New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04

vessels lost during the last fiscal year vi
the 1889 persons whose lives were IN peril,
all except nine were rescued. Various
recommendations are urged uDon the atten.
ton of Congress- The Director of the Mint gives
interesting details Of the largo amount of gold aud
silver IN the country The Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue repor a largo increase in the receipts for
the last fiscal year, and suggests that the number
OF articles sabJect to taxation be decreased.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINIS REPORT.
YEAR OF GREAT ACTIyiIY-BULIlON ABUNDANT
-ruE PROGRESS MADE IN REGULATING SILVER
DOLLARS.
GENERAL rREss DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The annual report
OF the Deeu OF the Mint submitted To the Score AIRY Oh
q Treasury to-day states that the work OF The year
De, formed OF demonstrations under the charge OF Tue
NJ nj Bureau has been unusuallS heavy. The deposits
of gold bullion at tho and Assay ores have peon
ol number aud value greater tnan n any previous
yearH eating SOS 535,o96 80. and EXCEEDING oy
nearly $50 900 highest previous deposit oil lS6l
This gain the result of increased deposits OF DO
me.;ic production, which $50 S2l705 30 were re-
as agaius, $s 500 600 IN the peVions year
The deposs of plate jewelry and coin were ABOUT
S25O0OO greater than in 1879, amounting TO
81. 1856, 1874 %, and tho receipts OF foreign
coin and bullion Increased nearly $G0.000'000'
bring SOL 1927 500 Sc ont Of total import OF
~
nur,nascs w-re only exceeded during Inc coin9ee "
fractional silver ard trade dollars in 1877 and 1873
The receipts OF domrste 81 yer huIi0n re
g32 1872 700 95 foreign and ou j n S22lS105 80;
40 snd American con S2Ss go VI ,,a va e., e.,
sohi, and 81 574.235 IS in SILVER TT nserrod or
Withdrawn the assay Offices or mnts anu aaln ae
postcd. mixing total amourt received and operated
upon Of both gold and silver, Of sl72,loi22l 81 o
Tss ss Of tSad SS ssp p. PS
Ssgs So s.~ 4 gold h.s s%0q ori e.
aud Phiadsipna Mint ~ cinse OF this fiscal year.
nnrs aowovsr ans nsnted inc nc ore eree ta9 on
Of 81 YER snd S2Ga 97l SO in coins sdcoessiu
effort made Dy tue Director TO secure the coin
PIECES To $3.50 $50 eages and 1o7576s douoc easies
Tue Director ood. that tie peo h should have geld
bnsines transactions and The best redeenabe paper
circulation tor tue larger transactions Of trade and com
wear have am "unt1d 400 o57 1873 standard ounces
ces Of a. mo ns an N e STsf bur-
lion per monn. Toe avorage treasury Depara,
during the year vns t2algd er o., "quiyaisni WIN
eycusngr, st par to l.l4S36 per or tne ana ~ the
sao" aPa s5a wat 4s97 The average SswyoE
price OF sivvr 1l8l62 p-r o. fine. tn toa coin
The amount on July i. 1870. S7,653640. add on
was furtner Increased 10 November 1. 1880, by
tie issne Of $645Ss5o making '"ta "a 7 a@9 9a
The remain der nj tho coinage. .45e.
sssses4i o'as Sea Us S c
If Inc latter 81 29iS sos vas stiil il minis.
Tho measures taken Tor the distuoouon tod orcula-
ton OF silver doars Increased the actn = elfculk
Iom OF silver dollars lp 70 the LIST inst over So"1oOO
since LIST OF july, 1879. and reduced III me same
nerloi the amount IN the Treasury required bv
10 pe Deid for the payment Of outstanding cert fcltes
$4,000. not" i-bst udng the further oo.na,e "f
TGr unusual import of gold has correepOndnsly IN
creased u-eiuiness OF The New-YoFk Assay Office
T1c deposits much heavier tGan during the pre-
iOus year. so92lls3o were paid in coin ana bars 10
IL ad1ton TO legislation required in regard to
affecting the San Francisco Mint, the report RECON-
mends tnai melting charge be imposed on an deposits
OF bullion wnich require melting before assay
the value with accuracy; In cons qnence
Of there being snch charge nearly S60,0O0O0O OF
foreign and bullion depOsed at Tho New-Yorh AS
say Office and millions OF domestic buioh dePos
iea AT the mints tBat before assay had 10 be melted
welded nothing for tue operation The pfoprety Of
copage cIarEe Is discussed ana approved, ahouEh 10
I. rec oul mendauon IL made
The production OF gold and silve in the United states
DUR year estimated at S38,OO0OOO gold,
and SS7. 7OO 900 silver. Whlc ar approximate ISL,
mate OF Tie Io'a production rom year 10 ear based
and the arts, be made the OF the pro
duct on Of the respective STATES ami Territories al uf
particular localities is shown 70 bea work OF greater
FrDm comparison OF reports Of manufacturers and
an tx nation Of The galue OF the ue Dar, ssucd from
Tue inlnls. Is estimated that probably So50oOOO VI
god aud "a 100000 OF silver Oh domestic production,
ogethr ~ 500 900 of GOd aud 100000 OF silver
United states werr u7tr o Manufactures anu Tue
ars D.siies the melting up ei plate. jeelry foreign
ton H. ,ne UG,tcd states siO,OOO0O0 o. gold and
5000 600 Of liver.
