The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-07-22
FINANCE ANDC0TTON
FINANCIAL.

MONTANA has produced 500 900 900 in
precious metals
The mining assessments due this month
aggregate $3S8 800. OF this amount 500 /.
I'D goes to Nevada.
Information has been received at the
treasury department that "illed" 500 cold
pieces have appeared in Tennessee and
other parts OF the south.
The price of silver bullion in London IL
20 T. l6d per ounce. Here the bullion value
Of the il2 IL grains silver dollar is 80 Sl7I
A rough estimate sets down the value Of
the gold and silver production of Mexico
during the last year at $S5, 100000.
The mineral output of Leadyile. accord.
Ing to the report of the smelters, from Janu.
My to July l, is 81 ,937 1852 900.
II is said Attleboro jewellers prefer the
trade dollars to any Of the other silver ME
ces for use in their work and buy all thew
can get.
The Idaho mine at Grass Valley, Califor.
mia, which cost 500 600 to get TO work has
yielded over So coo 600, about $4,000, 600 of
which has been paid for labor and S., OOO,.
600 in dividends.
10 1879 the British national debt stood at
$685., 600; in 1852 at S3,5i5, 600 600. The
present chancellor of the exchequer fayors
scheme for more rapid redemption.
The lower California gold excitement is
reviving. 1t is now reported that Luis
Garcia and party have discovered a rich
canyon near the Mission. A seven-pound
nugget has been sent to Guaymas from the
placers.
The receipts of bullion, coin and currency
at San Franci, co through Wells, Fargo d
Co.'S. express, for the quarter ending June
3Oth, were 81 1855, 1854, against S., 344 600 for
the previous quarter, and $1,000, 900 for
corresponding quarter last year.
The total receipts from duties at the Chi
cago custom-house for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 amounted to $4ll7, 6l9 70; cur
renCy and miscellaneous, so, 22i As; fines
81 26S "a. Total, 81 1863 H. 81; total re-
Ceipts last year, So AS 1876 90.
Dies for Hawaiian government coin are
to be prepared AT the mint in Philadelphia
on designs submitted by Superintendent
Snowden. The currency will be of silver
and consist OF dollars, halves, quarters and
eighths, and, tn he exception of the
smallest coin, will be OF the same size as the
American specie of corresponding denomi-
nation.
During the third quarter of the last fiscal
year the receipts OF the post-oflice depart.
ment were Sill 376, and the expendi-
lures $40, 702 400, leaving q urplus of 81 =
ll9,S77. For the nine months OF the fiscal
year euuluR mdTCu OlSJi 1000, lne receipts
Of the post-office department were 1913 9i6,.
$50, aud the expenditures $3l ,436 9l4, leav.
ing surplus of 81 500 442.
The portraits on the new postage stamps
that come in use October LIST, are One
cent, Franklin; 2.cent Jackson; Scent,
Washington; Scent, Garfield; 6-cent, Lin.
coin; 7-Cent, Stanton; 10-cent, Jefferson;
l2ceDt, Clay l5cent, Scott; 3O'cent, Ham
ilt0n, 9O-cent, Perry.
The secretary of the board of equalization
has completed table showing the number
OF railroads In Missouri and their
valuation, as fixed by the board of
last year. The number of roads is 70, and
their total value S37 S7l 0j6, an increase
Of So l9S 600 over the previous year. The
total value of railroad bridges and tele-
graph lines in the state Is $50, $4,000 an in
crease over the preceding year of s. 1885,
600.
The total amount of the county tax in
Ohio under the Scott law amounts to ST.
622 l06 50 The returns from the counties
not heard from will mRSeitg go overs goo 900,
and this 5 an annual income for the several
counties and cities in which it is collected,
The funds all go to the benefit OF the locali-
ties in which they are collected.
The Indicator says: The acting comp.
troiler of the currency has authorized the
Bridgeton National bank, of Bridgeton, New
Jersey, with capital OF 100000, and the
Anoka National bank, OF AnOka, Michigan,
with capital Of 100000, to begin bust
ness This makes three thousand national
banks that have been organized"