The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-09
he following is a statement Of United
es currency outstanding at this date:

4 Inc lOlloNiuR 10 btAtement or United
States currency outstanding at this date:
/Dld demand notes. 90. $50 90
era tender notes, all issues. SAG, 6SI ,Ois 90
IIns-yeaf notes Of 1883. ...., 40 'Os5 On
4 TSo year notes OF 1893. ............. j.? $50 90
w0- cal coupon notes of 1858 -. $3.50 90
interest notes. ........-., 24l 40 90
HsctOnal currency, all Issues. Is, 5Js,lIS 20
Total .,,..,,.....,,,.......... a. Abs 20
The work Of getting the Louisiana state
|dsbt into shape under The new constitution /,
ssid to progress very slowly. Thus Tar onlv
275 has been refunded into so cent;
accepting q scaling of Csc on the face of The
H bonds. The creditors that have submitted
lio the scaling of interest and their bond,
Eyhmped as 2 per cents. up to date, held only
|s98,S0O. This leaves $ll $50, 900 OF the old
Louisiana u, rs they are now called, still
Outstanding, besides S848. $40 Of the old
bonds fundsbls into these at G0c on the
|6Ollar. In the meantime the baby bonds. or
Is per cents, which were to fund the floating
d,bt of the state, have accumulated to Sjl2e.
[liO. The total nominsl debt of the state i,
therefore now S12 656,lSl
The annual report of the direetor of III.
/ mint shows the work of the year performed
n the institutions under charge OF the mint
/ bureau has been unusually heavy. The de-
points Of gold bullion at miuts and ESSAY
officers have been, both in number and value.
grsstsr than any previous year-S9S 1885,
la6-and exceeding by nearly S3O,OOO,0Oo
p, hi hest previous deposit Of 1851. This
[g,n was not the result Of incress d deposits
4 afdcme'tic production, of which 1876 82l. 7O5
we're received, ss against over SIS 5000 O
/ BE previous year. Toe deposits efiewelry
{iDd worn coin we're about $3.50 900 greater
ban In 1879, amounting to $l,395 1884, and
hs receipts of foreign coin aud bullion in.
Creased nesrly 100000 900, being SOL 627, $50
|eut OF a total import of S62 $50, 1897.
|Iho deposi.s Of silver snd d6lveiers
|upon purchases were only exceeded during
|ihs coinage of fractional silver and trade
dollars ia 1877 and 1873. The receip's of
|doms,tic silver bullion ware $82. 1872, 1855;
brelgn coin and bullion, $2,2l9 1O5; plate
PRJiry snd American C lin, 1888 $50, y total
pi SSi64O 52l. OF these deposits $36 AL.
S68 in gold and So 574,235 in silver were
transferred or withdrawn from Assay Offices
IN minis and again deposited, making the
psl amount received and operated upon. of
poh gold and silver, SIP, 1871. 22l. The
eplnage OF gold, although heavier than in
ny prsvlu' year, could not keep pace With
Ebpo'its, and S3S, 46S 874 OF gold bullion re-.
n,lned uncoined at the New York assay office
nd Philadelphia mint at the close of the Is
n year. Tnc misunderstanding portion ofthe
'porE OF the director of the mint relates TO
corn IN rTprrr Irtn,,
hs sstimatss, starting with $1S500o 900
I'd and S5,000000 silver coin ia 1873, have
<en continued to Nov. l, 1850, by adding
II yearly coinage, less rscoinsge and coin
FPorts, less exports, and show an increase
n con circulation for the whole period of
EOS23,SSl gold and Sl47, PIT. 544 silver
fn' The gain in co ia the couotry and
bullion in the minis since Jan. l. 1879, this
Pc liked for resumption, amounts to S227. ! |
1923, of which Sl75, 7Ol, 1904 is in gold |
IN S5l 1897, 554 in silver. Ga June 80,
f'o tho amount of gold in
The country WAS 1888, 1858, SOL and of silver
I'M Sl42,597020. These amounts were
tfh'r increased by November l, 1880, bv
net coinage and import of SIG, 1866, 100
I dSnd S9,6S054 silver, making the total
noun. Of United States coin at the latter
Nh S527 COL 1926 OF which 1876, 1923 S8I
g'ld and Sl52, 277, 554 silver. Tho minis
assay office, held in addition bullion.
eh IS being coined as rapidly "a fscilitie,
admit, to the amount of S78 55S Sll
dsnd S6,O43,Sj7 silver, m,dng toe grand
F,i OF coin in circulation and bullion
riIshe for coinage on tho lat of Noyem~
H. $0l2,203,602 1853 49,, 692 of which is
ID and Sl5S,S20,0ll silver. OF the
hOunt of United States gold coin in
Eecountry, November l, $62,167. 4lwss in
ttre~ury, Sl12,777,602 held by banks, and
EWS.9 1873 in private hands. OF silver
W. SAC 0S4, 459 in standard dollars, and
ffo2o 4S9 in fractional silver were held b ,
treasury. The national banks report
PoSOS57 as the amount of silver held by
En- leaving S75,233,239 in other banks
N 10 general circulation. by comparison
us'c Il cures with the statement of the di-
ar OF the mint the LIST of November,
~ Twill DO seen that the treasury gold
fs.ve had diminished to the amount of So
iO;g in coin, but holds over $4,000 900
Oallion. The silver coin in the treasury
increased to the amount of $2l 1924, 348.
banks have increased th.ir stocks OF
u@t Tue amount of $50, 1888 in gold
Hil OLA ia silver, and amounts 10 private
Y 70 oeen Increased by $3S, 10000 in gold,
$OSS,ScS in silver.
according to the Cincinnati Price Current
number of hogs packed during Novem-
N The six leading western cities,
vs9, Cincinnati, st. Louis, indianapolis,
"suKse, and Louisville,-resched $780,
SSsslnst $40, 900 last year, an increase of
HO1o' AT interior points which represent |
pef cent of all of last winters interior
ekng. the total 10 date of returns (mostly
pTised on Saturday and Monday LAST
SIss bO9,427, against 52l. 1O6 last year.
Shiree Current estimates the total interior
4 iNnNGg. Tor November at 675, 900, against
nwVlh 1879, which would make the sggre.
Su"slng st all points about 2, 585 900,
iust 100000 for November year ago -
%GteaSe of $4,000. The entire packing
nInler In the west was G $50 900, of which
yS OF cent. was packed during November,
Zoo per cent. in December. making 65 per
IN January |, or the middle of the sea-
,,,Msourg correspondent writes to The
Nlal world: "The pig-iron market
'oped considerable animation toward
.Ose OF last week, The sales reported
sg@ed some $1,000 tons, consumers
',og faith in the future of the market,
p'elerring to buy for January, Februa-
uI March deliveries rather than Decem-
There is considerable inquiry this
n NJ , ana any cheap lots offering are picked
sscKiy, although the sales will not prob.
kgyregsto so much as last week. 1t is
I' s.NT conceded that the production of
WIN not exceed that of 1880. If this is
aye 1t becomes very pertinent inquiry