St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-02
The U. s. Treasury.
WAsHINGToN, November 2

WASHINGTON, November Il.
The annual report of the Secretary of tha
Treasury shows the receipts of the Govern.
ment exclusive of the public debt during the
fiscal year ended June co. 1882, $403,525,250, and
expenditures, exclusive of the redemption o.
the public debt, of 43s; H. 12a, 1856 legal
tender notes, representing S7S,0T,s01, were
counted and sent to a committee for destruc-
ton, and others issued in place thereof.
The Comptroller of the Currency has com
pleted annual tables showing the amounts of
United States Bonds held by National banks.
state banks, savings banks, and private bang
ers on the 1st of November, 1882, and also
showing the amount and distribution OF the
coin and paper currency of the country at the
same date. National banks held on November
/. 1882 as security for circulation and for
public deposits and other purpa ses. 1896, $751;
400 of interest-bearing m bonds m sc Of the united s
amount held on November |, 1ss-, and about
s7,O00.0Ou less than for the corresponding date
in 1885,
hold these bonds as follows: State Banks
in twenty-one States, $S,139, 1T2; trust
companies in fve States, si6:a3ksl2;; say
Ts6442 There has been during the past year
decrease of about 81, ,O00, QUO in the amount
held by the State banks and trust companies,
and an increase OF nearly S27, ,0000m Iin the
amounts held by savings banks. The amount
held by the geograp phical divisions BY these as as
sociations in 1882 was as follows: Western
States, s42 s4s; Middle St States sls1 20; %
363 IA; Pacific States, x2J0 o, 115; total, $23,
46o, ,425 These returns have been compiled
from reports made by the officers Of different
States, which have been forwarded by them to
the Comptroller. Si.8 I'll S3y
United States was in November last Sl,4lS,-
Os0,2A The total amount of bonds held sbyt the
National banks, State banks and savings
banks at the nearest corresponding date that
could be ascertained was S6G6, ,639, ,35I, which
amount is not greatly less than one-half Of the
whole interest-bearing debt. Similar facts
have been also ascertained from returns made
by State banks, savinRs,banks and private
bankers to the Treasury Department for the
purposes of taxation. showing that the banks
and bankers of the country, exclusive of Ma
tionaI banks, held an average amount of
United States bonds during six months ended
May 81 last as follows: savings-ban $242,-
04s, ,7s2; State banks and trust companies $23,-
III ,43o; private bankers, $la s7o, ,7s5.
In referring to the disfribMtion OF coin and
From November J: 1881, to November i;
1882. the production Of gold by the mines Of
the United States is estimated at 335a, ,0s1,
country in excess Of the amount imported has
been $36 IL, $50. The difference, 81 238, 49, is
the increase during the year. The Director OF
| amount has been used in the arts, leaving
$4,536. 4e5 as the increase in the stock Of gold
remaining in the country and available for
circulation. 9sg 43t
| 1.-THE total excess Of imports Of gold oyer ex-
| ports from the date of resumption to Noyem.
ber i 1882 has been $l81 57S, and the total
gold product of the nlints of the On ted States
| for the same period is estimated to have been
s14750s.0 OIL. This is the first year since 1879
| during which the expectation of gold has ex-
| ceeded the importation. During the last two
| months~-September and October, 18S2-the inn
ports have however. slightly exceeded the ex-
/ ports
coined during the year has been $27, ,657, ,l75,
1 and the total amount coined up to November
| j. 1882, s nee the passage of the law of Februa-
| ry 28. 1878, authorizing their coinage, has
| been s128, ,329 $50. The amount of gold coin
/ held BY banks January l. 1879, WIS $46,-
100000, and on November /, 1882, $112,-
| 100000. The amount of silver coin held
| Nv these institutions at the same date was,
! Respectively, $1,000 600 and $s,O00,0fN. and
! If currency. $I87.0)00O0 and S134.000,0o0. The
/ gold coin held by the Treasury on January !,
| 1879 was S1l2, ,00j, ,0N, and on November l. 1882,
/ Sl3e 900, 600; of silver at corresponding dates,
| S32,00o0O0 and 123,000,000; and of currency.
/ S44,o5Do0O and $26, .000---making the aggae-
| gate amount OF coin and currency held BY the
banks and the Treasury S552, Al, ,47fas