The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08
FINANCE AND COTTON.
FINANCIAL.

vu,v, 1870 To 1851, inclusive, the production Of
III as estimated by the United States mint
svv,onnted in tho aggregate to s5oi, 2s5 900, and
~ silver production In the same period aggre-
10 nearly Si0Q,s00O0. During the same
ss'.,iod the imports OF gold from foreign coun
irles amounted to sSoASei co., the gain 10 the
eonniry from the two sources being y Ssl9o Oj
gTha exports of gold coin and bullion during
NJ, Nc neriod aggregated S7S5li0Jo OF silver
We imported in coin and bullion SlS9' lsS,OOo
and in the same years exported SSli,2s7.0p
asten as a whole we produced in these years
s,Ss precious metals sgGi 900, 600, and imported
silS GoiOio making total gain to the country
~ a. SiS 297, 900 in gold and silver coin and
Snliion From this stock of the two
metals there was exported S6S7 LOO, leav'
Ine balance in our iavor.of gold and silver
coin and bullion of 5000 10000, of which siS5,-
Ni0OO is in gold coin and bullion That Is to
ssy iu the past twelve years, there has been
siSl7si, 900 less gold exported than has been
ssrodpced from the Mines and that the excess of
EXPORTS over imports during that time has been
oniy s690S0 During four of these years, IN
ending the period of'commercial depression
anterior to 1873, the so-caled balance OF trade
was in each year very considerably against mo
United States. In silver there was exported
sSlJ2s7OoO of the S,01oO0,00l produced from
he mines' leaving balance in the country of
over sSi, 0oO"o which was Inr'h9r increased me- py
seen of how little insgnilicance TO the trade and
currency of the country is the occasional ship
ment of few hundred thousand dollars in
specie at the present time.
FROM the advanced sheet of the report Of the
Prairie View Normal school the Austin States
man is permitted to Gull the following;
"rheTe are now in attendance at the Prairie
View Normal school forty five state ana SIX pay
students We might have three times this num-
her If we had proper accommodations for them.
am in constant receipt of applications from
county judges for teachers, but am entirely una,
bic to supply them. The progress OF the school
Is all that could be expected when the difficult
ties under which we have labored are consider
ed Colonel James NJ. Burroughs, Of Galveston, Is
advancing the school $500 per month, with
which to pay teachers, servants and other nee
essary expenses. The amount expended for
repairs salaries, etc. to November !, ISL, was
sl46ll7. With Il few exceptions none of the
accounts have been paid since that time. our
indebtedness ron November l. 1881, TO Feb
ruary l. 1882, Is 81 l56.29. To run the school un.
iii the first of June next will require So, co." A
storm in February did considerable damage to
the buildings and grounds, and the cost OF re-
pairing and putting in order will have tobe pro-
yided for.
SPECIAL to the Courier Journal says the
reason the protcCtionists want TO shut down de-
bate on tariff In the house is because they can
not curb all the republicans. If the democratic
party Is split up over the tariff to some extent
The republicans are more SO They
standing for u high old tariff. There are repub-
leans who have similar views to those oil Mr
Carlisle, and they want to express them Nj
Dunnell, of Minnesota, in making practically y
free trade speech in the house yesterday, stirred
up the republican managers. They are alarmed
nj his departure from the policy But as
there are othor republicans who
are ready and primed to speak
in favor of the public interests and damn
the policy" the managers want to cut Off the
debate They see that many such speeches rs
Duanelrs will rip them all up on the tariff. The
democrats will, If wise, see TO i that there Is nc
gag.lnw, but that all have u fair chance TO say
something. In agitation is the only ,forlorl
chance TO accomplish anything except delay a
this session. II is true, however that eX-speak
or Randall is with the republican leaders In The
endeayor TO cut of debate.
DURING the month of March the sales Of post
age stamps, the collection of portage due, tho
sales of postal cards, stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers. In Chicago, amounted u
SIG I,lg0 So The mail matter delivered and col
lected and the circumstances incident thereto
were as follows; Carriers employed, including
twenty auxiliaries, III delivery trips daily, 6,5
collection trips daily, 53l; registered letters dc
lyercd 1S17S; matt letters delivered, 2,7gs AS
mail postal cards delivered sos 100; local letter.
delivered, co., S25 local postal cards delivered
SSl, SIS; newspapers, etc, delivered, l,Os2 SSl
letters returned to the office, 1857; letters col
leCted, 3i62 0OS postal cards collected, l,0lI6l0
on local matter delivered through the boxes
general delivery, and by carrier, $50, I7250 TIT
work of the money order dopartm ut was as FOL
lows: Domestic money orders issued, sg6, 326 20
International money orders issued. $780, 100 81
fees ON d0mes ic money orders, ST6L4j; fees ui
International money orders SGll.20; postmaster
deposits, S7i53il; total, ss7S,7'Si9. Domesti
money orders paid, SGli,1g92S; intcrnaiiona
money orders paid, 1895 81; RENTED 10 New
York, $4,000.
A NEW YORK broker who doubtless, took the
key of his remarks from predictions advanced II
the Chicago Times, Is reported as saying tina
the present year is likely to witness some OF III
most gigantic combinations and consolidation
that the financial world has ever seen. Thes
will embrace the leading railway interests, tn
coal-pr0ducing interests, and the telegraph in
terosts They embrace, first practical consoli
idation Of the Vanderbilt trunk lines, including
Northwestern, and possibly Union and Contra
Pacific second similar arrangement for tn
Gould properties making great southwestern
through route to the Pacific; third, none
pool among the coal roads, which will regulat
production So rs to insure reasonable prices {
consumers and regular dividends 10 the pro
ducers; and urth, II consolidation of the iclC
graph and cable companies transfer of I'll
same Ia the government, and postal treaty be
tween the United States and Great Britain, uu
dor which the people Of both countries will hay
ample Geographic facilities at the lowest poss
bic rates,
THE importations OF specie and bullion at New
York during the week ending March "a wer
sliL0ii consisting of sl2slG In gold an
Sl2l,2h In silver rs against total q
sS,69a7i for tho week ending April
last year The lmportatiOns since the list q
January and since the lat OF August compare Il
follows with the movement during the CORE
spending periods last year
SINCE JAN. /.
1851 ISL
Gold......,,...,.....,. Si2525s sla, 7l6S
Silver ......,.,......... 6j6pgS ass .
" s-
Total. .sL0S226 Sli,0l,j,
SINCE AUG, |
lsSl-S2. lSSO-Si
Gold. SgLQ7l6u sSl,g1i2
sllNer,.,,s.s,,,..s.ss. l,NVlfd j,lVuW
Total. .............. d. .s2667l,7F sSj,iOl, s.
DALLAS EXCHANGE AND COIN.
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