The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-18

The news from Washington intimRtcS that
Secretary Fulgei will anticipate the elb,000 OQO
bond call duo on May I.
The net increase over last year In taxable val.
ues throughout New Jersey was IS 0l66ji
European balances IN favor OF this OoUntry
In the present fiscal year are estimated AZ over
Sl50OOOOVO.
The treasury department has objected to the
Seof toy money by an lntiRna business col.
lege, although the backs OF tha sham bills are
brown instead of green.
The largest number % national banks organ.
lied IN any year since 1872 was during tne
twelve months ending November, 1851, when
eighty-siN new BANKS were chartered with a
total capital OF S96ol,OOO,
The removal OF the stamp.ta ON bank checks
goes into effect on July lst Bank depositors
can regulate their supply Of checks accordingly
The acting secretary of the treasury states that
the condition of the treasury is no. such US to
justify the anticipation Of interest on called
bonds maturing May /.
In round numbers. SSQ,OOo 900 was appropri.
Rted for public buildings from March l. ISIS 10
June 30, 1852. OF this about SSiOo0O'0 has
been expended This includes custom houses
court-hOuscs and post-oniCes only
British investors are preparing for rates of
interest lower than the lowest that nave ever vet
prevailed In the United Kingdom, and there is
talk of tho governments reducing the interest
on CONS lS to % per cent There is Il small
amount of ~ per cents already issued, and
some institutions are buying them in preference
to the per cents.
the director ofthc mlDts and the superln.
tendeut of the mint at PHILADELPHIA had AN In.
terview with Secretary Folger a'few days ago
and argued thatit Is not necessary to insert the
word cents in the new Scent nickel but the
secretary oyerruled them, and this word will
have to be inserted, and the coins now outstand.
ing Will have to DO called in.
The New York Commercial Bulletin estimates
the losses by fire during the short month Of
February this year As fS.300000 for the whole
country, and the insurance loss gt from S46OO.
~ = al EaI. 5~v.
loss for the past six years.
The post.Uilice appropriation bill establishes
2cent letter postage 10 take effect October 1883
Between now and next October the department
viii be able to get rid OF large stock of Scent
stamped envelopes by II separate measure
this house readiusted the pay of poStmastors, SO
that officers of the fourth class will receive under
NE lower rate OF postage about us much pay ~
they get now,
Iii estimated by some of the officials of the
treasury department that the reductions OF reye.
nue. between now and the end OF the present iis-
cal year. LIST of July, by reason of certain prOyis-
Ions OF the new tax law, will be approximately
as follows: From banks and bankers, $4,000 no,
from cigars and tobacco $1,000 0U0; from tobacco
dealers aud peddlers, 900, t0J from sugar, $780,
COZ. Total, 100000.
The stamps OF tho largest denomination used
under the internal revenue system which Is
pretty well broken up by the tariff bill, were for
5000 and they were used to stamp 1000 600
railroad bonds OF course they were not called
IuI every uhy Dut tnete was M ACTUAL demand
Tor them. The 5000 stamp was two inches
Wide and three inches long.
Another new bank will ho started in Japan. 1t
Is not under government control, but IL To DO
known as the Trade bank. The methods of the
nat OnHl banks are peculiar. They issue n large
amount OF paper money and then use their cap
ital for speculation In rice and specie. The
government has to employ Il force Of de ccivcs
10 Keep the spectators Within legal bounds.
Evidently banking in the mtSado's Kingdom is
al exciting pursuit