New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-09
KINDS OF SDtrtH

II cosl Il, cnIct he iucrma rrvcnl- The sc Al year
81 49, $50 ~; ,bou, 30 per cent of me auolnl COZ
ircurd Ihc cos lsSl WAS $J.07G,9li 81, being AZ
since assumed office, tn" Department has pursuant
request "Nrn tho on ON OF w Aormey %'."g, r..
to the duty oi the ohc"rs u VrfhheIt II r'Se Tue
owirrs OF distilled spirits bOndd or export iae 10
lnuv~ tucn from he warch"nS" wIlhn % um' h'n'l
there or In the bond. The Attorney General gave
opinion. which Udde strict enforcement oil inc ltr OF
tie sppe nc IN" only lawful c"ur-c Tor Tue De
rIrtm ent to follow consequently Instructions wrrr
gwen To collectors Of internal revenue which Resulted
the uuie f1cd by the bonds
convinced that II hal authority To- allow NOR tim
he bombing 0f spirits Tor e1ortatIoh ana "a"
actu sApIurnt # the ,nc than WaN necessary Tor nat
nnrno,e m the obituary of business Therefore.
Inc huit II thirty day restored IN the Re ui""n'
ht time being deemed ample for all purposes Oi eIpor
All the opinions, orders and letter, above referred to
are printed In the report OF the Commissioner.
Ia my Judgment It is not necessary or we'll that tho
law s.oGd II Is IN regard To IN" un. for The collie
tiun VI he uun di'tilird spirits why oHNe Ih's
roprrt, country at arlr expense 10 pom Gov
eminent and ritlrn win henoht to neither III oisr
the recommendation az the 60 nms'iohrr OF inti'Ai
| R~venue ~ To an 'mcn nrnt or IN law wnlth ma
postpone the collection Of this tax under certain cond
| no :, until withdrawhi for CONSUMPTION
80 III tue recommend itlnh] OF IN" Conhls-
touacco whose fees an unn ,sAry tax upon bn~-
ness as rxporaon OF tobacco nnier roEiations
pr .crihrd the COMMISSIONS Of Ia "rnai Revr ~" ana
,nproyed by the Secretary Treasury; and a. to
he taxation OF fractional parts oI The hion of dsc
| spirits. ,... ,,,, ,or ,r a., ,,,r.,.,,
unmber of internal revrlhG AGENTS are - 3nH
| believe that increase 7h0iIi De duthotlLcL
| DIP)~IIs Al THE MINIS, CONS AND C1lNA0E.
Tho valhe Of the sod deposited At the mns and assay
Offices during the sra year 1889 was b1G lSIJZ COIN
G uiinc rrdeposts OF the value of S3.s5i.671 81. The
coming vaue Of the silver deposited ior oar' and pnr-
chased coming S33.0922-2 81 ~Ach hc!u 'ed
| 81 ,2924i7 % of redepoSIts.
The DIN ige executed as follows OF gold S2h,sGl,
l23 80 of dollars, $255285j2 OF subsidiary sll
YER $500 iO7 G5and Of minor CONS $52755G s0-a total
! OF s3i. 137 .639 %.
~ adj Ion To me coinage there was manufactured at
tie mine aud ,s'ay olhre' gnd bars OF tue vain" OF
Y}2 OFT 4G3 OF, and ivrr bars Valued az inc coinage
77s 49, 81 ''''e'' az ''''''''' ,,., '
silver dor during the year was 2i2l24l29o standard
ounces costing f23.747leo %.
The average price paid Tor silver during The ar was
SO997 pr me equal So 98o79 't"dar It, The
ounce hne. and the average Now'fork price Sl'O5lI1
sisted OF the balance hand al the Mint al Philadelphia
al the commencement Of the fiscal ycar and OF sIv"r
with uncurrcnt silver CONS of the value OF $23o.54s
transferred from the Treasury for mat p@IPGIe r. ur
the yea was S4.355.27s g. and on subsidiary SILVER
scitniorIge were $5i17.2is l6 Expenses from spro-
i@GI1; Of the cl Of February 2s 1878 we're
si.2Gi 6Oi 20. AIDING the cost OF acid rehnerirs
Once al New-YUrk iO-c with The cost Of dstrIbu
ton OF COM, ,S79,o0G go and technical lossc. makes
Tne mlne' the Uutcd States were estimated 10y the
Director OF tho Mint To rave ylcIucu ulrllB the
cndar year 1884, precious metal, y;iu Ie oo az
| $40 600 900 u fullOws-uamcy, gold $3O,SOU.OOO !;
| sllyer al It's coming value, 4iS, 100000.
cstimated amount of gold and silver coin IN the
! United States or the 3Oth Of June, 1852. was
$50 900 OOU S342 100000 OF which consisted of gold
| coin and S17S,UOO0 900 of SILVER coin
In addition the Ia the country there was IN the
mimi. ana assay offices the date gnI and silver
| I'm iiou OF ,hc value Of 97l3DlbS2 Ihds the entire
| and bullion aVaIape Tor COINAGE Ia inc
| cnuutrv at that vi aDuHt fs92.OOO.OOO.
The frpOrt the Director al the Mint exhibits IN de-
| tan Statements the operations or the
/ nd gsaY
othrr cnntub Ions the subject OF c0ns COINAGE &c.
y.IhI. Information received through the rcprcs. nta-
tiye of this Government abroad In Iegarh 10 the pro-
| durfion cousumntiOu and stock Of gold and silver IN
| III, different countries OF The world
| The Director also calls attention 10 the Imperfect
faculties afforded OF tho nints ana the Assay
| Once at New.ioIk III the way OF vaults Iof the SAFE
custody of tue large amounts Of com ana bullion mo-"
atorcd At those Institutions IL aplehtH thdt tho Sc
oI the at the mlnts uepondS more
,nou efficiency or glarls patrols
bt night ana the presence OF officers ana cmpoSes ny
day than upon the construction CT Tue vaults Win
| view To their safety ..., . ...,o,, -, .o,o,,r,.
between Tho superincndcnts aud the several Depart
mems OF the ulnts for tho purpose OF showing 10
mars manner than previously tht bctuA
expenses OF each department undei proPerS
| heads The absolute and comparative cost OF fouuc'
lion at the several institutions viii thus Dc eknloeu oi
the since the Organization Oh INC bureau VI
| the Mint ..,.-u bio, t.r,o, -
The cost Of coinage the mint at Carson being rSey
In excess OF tile cost other coinage mlhtS and the tx
pcnses of distribution OF coin likewise being eAces
siye II May last deened advisable 10 uiscou
All coinage mt this and to reduce aceordnSy h'
TINS institution been conducted as an assay once
Its business such having proved ln-ghhcant oieI
were IN November for the discharge OF me entire
force except the superintendent ana iour "AVchhoh