The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-09

vision for furniture and repairs. "A
considerable saving in rentals WoulS
2 result.
z THE WORLDS INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
: held at New Orleans last winter, witt
D the assistance of the Federal Govern
ment attracted a large number o.
] foreign exhibits and proved of grea
value in spreading among the con-
: course of visitors from Mexico anC
: Central and South America a wider
r knowledge OF the various manutac-
: lures and productions of this country
land their availability in exchange fol
\ the productions of those regions.
Past congresses have had under
consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of abol-
iShing the discrimination made by the
TARIFF LAWS tfJ 3v'
in favor of the works of American
artists. The odium of the policy which
subjects to a high rate of duty the
paintings OF foreign artists and eX-
empts the production of American art
lists residing abroad and who receive
gratuitously advantages and instruc-
ton, is visited upon our citizens en-
i gagged in agriculture in Europe, and have
! caused them, with practical unanimity,
4 to favor the abolition of such an un-
gracious distinction, and in their in
| tereSt, and for other obvious reasons,
| strongly recommend it.
/ PUBLIC FINANCES. G
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury fully exhibits the Condition
| OF the public finances, and of the sew
eral branches of government con-
nected with his department. The sug-
geStlons OF the Secretary relating to
the practical operations of this i'm
porUant department., and his recon-
mendations indicative disqualification
and economy, particularly in the work
OF collecting customs duties, are es-
pecially urged upon the attention of
Congress. ri sf
The ordinary receipts from all
sources for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1885, were $322, 500, 7O6.3 S; of this
sum, $lS1 All 1888 "a was received from
customs, and SIP, 49S, 725 "a from in
ternal revenue. The total receipts, as
given above, We're $24, 500, 1913 81 less !
those for the year ending June 80, 1884. |
This diminution embraces falling off |
OF $13, 595, $50 .42 In the receipts from |
customs, and $685., 347 81 in the re-
ceiptS from internal revenues. /
The total ordinary expenditures of |
the Government for the fiscal year were |
$3.50, 226, 1880, leaving a surplus in the |
treasury at 1.-THE close of the year of |
S63, 463, 771.27. This is So, 929, S54 81 less |
than the surplus reported. The. ex-
penditureS are classified as follows
For civil expenses, $23, S26, 942 II; for
foreign intercourse, s., ABS, 500 II; for
Indians, $685., 494 .63; for pensions, $j5,-
lO2, 267 40; for the military, including
rents and harbOr Improvement and
arsenals, 81, $40 ,57S. A; for the navy,
including vessels. machinery and i'm
proyements of navy yards, SIG, 021 ,079.-
80; for interest of the public debt, SOL
3S6, 256.4l;fO the District of Columbia,
=, 499 $50 81; for miscellaneous eXpen-
1ltureS, including public revenue, $54,-
rs, 054. n. .-'.-t .--+ s., l.-
; The amount paid on the public debt
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1885, was 81, 1893, 235 As, and there has
been paid since that date and up to
November LIST, 1885, the sum of $780, /,
S2S, leaving the amount of the debt, at )
.he last named date, LOLA, 40 $50 A.
There was, however, at that time, in
he treasury, applicable to the general
purposes OF the government, the sum
If $66, SlS, 29a. IS. 20 r,fef r.-'.-.
The total receipts for the current
iscal year ending June 80, 1856, ascer-
aimed TO Oct. l, 1885, and estimated
or the remainder of the year, are
81, O00,0 900. The expenditures ascer-
aimed and estimated for the same time
re S245, 600, 900, leaving surplus at the
lose OF the year, estimated at So
10000. IL
OUR EXPECTATIONS. c
The value of exports from the United |
states to foreign countries during the
asst fiscal year were as follows: Do
nestle merchandise, S72e, $50 $40; for >
ign merchandise, S15.506, seq; gold,
AZ, S92; silver, S33S, 153 ,GS3; total, T.
1S4, All go.
Some of the principal exports, with 7
heir values, and the percentage they =
bear to the expectation, =
re given as follows: u u
A,4icEes. Vq1ae. Pr CT 5
otton and Cotton i
manufactures, ) 2l3, 799, 9e9 pap o
anufactures, Bread u
,ga aiii I 49, S. 3: az ~ 8
lis, Mineral, Vegetable ri
and animal. 1926 20s AS -
)baccO and its manu- tr. u
features, 247e7,305 81
God and its nlanufac al
iu,
airing the year are as follows: Mer- til
landise $579. $50, 053. so; gold 81, 69I.- 81
8; silver SIC, 800, 627; total $922, S22, m
$50. u l = ~ CT
The following are given as prominent tC
ticleS of import during the year, liz
It'll their values and with the per- OF
ntage they bear to the Importation: be
articles. Talue. Per Ct. tn tn
gar and MOlssses. s7s,7SS,7l3 1923 of
nee, 45,72S,SlS 500 pU
K and its manufac '''O'fo- 40 wi
tnres, -. 4o,ssa.oos &ss m,
medicines, 8. OF. S16 M tai
N and steel manu- 500 - DO
features, ef ID 81 56s.6S9 500 air
*. hemp, jute AMI ~ . 49, fol
their manufactures 3, SJ4.S74 ! 50 80 -.
ton and its manu- nut
features, 2s,i52.OOl i1q 4Ss an,
than fur skins, 2O,5s6.4 4S 1855 OF
IF the entire amount of duties COL LUZ
ted, 20 per cent. was collected from &C. 80!
following articles of import: Sugar IA !