Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-20
Some Interesting Facts and Figures
(COntinued.)

COIN, CURRENCY, COINAGE AND BULLION.
The amount of gold coin in the United
States, Nov. 1, 1880, was $454, ,012 ,030;
silver coin, $l57, 1927, according to
the estimates of the Director of the Mint.
The total coin and currency, including le-
gal tender notes, under the above esti-
mate is $l,302, ,798, ,480; of this amount
$S0S, sos, | Is is stated as "in the hands of
the people," viz: $500, ,397 .519, gold; $73,-
1913, ,701, silver; 1854, 1856, 1898, currency;
the remainder being held by the banks,
trust companies, the government and
savings banks. The coinage of the Unit
ed States Mint for 1880, gold, $50, 157 ,735 :;
silver, $27, ,942 ,437.5O The annual pro-
duction of gold for 1880, $36, 100000; sill
yer, $50, 100000, according to the reports
Of the Director of the Mint. California
produces the most gold; Colorado the
most silver; Neyada next on the list for
both.
EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND HOME CoNsUNIP-
TION.
The total value of the exports for 1880,
including coin and bullion was 1888, 294, :
246, against net imports, $844, ,50l, ,725.
The excess of exports over imports for
1880 is put down at $167, 1888, ,912. This
excess with varying figures has been con-
tinuous since 1876, the year 70 giving
the largest excess, $264, ,661 SOC; Of the
several years included in the statement.
For the year 1880 the excess Of coin and
bullion imports over exports was $75,-
SOL, ,391. England sends us the largest
amount Of imports and is our best Gus
toner; the excess of exports being over
100 per cent for the year ending June 90
1880. We imported for the same year
1000, 49,, ,G37 pounds of pig iron and 93,-
729, ,467 Of railroad bars. We exported
153, 1852, 795 bushels of wheat; Coll, ,41O
barrels of wheat flour; 1,121, ,754 bushels
Of apples; 1852 ,0G1, Ia pounds of cotton !;
50,773, 100 lbs. of bacon and hams; over
10000, 900 of beef, salted and fresh; 3d.
236,G5S lbs. of butter; 127, ,553, ,9O7 lbs. of
cheese; 374, ,977, 2S6 lbs. of lard; 85,949, =
780 lbs. of pork; illuminating oil, 367,-
325, 1928 gallons; tallow 0,7G7, ,G27 lbs. :;
leaf tobacco, 215, $40, l07 lbs. The gross
value of tea imported in this year is $40, =
1872, ,63l of coffee, $50, 800, 769, represent
ing 446, $50, 727 lbs or s $40 pounds per
capita OF the entire population, tea being
-, ,162, ,936 lbs. or 39-l00 lbs. per capita
We exported 3,84O, ,O71 lbs. of wool and
retained for home consumption, 356, 791,- :
67G lbs. We produced ,796, l5G lbs.
of cotton and imported 3,547, 1872 more
This is an increase of about 800, 900, 900
lbs. over the year 70. OF this cotton we
for home consumption 953, ,O49, ,O05 lbs,
or 81 per cent, leaving the export about
G6 per cent. We produced 2,74l, ,S53 tons
ofpig iron and imported 754 ,G57 tons
more. We made 993, 1913 tons of steel
and iron rails, and imported l52, ,791 tons
more, q total of |, l46, ,7S4. We produced
in 70 (Set down against 800 44S, 756, $50
bushels of wheat, of which we exported
l53, 500, ,935 and retained for home con-
sumption 295, 349, ,578, the consumption
per capita being $50. We raised in the
same period ,547 ,90l, 100 bushels of In
dian corn, and exported 98, 1G9,87 con-
saming LAO, 100, ,789; consump ion per
capita 28,91. We produced 4l3, ,7G0, ,410
gallons of fermented liquors and imported
1907, ,297 more total of fl4, 767, ,707 gal
Ions, all but 58l $40 ''retained for home
consumption" We made 81, 1861 ,051 gal