The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-09
The following is statement of the COIN
age executed at the United States mints
during the month Of january. 1850.


Total coinage ...,",...... Q,3SSOle sl14ia 100
An interesting review of the Paris stock
market in 1851 is published in the Boursc
OF that city A comparison with last vear's
prices shows that the transport securities
are prominent for their great advance.
Sucz leads the list, its price having almost
irebled. The French railways also show a
large advance. The most noticeable railway
stocks which appreciated in value were The
Northern from ,720f to 2,2i5f; the Spanish
Northern from 315f to 693f Zoe; the Lyons
from l,535f to LAO: the Southern from
l,llSl Zoe to ,J25;and the Sargossa from llOf
10 l0ol' The Bank of France advanced from
500 To 5SOOf, aud the Union Generate from
go to 2975r, Nearly all the other establish.
ments of credit show large gains.
The chclof the bureau of statistics. in
his 81 Nth monthly statement for the current
hScal yearot the imports and exports of the
United states, says the excess of exports of
merchandise was as follows:
lSSl 1850
Month ended Dec, SIS l07S2,S3i s5l,6lI6,l
SIX months ended Dee. 81 GiSgGa6O lGl III 10
Twelve months ended
n lSs,c Sl..",.,.:"..... lGG39d2l6 l92,S,G2M
The excess OF imports OF gold and silver
coin and bullion was as follows;
1851 iSSO
Month ended Dec Sl..,..,.,s 2,llGlSa Sl5.7G4 i55
g.
Twelve months GUIDED Dee
~ .,.,,.... ..,....,, 1892 iiS Ca92oG,2
Over 81, $4,000 in gold was exported ON
the Bothnia on the first. An ingenious
scheme to make such shipments profitable
was developed. The assistant treasurer
here was asked to sell gold importers Tor
shelr com an equal amount of gold bars
lr3ln ther assay Office, the government 10
allow small rebate In consideration of It's
saving in the matter of TRANSFORMATION In
ana from the Philadelphia mint and the
nllhuhg. The shippers OF gold can handle
the bars moro easily than the coin. nnd he.
sides there is loss in London on the latter
OF about $40 in every 100000 ON account
OF the shortage in weight Thus. If the
exchange should be made, the shippers
would save money In two ways, md pcr.
maps the margin for profitable shipment
would be made sufficient. The assistant
treasurer submitted the application to See.
reply from him
The commercial banks OF San Francisco
own bank premises worth Sl,OII,3o3 Of.
have Sb,&OOi 10 worth OF United States
bonds lcost prccl have loans ON stocks
ana bonds, SlOl ,3l3.1, ON personal sccurl.
ties Slu, dn, lY2G9, other scCuritics-rtnin.
ctc,-SlO WtSOS.3, They have a combined
paid.up capital Of $ll,i02, 2l63O, of which
l,2O is Of the home banks, and $6,OTl,
Vl6SO, the amount due the London offices
by the four English banks. The amount
due depositors Is 81, SO3, $50 q, and the sur.
plus of the home banks, ST.IiT,06i.
An effort is being wade In South Carolina
70 repeal the usury law. The Charleston
News iavors II, and says that Il Is notorious
mat there is not day in the week that
there is not moro than the legal rate of In.
terest paid in Charleston for the use of
money.
Arizona Is being flooded with dciaccd
anu mutilatcd coin to such an extent that
IN me principal towns the business men are
holding meetings to agree upon united nc.
Ton 10 aoate the nuisance.
The Silver Valley mine In Davidson
county, North Carolina, employs about
eighty hands, and produces live tons Of
concentrated ore daily, which Is valued at
Nsw loRk, February i.--Gold shipments
today, sl,0i2,95 for the week, 81, 400, $40,
DALLAS EXCHANGE AND COIN.
4. =. Buying. selling BuynR Selling
MY, Es. hSsrMss 9, Louis sssfafsg
Galveston Y =. rarak Houston. Y paraS
kxchsugc, all points Z 10 4 Discount. Sterling
light ~ Francs, SOS 10 . MARKS, rs
Trade dollars. iQcts | Mexican dollars Scots
Mexican halves. tocts Mexican quarters itcts