bars lnanufactured-hne and imported
amounted to $22 O22 GA 10. OF which s12.976s12 G.
were gold and S9.Oi5sO2 II were silver. Fine gold
bars were manufactured aud iss ued only the Mint
as Philadelphia and at the Assay Office ut New York
OF the total amount OF gold bars. s12o76.s12 6s the
Assay Office ut New York mado S1l. .49s. .214 50. o
which amount So. s.754734 26 were redeposted at the
Mint at Philadelphia and S2.901S44 were delivered
to depositors for in the arts and manufactures
The total amount Of silver bars So. .045 802 IL.
which 555, ,1M 63 in fine bars made ut the Mint a
San Francisco. were probably exported, and Of
81 OO6 1913 9S. made ut the Assay Office at New York
S4 4S2 975 destined tor acturing purposes
and the balance received at the Phiadepha Mint FOL
coinage p
During the year there struck at the mint al
Philadephis ia medals of god ,037 of silver and
77O Of bronze the profits on which amounted tc
$2,493 80.
The amount Of the specific appropriations made
by Congress for the support OF the several mints
and assay offices OF the United States for the fiscal
year was $l.24364O. OF which the sum OF
$1175,2i9 so was expended.
The following statement shows the amount OF
charges and expenditures, including gold wastage
the me- elter and refners on account or parting and
refining bullion at the mints ut PHILADELPHIA San
Francisco Carson and the Assay Office ut New York
during the fiscal year ended June 80. 1875