The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-30
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE
METAL AND PAPER MONEY
OF ALL COUNTRIES.
The Proportion of Gold, Silver
and Currency in use in the
United States.
Computation of the Currencies
in Thirty-nine of the Prin-
cipal Countries.
Hendricks Welcomed by Enthu
siastic Demonstrations in
the WeSt-His Speech

WASHINGTON, October 27.-The
director of the mint has submitted his
annual report for the fiscal year 1884
The deposits of gold during the year
were SAG, ,326, $40, Of which over $29,
OO0,0C0 were domestic production. The
coinage amounted to S57, 7,880.931, OF
which $27, ,932, 1924 were gold, and $2S,.
| 773, ,389 silver. The latter, except
: about S67, 300 was IN silver dollars
and $1,174, 794 minor coins. The coin
age OF gold was about $S,OCO,OOO less
than the previous year.
Besides the manufacture of coin
gold bars to the value Of $23. .875,5 ,5Sf
were prepared at the mints and assay
offices. The number of silver dollars
distributed during the year was over
S17,OOOOOO. Total estimated in active
circulation, October, 1884, is over $S40,-
100000, an increase of $5,0OO,O00. The
director estimates the amount of coin
in the country October 1, 1884, to be
of gold S557 100000, and of silver
$257, 100000. Total Of both, $814, ,0O0,-
600. Granting as part of the
metallic circulation, the bullion in the
mints and assay offices belonging to
the government, which amounted,
OCGOU6r L, W ll0dIly Rco,OOO,OOO gnu,
and about $5,000,O00 silver, the total
coin and bullion available for coinage
at that date in the country, would-be
gold $610,O0O,0OO. silver Ss262,O00OG0;
total $S92OOO,O0O.
The total specie and paper of all
kinds used as money in the United
States, October !, 1884, the director
has estimated to amount TO $780,
100000 being an increase of $75, 100000
over that in the country, same date OF
previous year. OF this amount over
S5O2. 100000 was in the treasury, and
ST. ,304 100000 in the banks and general
circulation. A deduction of the
amount in the national banks leaves
about $1,O94 100000 in the hands of
the general public and banks other
than national banks.
The production of the precious met
ais in tWenty-one countries, appears
to have been, for the calendar year,
1888, about $94,OOO,OO0 gold and STA
100000 silver, being $4,O00,0OO less IN
gold, and like amount greaterin sill
yer, than for the previous year-re-
sulting from the limited production
of gold in Russia and the United
States, and the increased production
of silver in Bolivia.
The coinage, in 1888, of the twenty
three principal countries of the
world amounted to over SOL 100000
gold, and Si13,0O00O0 silver. OF silver
coinage nearly one-fourth was exc
cuted in the United States and two.
ffths in Mexico and Iudia. In the
coinage Of gold the United States still
stands first, Germany follows with d
coinage of $21 100000, Austria $16,-
1000, and Russia over 100000.
The circulation of paper and specie
of the thirty-nine principal countries
aggregated $9,991, 100000, of which
So. .293, 100000 was gold and $2,754,
100000 silver.
The amount of government paper
money outstanding in these thirty
nine countries was $1,191, 100000 to
protect which their treasures held
$263,O 100000 gold, and S270OO0,O00 sill
yer. Bank notes were outstanding
to over So, ,752, 100000, to secure which
the banks hold Z total of gold and:sil-
yer reserve of 81, 100000. After
deducting specie held in banks and
national treasures, the paper and
specie in active circulation among the
people of the thirty-nine principal
countries would amount to $8,O00,.
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