THE COIN IL CIRCUI ALTON.
The most interest portion Of The report Of the d.
rector Of the Mnt relates /, the coin IN circulation.
The estimates at4rting with Sl35,OO0O00 OF goid aud
So 900 Of silver coin III 1873 nave been continued
to November !, 1880 by adding me yearly coinage less
rccoinage and coin imports less exports and show in
crease IN coin circulation for the whole period OF
s24O, ISL in gold s1l7,277.54 III silver coin.
Tie gain In In the country ard OF bullion
IN uIe since January l, 1879. toe dale hxed
or pt0n, amounts Ia vi 30V 4ES' o. Whieh
TO 7OI 0O4 is III gon. and go 607 b24 m sitger On
Jue 20. $780, the am Jdnt ~ UIittd 7as goa com %
the country was 1858 S5S,63l and Of silver Gotta
Sl42 5g7 02O Tncsc amoun we're further ED
b Novcuoer l. 1880, BY net c'1nage and import OF
81 1865, 100 OF gOl aad 50 6SooZ4 OF silver making
Ia ,olaI inOnnt OF United rtdt con- AZ the htter
dste S5.7 GO1 AS. o. wA'eh S37532S So was gold
auI Sl32.27 7114 was siYer. Ihu mus hhi a"-ay
offices mold al zion nuiion, wlcn being coinea az
rap y rs facldes vii admit t. NC amount VI
$79 5js,s1l OF gold. ana s6Oi335 = siiver.
making md tOtai OF coiu ~ CIRCULATION anf bnion
sGI2. BOB. 500 s453 ss2.692 OF which Is gold aud
SlJS.32U,911 silver
IT, o. Noyembr l, 96216714l was 10 me treasury.
81 l2.777,6 So hcd Dy DanAs, and $2OO379lJs IL pr
OF me S1yer coin sl7 0s4 459 standard dollars and
$4,000 i59 IN ractouai SILVER "ero ni D, ine Treas
amount OF silver De by them, leaving o3259 III
OH r II add ~ general clrculpuOG.
NJ 4de bv DirrcloI II i4nt on tc Is. OF NJyein
Der, 1879 It viii be seen al the Treasn e0ld serve
Las u,u ,ish 4 IN hinouut 157,133,329 IN cha,
buJ $7S 100000 Ia bullion. 4he sver coin
IN ne 4 easgiy hAs increased % tne amoant OIL
con amount OF 1914 Ssi al gold ami S4llOI4
silver ami @ amOnuIs private HANDS nave Uoc H.
creased Oy r3S I78 $50 god and eSOS1,o2S silver.
Re ports priDcips ,uhiurs OF the
word show ult the total product Tor 1879
reported estimated, vas, OF god
RlO5 600. OJ0, and Of glvcr, E9l,OOO0OG Tie
consge o. nineteen for the year
ported at SS9069 O9l gOd. aad sll7,3lS.293 silver
ihe circun lou -OHe countries aed ~
sst 81 OIL 72l S03 paper, SZ,Sl930l 0O4 gOu, and
$2.4SZ 9jO,OZi SILVER
! Ieview oi The prices OF exports for the las year
shows compared vita ihc previous Car II
SO pr ceut though stu o per cent Ueow the gold
pfl.es the same aric .es J.. 1870
THE LIFE-SAYlNG SERVICE.
ANNUAL REPORT or Tgs GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
An ACTIVE YEARS WORK Statistics OF SHIP
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~ KEGAgD TO
THE SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIS. ]. Kimball, Cen