The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-28
SILVER AND GOLD.
GLlTTERING HEAPS OF WEALTH.
Nest Of Flgurcs-sl 800 90 q, OOO-In-
crease $4,000, OOO-The Mint Di-
rector's Keport-Tho Peo-
plea Money In Vaults.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The mint di-
rector has submitted his annual report
for tho fiscal year 1885,; Deposits of gold
during the year $i6,325670 ofwhich oyor
S29OOO0OO was domostic production.
Coinage amounted to $57SS0,g3l Of which
81 1872, sd were gold aud -, 773. $50 silver.
inc latter except about $G13,OOO was in
silver dollars and ,l7i,1g minor coins.
Coinage of gold WAS about SS,NlO,OlO loss
IMAM tho previous year. BESIDES the
manufacture Of coin, gold hnra To tha
value OF F-3,SI1,hN6, aud silver harst % tho
value OF SJtg,t-i werr prepared 40 the
mnts aud ASSAY offices Number of
silver dollars distributed during the
yonr is over Sl7OOO,OW.
Total estimated la active circulation
Octobtr 1881, over A0OOO,OOO, an increase
of fj,OOOOOO, The director estimate. the
amount of coin In the country. October
/, NSi to be; Gold. S55TOnU6OO. silver.
S2jGUOO,OOO; total, $4,000 OOO.
Granting as part oitbC metallic circula-
ton, the bullion in the minis and Inn lilo
assay offices belonging 90 tho govern
mont which amounted, October /. In
nearly N300O,Ou IN gold and about So
wl,Om IN SILVER, tho total coin ana
bullion available tor coinage 40 that
date, IN the country would be-, gold,
hlNWn,uh; silver N2GWO.uOO; Total,
rN'2Ow,OM. The total specie aud
paper OF all kinds used as
money IN tho Uuuoi States
October I, 1881, the director u,rimatci I'm
amount 90 sl,SOOOM,UlO, being am iu-
crease OF $,6,UJNOoO over that i'm ~,
country the sumo dUu OF IN, ure,i ions
year. OF this amount over ga. uNVOO
was i'm the treasury Sl,5oi.O UOODO iu
bank and Ina general circulation. De-
Quoting the amount held by the national
bank leaves about ilUH,OoO.UlO i'm tho
hands of the general public and In hank =
other than national
The production of tho precious metal.
ia tWouiy-OUv countries appears 10 have
been, lor the calendar yrlr 1853. abnut
Wlo'OOOUOO In gold and $lliWWUJl I'm sill
YER being iiOoO,0Op loss i'm gold nud "a
l. &C amount greater IN silver than for
previous, resulting from diminished
Cf auction oi gold In Russia and the
Nhl''d states and an increased produce
ton ut silver n Bolivia. Thpcninnvp in
lsS3 ut the twtuty-thrrt priucipnl rnun.
tries OF the world amounted to over
NlnlNlNp0 iu gnld aud SllSN0lU3O m
silver OF the silver coinage nearly nu, =
/ fourth was executed iu tho United sian, 4
ami twVh.th, hy Mexico aud mdn. I'm
inc coinage &C gold the United Srtrs
still Stands first; Germany follows with
u coinage of N-iUJJ,uOl; Austria, SI6.ulD.-
Wv ana Russia over SlAOUU,uOO Tho cir
| cutuilon oi paper and specie of thp
lhrlN nine principal countries asrr..
NNled Fl"lUhuOO, of Whicu S}.gl3.ullOl0
was gold Uud $2,,5l,OpJ,NO silver. Nm,
amount ut government paper mon ~
outstanding ina tucso countries 4
/ lbNhluVV4. 90 protect which thair
and Nl,OUO),OuO silver. Bauk notes W,r,
outs dnding amounting To over S2Tly..
ohtP, tp secure which the hanks Mold n
total gold and silvortcsOrvu of 81 .l2t.O ,O,.
wv Amer doduuuug tby sppeir h,'d i'm
me hants amt national treasures. thC
among .lo people of thir,v-niue ptirri
pol countries would amount to 5000.
OJu,OUu.