The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
The u. s. Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Novem

WASHINGTON, November 81.
The annual report of the Sec -etary of the
Treasury shows the receipts of the Cover H.
ment exclusive of the public debt during the
fiscal year ende1 June 20. 1882 $40, ~, 25J, and
| expenditures, exclusive of the redemption Of
the public debt, of S25 ,439; E,12i, 1876 legal
tender notes, representing s7S017,:0l, were
counted and sent to a committee for destruc-
ton, and others issued in place thereof.
| TIE Comptroller of the Currency has COM
plcted annual tables showing the amounts of
United States Bonds held by National banks.
state banks, savings banks, and private bang
crS on the 1st of November, 1882, aud also
showing the amount and distribution of the
coin and paper currency of the country at the
same date. National banks held on November
]. ISs2, as security for circulation and. for
public deposits and other purp ses. s;S6, 3d.
400 of interest-bearing bonds of the United
States. This is nearly $40 1000 less than the
amount held on November l, 1sS'. and about
$7,0OO0OO less than for the corresponding date
in 1850.
Bank ny associations other than National
| hold these bonds as follows: State Banks
in Ave States stsss. SS 81 30 trust
ings banks in fifteen States. ssS,-
1S6.i42. There has been during the past year
decrease of about S2,OOO,OO0 in the amount
held by the State banks and trust companies,
and an increase of nearly S21,0O,0O i'm the
amounts hold by savings-banks. The amount
held by the geographical divisions by thece as
n ls Mas as follows wesern
Southern States, S:6S. $50: Western States 81
36g,4l4; Pacific States, S2l0D Us; total. $263-
4GO.425 These returns have been compiled
from reports made 10y the officers of different
states, which have been forwarded by them to
the ComptrOllt r.
The interest-bearng funded debt of the
United States was in November last s1,4lS-
0S0,2J. The total amount of bonds held by the
National banks, State banks and savings
banks at the nearest corresponding date that
could be ascertained was SOD, 6g,s51, which
amount is not greatly less than one-half of the
whole int rest-bearing debt. Similar facts
have been also ascertained from returns made
by State banks, savinCs-banks and private
bankers TO the Treasury Department fer the
purposes of taxation. showing that the banks
and bankers of the country, exclusive of Ma
tOnal banks, held an average amount Of
United States bonds during six months ended
May 81, LIST, as follows: Savingsbanks, S2i2.
0:S,,s2; State banks and trust companies, $23,
2n,i30; private 6ankefs, xH,Sp. rs.
In referring to the distribution of coin AMI
paper currency, the Comptroller says:
=" From November }. 1881. to November ],
1882, the production of gold by the mines of
the United States is estimated at 1855, OF,
ami the amount of gold exported from the
country in excess of the amount imported has
been $50, 22,5B. The difference, 81 23j, is5, is
the increase during the year. The Director of
the Mint estimates that S2,10D0W of this
amount has been Used in the arts. leaving
S4,5B,4s5 as the increase n the stock of gold
uatiOn.
1.-THE total excess of imports of gold over ex-
po: Is from the date OF resumption to Novem-
Der !, 1872, has been sl6l,3ll,57s. and the total
gold product of the minis of the Tn ted States
for the same period is estimated to have bean
41,j0i0el. Tbs Is -the first year since 1873
during which the expectation of gold has e1-
ceeded The importation. Daring the hist two
months-Septembe and October, 1ss2-the inn
ports have, however, slightly exceeded the ex-
ports. $50 --' ..-
"The amount of standard silver dollars
coined during the year has been $2I,657, l15,
and the total amount coined up to November
], lSS,, nee the passage of the law of Februa-
~ %. les, authorizing their coinage. has
been sI2s $50, so. The amount of gold coin
held by banks January l, 1879, was $46.-
10000, and on November, ], 1872, s1la,-
100000. The amount of silver coin held
by these institu ions at the same date was,
respectively, $500 go and SS,00o,0O0. and
of currency. SlG70 600 and Sl;4.0OaOO0. The
gold coin held by The Treasury on January ],
1872 was Sll200l 10 ~ and on November l. 1859,
SliS.0O0,0 900; of silver at corresponding dates,
S2,0ol0o0 and slsaeooy00); and of currency,
$40. 0,00) and 0,0J0--making the agg O.
gate amount of coin and currency held by the
banks and the Treasury S55s.i47. i12"